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Draelos Metabolic Center is First Oklahoma Practice to Implement
Draelos Metabolic Center is First Oklahoma Practice to Implement
Digital Healthcare, a Wake Forest, NC company specializing in sight-saving retinal risk assessment, announced today that Draelos Metabolic Center in Edmond, OK is the first healthcare facility in Oklahoma implementing the Retasure solution to provide retinal imaging risk assessment. The Draelos Metabolic Center specializes in general endocrinology care with a focus on Type I and Type II diabetes, thyroid disease and bariatrics. Matthew T. Draelos, MD is the Center's founder and is assisted by two physician assistants. (PRWeb May 6, 2008)
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Insulin
Insulin has two critical roles in the body that we cannot live without, yet it can be the root of many health problems, including diabetes. Insulin carries sugar (glucose), fat and protein into your cells where they are used for energy and the repair of your cells. When you eat, a certain amount of the food will be converted into glucose and enter the bloodstream. As the sugar levels rise, the body senses it and the pancreas secretes insulin to lower the sugar. This is insulin's second main function.
If you eat too much of any food, especially carbohydrates (starch and sugar) the levels of glucose in the blood rise to very high levels. In turn this triggers a large release of insulin from the pancreas. Your cells will take what they need and then insulin will begin the process of converting the excess glucose, fat and protein into fat and then put it all away in your fat cells. By combining foods the right way for your body, you will maintain optimum levels of insulin throughout the day. |
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