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.
However, the PDâs for progressive and bifocal lenses are generally measured in terms of two, two-digit numbers like â63/62.â This means that the general PD is 63 when the eyes are straight forward and 62 when there turned inward at a âclose-upâ angle such as for reading.