
Tips for Living with Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2-Diabetes is a problem with the body that causes blood sugar levels to rise. We take in sugar in the form of carbohydrates. We need this sugar on a daily basis for energy, for our brain, muscles, and organs. Habitual high sugar intake paired with a sedentary lifestyle reduces the body’s ability to filter sugar out of the blood, leading to damaging effects from high blood sugar. This overloads our pancreas, which is the organ that produces insulin. Insulin is the hormone