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DASH-style diet helps control blood glucose
—by Vicki Contie for NIH
At a Glance
Compared to a typical American diet, a DASH-style eating plan for people with diabetes led to more...
Understanding the sudden rise of type 2 diabetes in children
In type 2 diabetes, the body struggles to use insulin effectively. This vital hormone, made by beta cells in the pancreas, helps glucose in the bloodstream enter cells in muscle, fat and the liver, where it’s used for energy. But sometimes those cells gradually lose their ability to respond to insulin, forcing the beta cells to pump out more and more of it. If the beta cells can’t keep up, blood glucose levels will begin to rise, leading to a diagnosis of prediabetes and, eventually, diabetes.