in today's video we are going to be answering the question is type 2 diabetes genetic and can it be
prevented and reversed over 90 of diabetes cases are type 2 diabetes making it the most common type
type 2 diabetes is when your body is no longer able to manage blood sugar correctly resulting in
hyperglycemia or high blood sugar now whereas with type 1 diabetes the body is not able to create
insulin type 2 diabetes is a case of too much insulin production and we will get into that more
later in the video but the main question for today is type 2 diabetes hereditary if you have a family
history of diabetes are you guaranteed to develop it and are there certain genes we can carry
that increase our risk we are going to answer all these questions and more in today's video
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your genes head to healthcoachkait.com forward slash self to code to learn more okay so i'm not
going to drag this out too much i'm going to answer the main question right off the bat is
diabetes hereditary the answer is yes and no yes in the sense that there are certain gene mutations
passed down from your parents that can increase your risk and no because there are environmental
factors you have control over that can be the difference between you developing type 2 diabetes
or not i can't remember where i heard this quote but it really does sum up this whole idea nicely
genetics loads the gun but lifestyle pulls the trigger so we're going to start off today
talking about what causes type 2 diabetes and the gene mutations that are linked to it and then we
will get into how to prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes whether you carry these genes or not
what causes type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes is a condition where you have hyperglycemia or high
blood sugar this condition is becoming more and more common with over 450 million people worldwide
being diabetic as of 2019 and as i said at the start of this video the vast majority of these
cases over 90 percent are type 2 diabetes to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes you will have a
fasting blood sugar reading over 7 millimolars per liter or 126 milligrams per deciliter
for reference a normal reading would be below 5.6 millimolars per liter or 99
milligrams per deciliter anything in between is an indicator of pre-diabetes and insulin resistance
now blood sugar rising acutely is not a problem our bodies are fully equipped to handle a rise in
blood sugar our blood sugar can rise for several reasons including high intensity exercise stress
and certain foods can all cause it to bump up and when it does go up our pancreas releases the
hormone insulin one of the main rules of insulin is to keep blood sugar within a normal range
so our blood sugar goes up insulin is released and the insulin helps shuttle the excess sugar
to our cells where it is used for energy where it starts to become a problem is when blood sugar is
constantly being spiked up when blood sugar is always high the pancreas is constantly pumping
insulin and in the beginning stages the excess insulin is enough to deal with the excess blood
sugar so your fasting blood sugar reading will remain normal even though your insulin is elevated
but here's the catch before you are able to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes you will become
insulin resistant insulin resistance precedes type 2 diabetes by between 5 to 15 years so diagnosing
insulin resistance and addressing it can stop it from ever leading to type 2 diabetes when insulin
is high for long periods of time our cells become more and more resistant to it they start to become
less responsive to the signals of insulin and in turn they are accepting less blood sugar and there
becomes a point where the cells in our body become so resistant that the excess insulin being pumped
out is no longer enough to manage blood sugar and this is when we start to see our fasting blood
sugar levels elevate and when we will be diagnosed with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes genes linked
to diabetes so now let's talk about gene mutations that are linked to type 2 diabetes and insulin
resistance so as i previously mentioned type 2 diabetes is a condition where your body is
not able to properly manage blood sugar so any mutations in genes that are related to blood sugar
can increase your risk of developing diabetes there are a lot of mutations that have been
shown to affect your risk but for most of them the risk only increases slightly however if you
have multiple of these mutations the risk builds up so any genes that are related to the production
and control of glucose and the production and control of insulin can affect your risk
some examples of these genes include tcf7 l2 which affects insulin and glucose production
kcnj-11 slc30a8 and abcc8 which help to regulate insulin glut2 which helps to move glucose and gcgr
a glucagon hormone involved in glucose regulation but now you're probably thinking to yourself okay
but what can i do with this information how can i know if i carry these gene mutations and that
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for sponsoring this video preventing and reversing most people who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
