What is the metabolic syndrome?

The metabolic syndrome is characterized by a group of metabolic risk factors in one person. They include:

* Abdominal obesity (excessive fat tissue in and around the abdomen)
* Atherogenic dyslipidemia (blood fat disorders — high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol and high LDL cholesterol — that foster plaque buildups in artery walls)
* Elevated blood pressure
* Insulin resistance or glucose intolerance (the body can’t properly use insulin or blood sugar)
* Prothrombotic state (e.g., high fibrinogen or plasminogen activator inhibitor–1 in the blood)
* Proinflammatory state (e.g., elevated C-reactive protein in the blood)

People with the metabolic syndrome are at increased risk of coronary heart disease and other diseases related to plaque buildups in artery walls (e.g., stroke and peripheral vascular disease) and type 2 diabetes. The metabolic syndrome has become increasingly common in the United States. It’s estimated that over 50 million Americans have it.

The dominant underlying risk factors for this syndrome appear to be abdominal obesity and insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a generalized metabolic disorder, in which the body can’t use insulin efficiently. This is why the metabolic syndrome is also called the insulin resistance syndrome.

Other conditions associated with the syndrome include physical inactivity, aging, hormonal imbalance and genetic predisposition.

Some people are genetically predisposed to insulin resistance. Acquired factors, such as excess body fat and physical inactivity, can elicit insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome in these people. Most people with insulin resistance have abdominal obesity. The biologic mechanisms at the molecular level between insulin resistance and metabolic risk factors aren’t fully understood and appear to be complex.

SOURCE : www.americanheart.org

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Experiences As Diabetic

October 2007 - Through clinical test, My blood glucose is 7.8 mmol/L

22 March 2008 - Unfortunately My blood glucose is 14.0 mmol/L. This clinical test taken after 7 days in diet. I start to take Bitter Melon Capsule 3 times daily.

29 March 2008 - My blood glucose is 12.0 mmol/L. Clinical test done after fasting with two week in diet. Doctor start advised me to take drug pill with quantity 2 tablet daily.

30 March 2008 - I start to take supplement GT&F Milk Powder with 2 capsules daily 30 minute before breakfast. Now I start to take GT&F capsule + Bitter Melon Capsule + Drug pill for diabetes. And control my diet progressively.

12 April 2008 - My blood glucose is 7.0 mmol/L.

10 May 2008 - My blood glucose is drop to 5.9mmol/L event after 2 days without taking daily drug from hospital. Doctor advised me change taking drug pills with quantity from 2 tablet to one tablet daily before lunch.

17 May 2008 - I just upgrade myself from personal consumer become a mobile stockist. It will give me more flexibility to help my relative and all my friend to consume this product efficiently .

23 July 2008 - My blood glucose is drop to 6.9mmol/L after 7 days without taking drug from hospital. GT&F daily taken is 4 tablet, 2 tablet for morning and another 2 tablet before dinner.

August 27, 2008 - My blood glucose is 6.9mmol/L after one month without taking drug from hospital. It quite impressive because glocuse level still regulated even though i have taken ice-cream and fun-fried 6 hours before. Still maintenance 2 capsule morning and 2 capsule night with 30-60 minutes in before taking meal.

Sept 13, 2008 - My glucose level is 6.6mmol/L. Do reading 7.30am (during ramadhan).

Oct 11, 2008 - Reading taken 8.00am, last night dinner 8.00pm. Result 6.5mmol/L.

07 Nov 2008 - 7.1mmol/L. Reading taken 7.01am. Last meal (supper) 9.00pm, 6 Nov 2008.

06 Dec 2008 - 7.0mmol/L. Reading taken 8.30am.

Will update accordingly.