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Glucosium
- Diabetic Insulin Support Formula
Diabetic take control of your life with the all natural Glucosium Insulin Support Formula.Glucosium's natural ingredients can help control blood sugar, stimulate your body's insulin production, limit nerve damage and much more.
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What is diabetes?
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high
blood sugar(glucose) levels, which
result from defects in insulin secretion, or action, or both. Diabetes mellitus,
commonly referred to as diabetes (and in this article will be referred to as "diabetes"), was first identified as a disease associated
with “sweet urine," and excessive muscle loss
in the ancient world. Elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) lead to
spillage of glucose into the urine, hence the term
sweet urine. Normally, blood
glucose levels are tightly controlled by insulin, a hormone produced by the
pancreas. Insulin
lowers the blood glucose level. When the blood glucose elevates (for example,
after eating food), insulin is released from the pancreas to normalize the
glucose level. In patients with diabetes, the absence or insufficient
production of insulin causes hyperglycemia. Diabetes is a chronic
medical condition, meaning although it can be controlled, it lasts a
lifetime.
What is the impact of diabetes?
Over time, diabetes can lead to blindness,
kidney failure, and nerve
damage. Diabetes is also an important factor in accelerating the
hardening and narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis), leading to strokes,
coronary heart disease, and other blood vessel diseases. Diabetes affects 15
million people (about 8% of the population) in the United States. In addition,
an estimated 12 million people in the United States have diabetes and don't even
know it. From an economic perspective, the total annual economic cost of
diabetes in 1997 was estimated to be 98 billion dollars in the United States.
The per capita cost resulting from diabetes in 1997 amounted to $10,071, while
to health care costs for people without diabetes incurred a per capita cost of
$2,699. During this same year, 13.9 million days of hospital stay were
attributed to diabetes, while 30.3 million physician office visits were diabetes
related. Remember, these numbers reflect only the population in the United
States. Globally, the statistics are staggering.
Diabetes is the third leading cause of death in the
United States after heart disease and cancer.
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