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for the diabetic population.
Not exact matches
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says more than 9 percent of the U.S.
population has diabetes and an estimated 50 percent of people with diabetes have some form of
diabetic peripheral neuropathy, nerve damage caused by high levels of blood sugar, although not all have symptoms.
Over time, a blood sugar imbalance can lead to serious diseases like type 2 diabetes - which is now an epidemic in the U.S. with over 12 % of the adult
population now considered
diabetic according to the US Centers
for Disease Control (CDC).
Over time, imbalances in blood sugar can lead to serious diseases like type 2 diabetes, which has sadly become an «epidemic» in the U.S with over 12 percent of the adult
population now considered
diabetic according the US Centers
for Disease Control.
Even in these rare
population groups that can get into ketoacidosis (uncontrolled
diabetics), BHB can actually be helpful
for these individuals if they are using their medical insulin as it will help the body become more efficient at using ketones as fuel.
It's also shown to be helpful
for people with
diabetic neuropathy and to maintain brain function in the aging
population.
Additionally fructans have additional health benefits of particular use
for the
population of
diabetics.
Today over 24 million Americans, or 8 percent of the
population, are
diabetic, and nearly 60 million are pre-
diabetic, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
It has been used as a sugar substitute
for diabetics since the 1930s and
for the general
population since the 1970s.