You may have heard about it in the press and many many documentaries explaining that Blood sugar levels are critical for optimal health. I’ve been watching mine now for over a year. My blood sugar levels were creeping up and I was finding it difficult to stop a muffin top slowly growing around my waist. Its at tricky beast. Mostly because we are swimming in sugar. Diabetes Australia has a whole heap of information here.
Risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes – which is a world wide epidemic include
Risk factors
Risk factors for pre-diabetes are similar to those for type 2 diabetes which are:
- Being overweight – especially those who have excess weight around the waistline (ie: more than 94cm for men and more than 80cm for women).
- Being physically inactive.
- Having high triglycerides and low HDL-C (good cholesterol) and/or high total cholesterol.
- Having high blood pressure.
- Having a family history of type 2 diabetes and/or heart disease.
Other people at risk include:
- Women with Poly cystic Ovarian Syndrome*.
- Women who have had diabetes in pregnancy (gestational diabetes) or given birth to a big baby (more than 4.5kgs).
- Those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
- Those from certain ethnic backgrounds such as the Pacific Islands, Asia and the Indian sub-continent.
The science on carbohydrate consumption and the rise of Type 2 diabetes is unfounded.