Type 2 Diabetes (Insulin Resistance)

What is Type 2 Diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is an impairment in the way the body regulates and uses sugar (glucose) as a fuel. This long-term (chronic) condition results in too much sugar circulating in the bloodstream. Eventually, high blood sugar levels can lead to disorders of the circulatory, nervous and immune systems.

In type 2 diabetes, there are primarily two interrelated problems at work. Your pancreas does not produce enough insulin - a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into your cells - and cells respond poorly to insulin and take in less sugar.

Type 2 diabetes used to be known as adult-onset diabetes, but both type 1 and type 2 diabetes can begin during childhood and adulthood. Type 2 is more common in older adults, but the increase in the number of children with obesity has led to more cases of type 2 diabetes in younger people.

There's no cure for type 2 diabetes, but losing weight, eating well and exercising can help you manage the disease. If diet and exercise aren't enough to manage your blood sugar, you may also need diabetes medications or insulin therapy.

Healthy Plant Based Recipes
  - that can help actually REVERSE Insulin Resistance.

Chocolate Oatmeal		Vegan Macaroni and Cheese		Greek Salad

Three Bean Pesto Chili		Veggie Gumbo		Zucchini Alfredo

Miso Soup		Roasted Brussel Sprouts w/Cauliflower		Sweet and Sour Tofu Stir Fry

Strawberry Mango Smoothie		Blueberry Spinach Smoothie		Raspberry Strawberry Smoothie

Kale Smoothie		Shamrock Smoothie		Chocolate Coconut Smoothie

Banana Raspberry Smoothie Bowl		Mango Spinach Smoothie Bowl		Mango Peach Green Smoothie

Raspberry Lemonade Smoothie Bowl		Pink Sunrise Smoothie		Orange Ginger Sunrise Smoothie

Pumpkin Spice Smoothie Bowl		Salted Caramel Smoothie Bowl		Strawberry Pineapple Mint Smoothie

Anti-Cancer Smoothie		Cucumber Lemon Ginger Juice		Beet Juice Detox

Green Smoothies		Apple Spinach Green Smoothie		Cherry Berry Lime Smoothie

Green Apple Spinach Smoothie		Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Smoothie		Chocolate Cherry Smoothie

Because beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A by the body there is no set requirement. Instead the RDA is expressed as retinol equivalents (RE), to clarify the relationship. (Vitamin A has no antioxidant properties and can be quite toxic when taken in excess.)

• nuts
• seeds
• vegetable oils
• fish oils
• whole grains
• wheat germ
• apricots