Actually, borderline diabetes is a somewhat misleading term. The term pre-diabetes, which is more widely used today, better describes what is happening. Pre-diabetes means that your blood glucose is higher than normal but not yet high enough to be considered diabetes.
Fat digestion also begins in the mouth with the secretion of the enzyme lingual lipase by glands under your tongue. Although this enzyme doesn't do much with the food while it's in your mouth, it does move on down with the food to your stomach, where it can start to break down about 10-30% of the food's fat content.
Digestion of carbs begins in the mouth with the enzyme amylase. Digestion of proteins begins in the stomach with hydrochloric acid. Digestion continues in the small intestine. â¦ The extremely acidic sludge triggers the pancreas to produce most of the digestive enzymes, which break down both carbs and proteins.igestion of carbs begins in the mouth with the enzyme amylase. Digestion of proteins begins in the stomach with hydrochloric acid. Digestion continues in the small intestine. â¦ The extremely acidic sludge triggers the pancreas to produce most of the digestive enzymes, which break down both carbs and proteins.