Diabetes sneaks up on a person slowly one grain of sugar at a time one pound at a time — until all of a sudden the pancreas and other systems of the body dont cooperate and function together. Insulin activity dwindles, fat and protein metabolism switches gears, and soon the circulation to the eye blood vessels and kidneys isnt behaving itself. Like the old song, foot bone connected to the ankle bone, ankle bone connected to the knee bone, anything that goes wrong in one part of the body affects all the other parts. In diabetes the effects are life-threatening.
In the United States alone there are over 18 million people with diabetes, (almost 7% of the population) and most of them arent aware of it yet. People with diabetes cover a wide range of ages, from babies up to the senior citizens. Finding out how to handle the problem and following all the advice given to them consumes their lives. Ultimately the challenge requires creating a balance of diet, exercise and insulin. Balance, balance, balance! This becomes the controlling word in a diabetics life.
Diet remains the biggest task of these challenges because of the addictive nature of the bodys longing...