Secret Too Decrease Your Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

Type II Diabetes is a major contributor to heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Every year more research is being conducted to help better understand this, almost silent, killer.

The relationship between magnesium and diabetes has been studied for decades. These studies have shown magnesium deficiency may actually worsen blood sugar control in type II diabetes because it interrupts insulin secretion in the pancreas and increases insulin resistance in the body€™s tissues. Evidence suggests that a deficiency of magnesium may contribute to certain diabetes complications such as diabetic neuropathy.

Professionals at the Mayo Clinic identify that individuals with type 2 diabetes have low levels of magnesium in their blood and state that AA€correcting this lack of magnesium may help increase sensitivity to insulin and prevent type II diabetes.

Swedish scientists have reviewed several published trials examining magnesium intake. The findings revealed a 15% decrease in the risk of developing type II diabetes with every 100 mg increase in daily magnesium.

Diabetes is a nutritional wasting disease. When blood sugar is high, it becomes a powerful diuretic that leads to increased urination. This increased urination results in the loss of water-soluble nutrients causing a deficiency in critical vitamins and minerals including magnesium.

RDA or recommended daily allowances, for a given nutrient may vary depending on a person's age, sex, and physical condition. To insure you are receiving the proper allowance of magnesium you will want to consult your health care professional.

A balanced diet usually supplies all the magnesium a person needs..

Magnesium rich foods:
AA€¢ Dark leafy greens to include: raw spinach, Swiss chard, and kale
AA€¢ Nuts and seeds to include, squash, pumpkin, sesame, brazil, almonds, cashews, pine nuts, mixed nuts, peanuts, pecans and walnuts.
AA€¢ Fish like mackerel, padlock, turbot and tuna.
AA€¢ Beans and Lentils to include: soy beans, white bean, French beans, black-eyed peas, kidney beans, chickpeas (garb), lentils and pinto beans.
AA€¢ Whole grains to include: brown rice, quinoa, millet, bulgier, buckwheat, wild rice, whole wheat pasta, barley and oats
AA€¢ Avocados
AA€¢ Low-fat diary yogurt, plain non-fat yogurt
AA€¢ Bananas
AA€¢ Dried fruits to include: figs, prunes, apricots, dates and raisins
AA€¢ Dark chocolate

In the event you have been identified as being deficient in magnesium, food supplements can correct the deficiency. Don't decide to take dietary supplements to treat a health condition that you have diagnosed yourself, without consulting a health care provider.

Benefits of appropriate consumption of this essential mineral are not limited to helping control blood sugar but also include maintaining normal muscle and nerve function, keeping a healthy immune system, maintaining heart rhythm and building strong bones.

Symptoms of magnesium deficiency include not only diabetes, but muscle spasms, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, anxiety disorders, migraines, osteoporosis, and cerebral infractions or stroke.

So, the secret€™s out. Making sure that you are not deficient in magnesium may help you avoid type II diabetes. In the event you have already been diagnosed, magnesium will help you control your blood sugar and insulin resistance.