12 early signs that you are becoming a diabetic.
Diabetes is a condition where your body struggles to regulate the amount of sugar in your blood.
This leads to high blood sugars (hyperglycaemia).
Over a long period of time these sugars weaken your blood vessels,
Which causes damage to your internal organs such as your heart, eyes, brain, arteries
and kidneys.
For example
Diabetes is actually one of the most common causes of death in the world, and is triggered
by poor eating habits for many years.
The way this works, is that
Your pancreas releases a hormone called insulin, which is the key that allows sugar (glucose)
into your cells, and removes it from the blood.
Unfortunately it's estimated that over 60% of adults suffer with some degree of insulin
resistance.
This is a situation where your cells can no longer accept sugar and insulin from the blood,
because you have been bombarding them with sugary foods, refined carbohydrates or too
frequent meals for many years.
The cells put up a wall against insulin, because they simply cannot handle any more.
Insulin resistance leads to diabetes over time, and is actually one of the leading causes
of disease, sickness and obesity in the human body.
This doesn't usually show up on a A1C blood test, because the body compensates by pumping
out more insulin.
So in today's video I'm going to share with you the top 12 early signs of insulin resistance
and diabetes.
Just a quick reminder this video is for educational purposes only, so do speak to your doctor
if you have any medical concerns.
1.
Dark Patches Of Skin (Acanthosis Nigricans) You may notice darkened areas of velvety or
leathery skin on the folds of your body, such as the armpits, neck and groin.
(Acanthosis Nigricans)
When there is too much sugar/insulin in your blood the skin cells reproduce too quickly
at a rapid rate.
These new cells have more of the melanin pigment, making it appear darker than the surrounding
skin.
2.
Sugar Cravings The second sign on my list is sugar cravings
When your blood sugars aren't being controlled properly, you will likely crave a sweet or
sugary snack shortly after you finish your meal.
This happens because your cells aren't accepting sugar normally from your blood, which tricks
your brain into thinking you are still hungry.
And you crave sugar for a quick energy boost.
3.
Blurred Vision
At the early stages of insulin resistance, you may begin to develop blurred vision.
You may find it easy to lose focus on what you are looking at.
This happens because your cells are no longer accepting insulin and glucose properly, causing
the lenses of your eye to swell with fluid.
The high blood glucose can also damage the blood vessels connected to your eyes, causing
distorted vision and blurriness,
And bloodshot eyes.
4.
Frequent Urination At Night
If you have too much glucose (sugar) in your blood it binds to water, causing your body
to hold more fluid.
Your kidneys also have to work overtime to filter the extra sugar in your blood, which
causes you to pee more frequently.
Especially during the night when you are sleeping.
This also makes you more thirsty during day, causing a viscous cycle.
5.
Puffy Face
If you are eating too many carbohydrates and sugars, or your body can’t control your
blood sugars, you will likely have a puffy face especially around the cheeks.
The high amount of sugar in your body is causing fluid retention and making your face appear
bloated.
You'll also get darkening and puffiness around the eyes and eyelids.
You may notice if you cut out carbohydrates for a week or two, your face starts to shrink
very quickly.
This is not fat loss, simply a loss of excess fluid.
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6.
Tingling & Numbness Another important sign to watch out for is tingling, or numbness
in the feet or hands.
If you feel a tingling, burning, stabbing or shooting pain in your feet, toes or hands
then you are likely suffering with neuropathy.
The high insulin and sugar in your blood is damaging the blood vessels and peripheral
nerves, causing them to misfire and send odd signals to your brain.
This can worsen into numbness and loss of function if it develops from pre-diabetes
to type 2 diabetes.
7.
Skin Tags Everyone has a skin tag or two, but if you
start growing more of them then this could be a sign of pre-diabetes.
High levels of insulin causes the skin cells to reproduce rapidly, as it's an anabolic
hormone, causing skin tags to grow.
Many people who have reversed insulin resistance find that their skin tags naturally start
to disappear.
8.
Sagging Belly Fat
When you have high amounts of sugar in your blood for long periods of time, your body
has to convert this into fat, to preserve energy for the future.
Too much insulin and glucose causes the liver to become with filled with fat,
and it sparts spilling over to your belly area (abdomen).
The key to burning this fat is by lowering blood glucose and insulin for long enough
that your body can use up its fat stores.
More on this in more other videos.
9.
Tired After You Eat (Food Coma)
After eating a meal you should feel energised and alert, as you have just nourished your
body with vitamins and minerals.
However if you feel extremely tired after eating your meal,
this may indicate that you have insulin resistance, and the fuel isn't getting into your cells
properly.
Cut down your carbohydrates and eat healthy fats and you will notice this become less
of a problem.
10.
