Glucose is precious fuel for all the cells in your body when it's present at normal levels. But it can behave like a slow-acting poison. 1  High sugar levels slowly erode the ability of cells in your pancreas to make insulin.2  The organ overcompensates and insulin levels remain too high.ut it can behave like a slow-acting poison. 1  High sugar levels slowly erode the ability of cells in your pancreas to make insulin. 2  High levels of blood sugar can cause changes that lead to a hardening of the blood vessels, what doctors call atherosclerosis.
105 pages, index. Goochland County was formed in 1727 from the western portion of Henrico County. At the time of its creation, Goochland's lands stretched to include all or part of the present counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Albemarle, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nelson, and Powhatan.
Upcoming Board of Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. On February 23, 1832, the Virginia General Assembly created Smyth County from parts of Washington and Wythe Counties. Smyth County is named after General Alexander Smyth who once represented this area in Congress. Smyth County is located in the lower portion of the Great Valley of Western Virginia. Interstate 81 runs through the county's central valley, and intersects with Interstate 77 approximately 25 miles northeast of the Town of Marion.