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  2. 6 Ways to Reduce Insulin Resistance for Better Blood Sugar ...

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    “Dietary fiber slows down the digestion process,” says Dru Rosales, M.S., RD, a registered dietitian and owner of MindFuel Performance. “As a result, it helps to control blood sugar and ...

  3. 12 reasons you aren't losing weight even though you're eating ...

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    Cells become more resistant to insulin as blood sugar levels rise and fall, keeping blood sugar elevated and requiring your body to produce more insulin to bring it down. Elevated insulin impacts ...

  4. What Happens to Your Body When You Cut Out Sugar - AOL

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    Insulin is a hormone that helps bring your blood glucose down to a normal range. ... Cutting sugar from your diet naturally decreases your overall caloric intake — and eating fewer calories can ...

  5. Insulin resistance - Wikipedia

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    Insulin is a hormone that facilitates the transport of glucose from blood into cells, thereby reducing blood glucose (blood sugar). Insulin is released by the pancreas in response to carbohydrates consumed in the diet. In states of insulin resistance, the same amount of insulin does not have the same effect on glucose transport and blood sugar ...

  6. Blood sugar regulation - Wikipedia

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    This hormone, insulin, causes the liver to convert more glucose into glycogen (this process is called glycogenesis), and to force about 2/3 of body cells (primarily muscle and fat tissue cells) to take up glucose from the blood through the GLUT4 transporter, thus decreasing blood sugar. When insulin binds to the receptors on the cell surface ...

  7. Impaired fasting glucose - Wikipedia

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    Impaired fasting glucose is a type of prediabetes, in which a person's blood sugar levels during fasting are consistently above the normal range, but below the diagnostic cut-off for a formal diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. [2] Together with impaired glucose tolerance, it is a sign of insulin resistance.

  8. Low-carb diet may eliminate need for drugs in type 2 diabetes

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    Adults with mild type 2 diabetes might improve their insulin sensitivity by following a low-carb diet, thus potentially eliminating the need for medication, a new study suggests.

  9. Diabetic? These Foods Will Help Keep Your Blood Sugar in Check

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    Soda and juices wreak havoc on blood-sugar levels. Add some interest to seltzer by squeezing in fresh citrus, opting for flavored (but not sweetened) versions, or infusing with a sprig of fresh herbs.