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.
Pupillary distance (PD) is the measurement (in millimeters) of the distance between the pupils of your eyes. Pupillary distance is an important measurement used to determine the proper lens shape and alignment of your prescription correction to your line of vision. Without an accurate PD measurement, correcting vision can be difficult since lenses need to be aligned over the center of your pupil for proper clarity.