how dose excess glucose in our bodies over a long time distroy so many of our internal organs?
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There are lots of reasons why high glucose levels damage internal organs, but not all is understood. What is known is that some organs require insulin to get glucose into cells and some do not. The heart and kidneys are two major organs whose cells do not need insulin to get glucose into cells. That means when glucose is high those cells are constantly bombarded with it. When glucose is high it's impossible for these cells and organs to function normally and unable to repair themselves, including their vessels. Blood vessels also fall into the category of being able to uptake glucose without insulin. The smaller blood vessels that feed nerves are damaged and without blood flow the nerves die off. Another place those small blood vessels are important is the eyes that depend on them to carry oxygen to the retina and control pressure. Low oxygen means little control over the blood flow and pressure. Add that vessels are weakened and damaged, not a good combination. The organs that need insulin for glucose to enter cells might be protected from the high glucose levels when there's not enough insulin for glucose to enter the cells, or the cells are insulin resistant, keeping the excess glucose from entering and damaging them. There is still the blood vessel problem, so they can be damaged when the vessels are damaged.
i dont know how it does it but im having kidney pains right now because of it
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