Carbohydrates: Types, Sources, Functions, Deficiency/Excess Disorders

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Carbs: Your Energy Source, Not the Enemy

Type 2 diabetes is driven by insulin resistance and it starts in your muscle not just your blood sugar. Your muscle is responsible for taking in about 80 percent of the carbohydrates you eat and when you do not have enough muscle your body struggles to regulate glucose levels. This is why type 2 diabetes is largely a muscle based disease tied to how your metabolism functions at the root. I reversed type 2 diabetes by focusing on structured nutrition resistance training and building muscle to imp