are told that it can only be managed and that it is a progressive disease but as i said earlier in
this video genetics only load the gun and it is lifestyle that pulls the trigger type 2 diabetes
is a reversible disease and when you address the root cause insulin resistance it is entirely
possible to lower your fasting blood sugar and there are hundreds of studies that support this
claim with participants being able to get off their medication entirely in one 2018
controlled trial for example by the end of the trial 94 of patients who were prescribed insulin
reduced or stopped their insulin use entirely and this was all simply by changing their diet
by keeping our blood sugar stable throughout the day we can increase our sensitivity
to insulin again and the tips i'm about to mention also apply for preventing type 2 diabetes as well
number one reduced carbohydrates low carb diets have become extremely popular in recent years
especially for weight loss but also for diabetes and insulin resistance as well
and i think one of the main reasons that they work so much better than other diets for weight loss
is because there are so many people out there with undiagnosed insulin resistance
most doctors will test fasting blood sugar but will not test fasting insulin
and as mentioned earlier insulin resistance can precede type 2 diabetes by up to 15 years
the reason reducing your carb intake helps improve diabetes is because carbohydrates are
the macronutrient that stimulates blood sugar the most eating carbohydrates especially in isolation
spikes blood sugar drastically while protein and fat do not spike it at all so if you're trying to
keep blood sugar low and stable it makes sense to reduce the foods that cause it to rise the most
now i just want to point out that you do not have to reduce carbohydrates drastically if you don't
want to even a modest reduction will yield results but eating high carb foods especially processed
ones such as cereal crackers and grains is part of what leads to insulin resistance initially
if you stick to whole foods meat fish eggs fruits and vegetables nuts and seeds your carbohydrate
consumption will reduce without you even having to count or track anything you will see results
faster if you reduce carbohydrates more however number two eat carbs last another trick if you
still want to include carbohydrates in your diet is to eat them at the end of your meal one 2017
study done on type 2 diabetics had participants eat the same meal three days in a row on the
first day they ate the carbohydrate portion of the meal first and then 10 minutes later they ate the
protein and the vegetable portion on the second day they ate the protein and the vegetables first
waited 10 minutes and then ate the carbs and on the final day they ate everything together insulin
levels were tested before eating and after eating every 30 minutes for the following three hours
insulin levels were significantly lower after the meal when the carbohydrate portion was eaten last
number three stop snacking there is this misconception that eating
frequently throughout the day is healthy when in reality this couldn't be further from the truth
especially when it comes to diabetes as we said earlier in addressing type 2 diabetes
we are really addressing insulin resistance now every time we eat blood sugar and insulin rises
so if we are eating at short intervals throughout the day insulin is constantly being bumped up
and does not have a chance to come back down before we eat again and this constant eating
throughout the day that most of us think is normal is part of the reason why insulin resistance
is so common intermittent fasting which is not eating for a period of time each day usually 12
to 22 hours and condensing all your meals into a shorter time period has been shown to be extremely
effective for reversing type 2 diabetes with some studies showing significant improvements
in as little as two weeks number four build muscle now i do think that diet and what we eat and what
we do not eat is the most important component when it comes to type 2 diabetes and insulin
resistance however exercise can help as well this is because we store glucose in our muscles
so the more muscle mass we have the more glucose that can be stored and if we have
more space to store excess glucose this can help to reverse insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
and here is the best part you do not have to spend hours in the gym every day killing yourself on the
treadmill even 10 to 15 minutes of basic body weight movements such as squats and push-ups can
yield results a 2019 study looked at the effect short duration resistance training had on insulin
sensitivity in overweight men they did three resistance training sessions a week for six weeks
with each session only lasting 15 to 20 minutes during the workout they
did one singular repetition of nine different exercises at 80 percent of their one rep max
after the six weeks participants saw an increase in their insulin sensitivity
they did one singular rep of nine exercises and they saw improvements in their insulin sensitivity
how crazy is that so if you're currently killing yourself on the cardio machine at the gym it might
help to focus on building muscle instead anyways guys that is all i have for you today i hope
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