Itchy Skin
People with prediabetes tend to get dry, itchy patches of skin because of how the high blood
sugar and insulin damages the blood vessels and supply of nutrients to the skin.
It can also make your skin more susceptible to bacterial or fungal infections which may
cause boils and abscesses.
Eating too many carbohydrates and sugars can also deplete Vitamin B3, which is needed to
keep your skin healthy.
11.
Slow Wound Healing
Higher levels of sugar in your blood causes poor circulation,
so it can take longer for a minor cut, bruise or wound to heal properly.
This gets progressively worse as you become a diabetic, and can eventually cause loss
of limb such as the loss of a toe or a foot (Necrosis)
12.
Brain Fog
If you struggle to concentrate and feel like there is a thick cloud over your mind then
you likely ate too many sugars or carbohydrates the previous day.
This caused your blood sugars to spike and then fall dramatically leaving you hypoglycaemic.
This means that not enough fuel is reaching your brain causing you to feel foggy, with
a lack of concentration, focus or even gaps in your memory.
What Causes Prediabetes?
Now that you are aware of the 12 common signs of prediabetes, you will want to know what
caused this in the first place.
The most common cause A. Eating too many refined carbohydrates like
sugar and flour.
As these foods are highly processed and refined, the nutrients have been stripped away leaving
you only with the energy portion (glucose).
Without these nutrients however (like B-vitamins), your body struggles to process the sugars
properly causing insulin resistance in the cells, and early onset diabetes.
B. High levels of mental stress can also raise your blood sugars, and over time trigger insulin
resistance.
When you are stressed your body makes more of a hormone called cortisol.
The problem is that cortisol breaks down your muscle and fat and turns it into blood glucose,
which over time can cause insulin resistance and diabetes.
C. Frequently eating throughout the day (snacking) also bombards your cells with too much fuel
that they cannot handle any more.
Every time you eat, you raise insulin.
Our bodies aren't designed to eat constantly, which is why fasting really helps to reverse
pre-diabetes.
How Can I Prevent Diabetes (7 Steps)
Now that you are aware of the 12 common signs of prediabetes, you will want to know what
steps you can take to prevent this from developing into full blown diabetes.
1.
Cut out refined carbohydrates, sugars, flour and grain based foods from your diet,
Such as bread, biscuits, crackers, pastries, cereals, soda drinks and fruit juices.
Refined carbohydrate foods are the main cause for insulin resistance and diabetes.
Replace these with healthy fats to keep your hunger levels down, such as avocados, extra
virgin olive oil, pasture raised eggs, and wild salmon.
You can also consume nutritional yeast to supply B vitamins which reduce cravings and
nerve damage.
2.
Eat lots of organic cruciferous vegetables such as kale, collard greens, broccoli, brussels
sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower.
These are loaded with potassium and magnesium, two key minerals which help to reverse insulin
resistance and regulate your blood sugars.
The soluble fibre in vegetables also helps to stabilise your blood sugars.
3.
To help control your blood sugars, start taking a daily supplement of Chromium Picolinate.
This is a powerful trace mineral which helps insulin and glucose (sugar) become more sensitive
in the body, so that it can be moved into the cells properly.
It also helps your liver to produce the master antioxidant, glutathione which also helps
prevent diabetes and oxidative damage.
4.
It’s vital that you stop snacking between meals if you want to prevent your symptoms
from developing into type 2 diabetes.
If you find it hard not to snack between meals, try taking a teaspoon of MCT oil at the end
of your first meal.
This is made from coconuts and keeps you feeling full for longer, by providing an alternative
fuel source to your cells called ketones instead of glucose (sugar).
5.
Stop consuming vegetable oils like margarine, soy oil, cottonseed oil, canola oil, rapeseed
oil and corn oil.
These cheap refined oils are often used in fast foods, salad dressing (store bought)
and pre-packaged meals, and cause major damage to the cells and pancreas.
Start cooking your own healthy meals at home using grass fed butter, virgin coconut oil
and avocado and EVVO.
6.
Manage your stress levels and get at least 7-9 hours of sleep per night.
This helps to reset various system in your body which help control your hormones and
keep your blood sugars under control.
7.
Start intermittent fasting, where you eat all of your calories in a 4 hour window and
fast for the remaining 20 hours.
This is one of the most powerful eating techniques to normalise your insulin levels, helping
the cells to open up and accept more sugar from your blood, in order to keep everything
balanced and under control.
Following these 7 important steps can improve insulin sensitivity, making your cells function
properly, and reduce the risk of developing diabetes, cardiovascular disease and many
other health problems.
There are actually many important vitamins and minerals that can be used to help prevent
or reverse diabetes.
To learn about the most powerful vitamins for diabetes go ahead and tap here.
I wish you great health, wealth and happiness.