November 22 / 2007

12:10: The Health Roundup with Jay, Jamie and Jimmy

12:15: She’s back and better than ever!
Guest: Renowned Child Psychologist Jean Clinton

12:35: Our newest weekly feature segment regarding diabetes.

Guest: Dr. Perry Mayer, over at the Mayer Institute for Advanced Diabetic Foot care.

12:45: DayNight pharmacy session.

Guest: Hilton

Hilton talked about Metabolism and Blood Sugar!

Every time you swallow a bite of sandwich or slurp a smoothie your body works hard to process the nutrients you've eaten. Long after the dishes are cleared and the food is digested, the nutrients you've taken become the building blocks and fuel needed by your body. Your body gets the energy it needs from food through metabolism. Glucose is the major carbohydrate used as fuel in our body to supply energy. It can easily be measured because some circulates in our blood stream, and can be easily checked. Average blood sugar levels are 100 mg/dl or 5 mmo/L. The risk of developing diabetes is increased when fasting blood sugars stay consistently >125mmol/L. Under normal conditions glucose is the preferred fuel of brain cells and also muscle cells in early exercise. In a way the process of metabolism is really a balancing act involving two kinds of activities that go on at the same time , the building of body tissue and energy stores and the breaking down of body tissues and energy to generate more fuel or body functions. Several hormones of the endocrine system are involved in the controlling the rate and direction of metabolism. They play a key role in determining how fast or slow the chemical reactions of metabolism proceed in a person's body. Another gland the pancreas secretes hormones that help determine whether the body's main metabolic activity at a particular time will be anabolic or catabolic. Things can go wrong with metabolism, a metabolic disorder is any disease that is caused by an abnormal chemical reaction in the body's cell. When the metabolism of body chemical is blocked or defective, it can cause a buildup of toxic substances in the body or a deficiency of substances needed for normal body function, which can lead to serious symptoms.
Examples of metabolic disorders are:

• G6PD deficiency
• Galactosemia
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Phenylketonuria
• Type 1 / 2 Diabetes

Note: We are wishing Jamie West a first place finish in the Hanukkah Hustle at Shalom Village .!!