diabetes doctor irvine, CA
Do not ignore pre-diabetes
It is estimated that 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. have pre-diabetes, making it the biggest health crisis in our country. Unfortunately, many patients do not take pre-diabetes seriously and are not doing much about it. Sadly, most studies show that up to 70% of patients with pre-diabetes go on to develop diabetes. Our diabetes doctor emphasizes early intervention especially during pre-diabetes to prevent full-blown diabetes. The longer you wait, the harder it is to reverse.
Diabetes and insulin resistance
It is important to understand that diabetes is not a blood sugar problem. Diabetes is a hormone problem! And the main hormone problem is insulin resistance. Insulin is responsible for getting the sugar that you eat into your cells where the sugar can be burned for cellular energy. When you have insulin resistance, the insulin does not work well, and a lot of the sugar that you eat cannot get into your cells. The sugar ends up staying in your blood leading to high blood sugar. The excess sugar also goes to your kidneys and urine, affecting your kidney health. The excess sugar also damages the blood vessels in your heart and your brain, increasing your risk of heart attack and stroke. Insulin resistance erodes the health of all your most important organs and increases your risk of earlier death.
Unfortunately, the conventional medicine approach often misses this hormone piece of the puzzle. Our diabetes doctor can help you balance your insulin and reverse insulin resistance to protect your long-term health and longevity. Please book a FREE 15-Min Phone Consult to learn more.
Natural treatment for diabetes
Most patients with pre-diabetes and diabetes do not get much help besides getting drugs with adverse effects. Worse, most of these drugs do NOT reverse insulin resistance. Our diabetes doctor offers NATURAL therapies for pre-diabetes and diabetes from functional medicine and regenerative medicine that are not easily found elsewhere. Please book a FREE 15-Min Phone Consult to learn more.
Diabetes kills
Diabetes is the single biggest risk factor for heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure. When it comes to anti-aging and longevity, it is no surprise that our functional medicine doctor emphasizes taking care of diabetes as one of your top priorities. Here are the top complications of diabetes that can shorten your life-span and health-span:
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Kidney failure
- Retinopathy and vision loss
- Serious infection
- Foot/leg amputation
- Increased risk of cancer
- Increased risk of dementia
