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Dealing with diabetes and prediabetes - how to prevent or manage the disease
When cells are resistant to insulin, the pancreas (the organ that produces insulin) produces more and more to overcome that resistance. Over time, the pancreas begins to tire out. It’s no longer able to produce enough insulin to overcome the resistance.
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Is it possible to reverse diabetes?
The short answer is yes; it’s possible for Type 2 diabetes to go into remission.
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The difference between insulin resistance and prediabetes
Prediabetes and insulin resistance – you may have heard the terms used together. But what are they and do they mean the same thing?
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You asked, we answered: What is insulin resistance?
What is insulin resistance? If I produce insulin then why do I have to take diabetes medication?
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