Every living thing has one thing in common with each other - insulin. It plays central roles in the operations of single-cell and multi-cellular life, working both in and between living cells. Insulin resistance results in high blood sugar. This is because the proper use of insulin is required for normal metabolism, including the proper use of blood sugar. When you are called diabetic, it's usually because you have long-term high blood sugar.

Insulin affects, controls, and is in turn controlled by many different chemical functions. High insulin levels, combined with high blood sugars, results (through complex chemical reactions):

• Blood vessels that are not open and free-flowing.

*Triglycerides and cholesterol levels that are elevated. These blood fats are of various thicknesses, similar to different sorts of mud in the bottom of a stream.

• Bones that are thin and break easily. In advanced cases this is called severe osteoporosis.

• Blood flow severely restricted in the small vessels in hands and feet cause these areas to have sharp pains, called angina.

• Illnesses come easier and leave harder

All of these issues have a similar problem.

This insulin imbalance is common in these and other medical problems for many people. Age seems to occur faster for people with high insulin levels - the work of the cells occurs with more effort. The body must either burn the high blood sugar up, filter it out of the body, or turn it to fat.

It's typical to treat these symptoms, not the underlying cause. Some would say it's because of the profitability of dealing with symptoms. It may be more because the symptoms are what is getting the attention. This trap can be avoided.

This is something not many people think about:

In tests made of people that are over 100 years old, anywhere in the world, indicate that the levels of these items are in good shape:

• The amount of glucose in the blood stream

• The amount of fat in the blood (triglycerides)

• The amount of insulin in the blood

Insulin is used to store excess nutrients. When your body recognizes high blood sugar levels, insulin is released to store it as part of the chemical chain reactions that results in additional body fats.

The entire system is slowed as excess blood sugar is changed in insulin into glycogen and then into saturated fat.

The storage of other nutrients and minerals is carried out by insulin, including:

• Magnesium - Muscles need this mineral to relax. Excess insulin absorbs it. Without it, more insulin is demanded to counteract the stiffness of the muscle fibers.ulin is de The stiffness of muscle fibers on the cellular level causes circulation roadblocks, muscle constrictions, lower energy levels, and high blood pressure as more force is needed to circulate fluids.

• Sodium - high blood pressure, fluid retention, and sodium retention are the results of high insulin levels.

High insulin levels result in medical problems like:

• Circulatory and Heart Failure - Spikes in the release of insulin, such as after a high-carbohydrate, low-fiber meal, causes excitement in the automatically acting (sympathetic) nervous system, causing strain on the heart's nerves. A high carbohydrate meal may increase the chances of a heart attack 2 to 3 times, while a using 'safe fat' in meals reduces this risk.

• Blood Lipids (Cholesterol): Insulin resistance results in excess insulin which has been found to cause cells to mulitply. A common definition of cancer is cell division that is out of control. It also causes a host of other problems that ages people prematurely.

In the end, the equation equals: The more insulin in the body, the faster the body ages.

An immediate step that can be taken to lower insulin levels is to change your diet. Next, by exercising regularly you make it much easier to control insulin levels.

I know this isn't easy news. However, controling your insulin levels through direct action when your body can't do it automatically any more should outweigh the downside (a slow, painful, early death).