| Insulin resistance affects over 60 million | | | | 250 million. This means that you or someone you |
| Americans. Type 2 Diabetes will occur in one out | | | | care about may already have Type 2 |
| of four of these people.Insulin resistance occurs | | | | Diabetes.You may be developing Type 2 Diabetes |
| when the body fails to respond in a proper way | | | | if you are :-Aging-Eating an unhealthy diet-Living a |
| to the insulin that the pancreas is already | | | | non-active lifestyle-Overweight.Type 2 Diabetes |
| producing. The cells throughout the body become | | | | can occur at any age. Early detection and |
| resistant to the insulin manufactured by the | | | | intervention are essential to the control and |
| pancreas, making it more difficult for the glucose | | | | prevention of complications.Dr. Messina became a |
| (sugar) to enter the cells, thereby causing | | | | Board Certified Family Practitioner in 1985. He was |
| elevated glucose levels in the bloodstream. | | | | in solo practice until 1994.He then helped form a |
| Researchers have not yet discovered the cause | | | | group Family Practice in which he served as Vice |
| of Type 2 Diabetes or of insulin resistance.Risk | | | | President.He left group practice in 1997 and |
| Factors for Type 2 Diabetes: :-Family History of | | | | became the Medical Director of a Wellness Center. |
| Diabetes-Obesity-Physical Inactivity-Older | | | | He was responsible for coordinating the efforts of |
| Age-Race (Especially Black, Hispanic, and American | | | | nutritionists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, |
| Indian) Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms:-Excessive | | | | exercise physiologists, and Chinese medicine |
| Thirst-Excessive Urination-Excessive | | | | practitioners into integrated medical care plans |
| Hunger-Unexplained Weight Loss-Slow Healing | | | | that were individualized to the patient.He became |
| Sores-Dry and Itchy Skin-Loss of Feeling in the | | | | the Medical Director of an independent clinical |
| Feet-Tingling in the Feet-Blurry VisionType 2 | | | | research facility in 2000. He has been the Principal |
| Diabetes is associated with increased risk for | | | | Investigator in over 50 clinical trials involving |
| :-Heart Disease-Stroke-Kidney | | | | osteoarthritis, diabetes, hypertension, |
| Disease-Blindness-Limb AmputationThe World | | | | hypercholesterolemia, chronic pain, depression, |
| Health Organization stated that there is an | | | | anxiety, dry eye, migraine, and diabetes |
| apparent epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes that is | | | | prevention.He has served as consultant to a |
| strongly related to lifestyle and economic change. | | | | nutritional company, and has formulated nutritional |
| Over the next decade the projected number of | | | | supplements.Visit Dr. |
| diabetics will exceed 200 million, possibly reaching | | | | |