"...Diabetes affects the body’s overall function and health, including female and male fertility and the chances of a successful, healthy pregnancy.
Many, many years before diabetes is diagnosed, this far-reaching disease is impacting the health of people nationwide as diabetes’ precursor: insulin resistance. Both insulin resistance and diabetes lead to fertility challenges.
Insulin is a hormone and is responsible for getting glucose energy into every cell in the body. When the body becomes resistant to insulin, the beta cells of the pancreas pump more and more insulin to maintain glucose control.
This overproduction of insulin can be present for years without raising glucose, but may be contributing to weight gain, heart and liver disease, hormonal imbalance, PCOS, ovarian dysfunction in women and reduced sperm quality in men. Without treatment, the resistance of the cells will increase over time, the pancreas will no longer produce enough insulin, and diabetes will develop..."
