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By Kari Baxter on Friday, September 18th, 2009 | View Comments

Side Effects of Type 2 Diabetes

Since type 2 diabetes is preventable, I thought I’d share with you some motivation to avoid it.  These are some side effects of diabetes.

If you (or someone you love) have type 2 diabetes, you (or they) may:

  • Lose your eyesight
  • Pee your pants (have a leaky bladder)
  • Not get an erection (for the guys, obviously)
  • Need a kidney transplant or regular dialysis (very fun, I’ve heard)
  • Lose your feet (amputated)
  • Have a heart attack
  • Have a stroke
  • Have pain, tingling, numbness–loss of feeling–in the hands, arms, feet, legs.
  • Nerve problems can occur in every organ system, including the digetstive track, heart, and sex organs.  (This occurs in 60-70% of diabetics.)

More fun symptoms of diabetes:

  • heartburn
  • pain in the upper abdomen
  • nausea
  • vomiting of undigested food–sometimes hours after a meal
  • early feeling of fullness after only a few bites of food
  • weight loss due to poor absorption of nutrition or low calorie intake
  • abdominal bloating
  • lack of appetite
  • reflux
  • spasms in the stomach area

I don’t mention these things to scare you.  Yes, actually, I do.  Whatever it takes!

All jokes aside, diabetes is serious. Nobody should have to live like that, especially because most diabetes is PREVENTABLE through weight loss, diet and exercise.

Let me see… eat vegetables and walk or… pee my pants, lose my eyesight and maybe my feet.  Tough choice.

Do something NOW before it’s too late.

Losing just 10% of your body weight can prevent diabetes or keep you off diabetic medications. 10 PERCENT.

If you weight 250 pounds, that’s only 25 pounds.

If you need help doing that, get it.  Now.  Today.  From me or someone else, just get it.

If you’d like weekly weight loss coaching, you can order my free cd right now by clicking on this link.

Take care of your body, your health, your family, your life, your eyes and your feet!

For more information on preventing diabetes, click on the following link:

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-prevention/how-to-prevent-diabetes.jsp

Weight and Diabetes: What is the Relation?

By Kari Baxter on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 | View Comments

Obesity is an epidemic in the world today.  Diabetes is also on the rise.  Is there a correlation between the two?  The experts say that there is and that you need to know about it.

There are two types of diabetes:  Type 1 and Type 2.  Diabetes is a condition of the body where insulin production is affected in some way.  Insulin production may be non-existent or in limited quantities, or the body may be resistant to using the insulin that is produced.

Let’s go back a step.  Insulin is produced in the pancreas in response to blood sugar levels.  Insulin directs the sugar in the blood to different sites in the body where it is used for fuel.  Depending on the amount of sugar in the blood, more insulin is produced to deal with the issue.

With Type 2 diabetes, the body has developed a resistance to the insulin it produces.  When the blood sugar levels remain high, the body produces more insulin to deal with it.  Even with the overabundance of insulin being produced, the amount that overcomes the resistance may still not be enough to deal with the blood sugar levels.  This is called non-insulin dependent diabetes and it affects mainly adults above the age of 45.

Type 2 diabetes can be brought on by environmental factors.  It develops late in life for most people.  Researchers have found connections between obese people and the rise in diabetes cases.  Being obese increases the likelihood that certain diseases will occur. People who carry excess weight are at greater risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke and joint problems.

Why are we obese?

It is not just eating too much but also the types of foods we eat.  Eating an overabundance of vegetables is not the root problem.  Processed foods, sugary snacks, soft drinks and fatty foods increase the levels of glucose in the blood.  More and more insulin is needed to deal with it.

The body’s metabolic system is out of whack.  With the increased risk of so many conditions, the body is more prone to developing insulin-resistant diabetes.  Once you develop diabetes, other things come into play such as the slower rate of wound healing and the need to manage your blood sugar.

There is hope, though.  Type 2 diabetes can be managed and sometimes reversed with weight management.  Losing just ten percent of your body weight can stop the medication use to manage certain conditions. (This is huge!)  Insulin resistance can decrease or disappear when an obese person returns to a weight in the range for the acceptable BMI.

Being obese carries the risk of Type 2 diabetes.  Losing weight reduces that risk or eliminates it altogether, as well as the risk of some other serious diseases.

Why Lose Weight? Top 3 Reasons

By Kari Baxter on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 | View Comments

Some people know they should lose weight, but know it’s going to be work and need a little motivation!  Here are 3 great reasons to get started TODAY!

1.  You will have more energy! Your body uses a lot of energy packing around extra pounds.  Try packing a 10-pound bag of flour around for the day.  Do you think it might wear you out?  Do you think you would be ready to get rid of it at the end of the day?  It’s the same way with excess weight.  It’s HEAVY and it takes ENERGY to pack it around all day.  And what if you have more than 10 pounds to lose?  Are you packing around a 50-pound bag of flour all day?  It’s time to LET IT GO!

2.  Lower your risk of disease (and FEEL better!)
Research has shown that as weight increases to reach the levels referred to as “overweight” and “obesity,”* the risks for the following conditions also increases:1

* Coronary heart disease
* Type 2 diabetes
* Cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
* Hypertension (high blood pressure)
* Dyslipidemia (ie. high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
* Stroke
* Liver and Gallbladder disease
* Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
* Osteoarthritis (degeneration of cartilage and underlying bone within a joint)
* Gynecological problems (abnormal menses, infertility)

Fun stuff!  If you have trouble sleeping, breathing, with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or getting pregnant, it may be related to your weight.  Next comes stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.  This is no way to live.  Do something about it before it’s too late.

3. Self Confidence. When you lose weight, you’ll feel better about yourself, look better, enjoy life more, feel healthier and know you’re moving in the right direction in your life.  It’s powerful.  We all know overweight and obese people are treated differently, poorly actually.  It’s sad and people should be nicer, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.  Instead of waiting for that, just lose weight!  It positively affects every area of your life.  It will change your life.

Just do what you can do.  Start today!

Kari Baxter

P.S.  FREE VIDEO reveals my #1 Secret To Looking Sexy In Your Jeans, Having More Energy Than Your Kids, and Staying Out Of The Doctor’s Office!

References:
1NIH, NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative. Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. Available online:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.pdf (PDF-1.25Mb)

*Overweight is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher; obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or higher.

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