Have a look at diabetic stats. And just put this into perspective, a little damage to your system doesn't happen overnight, it takes 15 to 20 years of slow insulin decline before a diagnosis of diabetes is reached. And while this is alarming, on the one hand, it's also positive on the other, because it means that you have years to reverse the creeping damage before it actually becomes diabeetus. But to look at insulin resistance, it can lead not only to diabetes, but also to heart disease, dementia, cancer and premature death. So it's worth making changes as early as possible. And one of the ways to measure if you are at risk is to look at the size of your belly.

If your baby's growing, then it's a very good indication that you're having problems with your insulin and it's time to do something. But even if you've already been diagnosed with diabetes, don't despair, with inflammation and correct management. And by this I mean correct nutrition and lifestyle changes. You can minimize and even reverse the damage to your system and making household changes that will impact on what your children eat as well is one of the greatest gifts that you can give your children. At present. Childhood Obesity has a greater impact on life expectancy than all of the childhood cancers put together.

And it's all about food and last our choices, with the biggest contributors being the amount of sugar and high glycemic load carbohydrates being consumed.