When insulin is high, weight gain is more likely, since a main function of insulin is fat storage. Conversely, people with high insulin levels are more likely to lose weight on low-carb diets. Keeping blood glucose normal has other health benefits, such as the prevention of heart disease and diabetes. Even non-diabetics have an increased heart disease risk with higher blood glucose levels.
Knowing your PD. Usually, the PD is measured during your eye test.. If your PD is not included in your glasses prescription, call your doctor to get the PD as it is saved with him/her. The second option is to measure it easily by yourself! Stand straight in front of a mirror and place a simple ruler (which has measurements in mm) on your nose.
Your PD or Pupillary Distance should be ideally included with your eye doctorâs prescription so you have ready access to it, because it is important for your maximizing comfort with the design of any lines you may have. The PD is simply the measurement in terms of millimeters or mm between of each eye as pictured below.