Real Stories
- “My husband Hector has type 2 and I am diagnosed pre-diabetic. Since starting GLUCO-Z™, our blood sugars have been much improved. Hector no longer gets the shakes and I am losing weight and am not getting hot flashes like I normally do. We are really happy with GLUCO-Z™. It really works in more ways than we had hoped!.”Raven Skye, Santa Barbara, CA
- “I am 62 years old and have had type one diabetes for 49 years. I have struggled with high blood sugars most of my life and lost part of my left leg recently. I started using GLUCO-Z™ three months ago and have had much more stable blood sugars and have been able to reduce my insulin to 4 regular and 12 Lantis. I feel much more energy and just feel like I am really normal for the first time I can remember.”Leonard Johnson, Myrtle Point, OR
About Diabetes
According to the American Diabetes Association:
Total: 23.6 million children and adults in the United States—7.8% of the population—have diabetes.
Diagnosed: 17.9 million people
Undiagnosed: 5.7 million people
Pre-diabetes: 57 million people
New Cases: 1.6 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in people aged 20 years and older each year.
Diabetes is a disease involving the failed production or the failed use of insulin in the body. Insulin is a hormone produced by the islet cells of the pancreas, essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates (sugars), the basic fuel for cells throughout the body.
In type 1 diabetes, the body fails to produce insulin as a result of an autoimmune response in which the immune system does not recognize its own islet cells and destroys them. This type of diabetes generally occurs in people under the age of 40 and is most commonly acquired during childhood. Type 1 diabetes is treated by insulin injections and diet.
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and many more are unaware they are at high risk. Some groups have a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes than others. Type 2 diabetes is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, as well as the aged population.
In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use glucose for energy. When you eat food, the body breaks down all of the sugars and starches into glucose, which is the basic fuel for the cells in the body. Insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, it can lead to diabetes complications.
Victims of diabetes typically experience complications relating to the heart, eye, foot, skin, and often are associated with high blood pressure, among others.