Sugar consumption and diabetes

Sugar consumption and diabetes
Sugar consumption has been linked to chronic diseases like diabetes and atherosclerosis for a long time. High sugar consumption is probably the most important risk factor of diabetes. Changing life styles and inclusion of items like soda to the daily diet may worsen the condition. Actually specifically talking about diabetes sugar consumption affects it in many ways. For an example high sugar intake may cause obesity. Recent researches have shown adipose tissue in the body area secrete a hormone which is responsible for insulin resistance. And the researches with the diabetics have shown high circulating levels of this hormone.
Unlike complex carbohydrates sugar is easily digested and absorbed. This causes a rapid absorption of glucose and fructose in the blood. As you already know rapid rise in blood glucose predispose the patient to diabetes. Not only that, fructose can entered the cells without controlled by insulin. Due to this high fructose entry to the cells changes the metabolic pathways within the cells and stimulates the cells to synthesis more fatty and cholesterol. This more fatty acid and cholesterol synthesized is transported to peripheral tissues by the means of LDL. This is why high sugar intake predisposes the patient to atherosclerosis.

CPK blood test

CPK blood test

CPK blood test is very widely used for the detection of myocardial infarctions. But despite the popularity of CPK blood test for the detection of myocardial infarction it can be very effectively used to investigate and diagnose many other conditions associated with skeletal muscles. CPK-MM isoform of the CPK enzyme is predominantly found in skeletal muscle. These diseases of the skeletal muscles range from simple traumatic muscle damage to more advance muscle dystrophies. More common conditions are myositis, post electromyography, recent surgery, and strenuous exercise.
When we talk about the isoform CPK-MB it is predominantely found in cardiac myosites. When there is damage to cardiac muscle cell this isoform of CPK enzyme is released. This is another very common situation in which CPK blood test is performed. When someone is admitted to the hospital with a chest pain a CPK blood test may be performed to diagnose whether he is having a heart attack.