Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disease that is accompanied by impaired glucose metabolism.. Dietary glucose is not absorbed or deposited in the liver and muscles, but simply circulates in the blood and is partly excreted in the urine.. And the supply of glucose (the main source of energy) is vital for emergency cases.. For example, when we did not have time to eat on time, the stored glucose begins to work and the body calmly endures a difficult period..

What is diabetes?

Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes is associated with a lack of insulin, a pancreatic hormone that is responsible for converting glucose into energy.. The tissues lose their ability to work with glucose and begin to feed on fat, the breakdown of which leads to the appearance of toxic acetone in the body (a processed product). Type 1 diabetes is first diagnosed before the age of 30. Patients are often very thin.

Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 diabetes is also called non-insulin-dependent diabetes and it occurs at an older age.. The body produces insulin in sufficient quantities, but the muscle tissue does not perceive it, and as a result, insulin hunger occurs.. Most often, type 2 diabetes provokes obesity: excess weight prevents cells from adequately perceiving metabolic processes.. Therefore, before starting treatment, patients are prescribed a strict diet in order to start losing extra pounds..

Genetic predisposition, malnutrition, stress, lack of physical activity are considered the main causes of the disease.. Doctors also distinguish secondary diabetes (which is a symptom of a number of diseases) and gestational diabetes (develops during pregnancy and in most cases disappears after childbirth).

Lifelong treatment of diabetes with obligatory supervision by an endocrinologist.

Focus on nutrition!

In diabetes, proper nutrition is very important, which will improve the metabolism in the body.. First of all, foods high in sugar should be avoided: chocolates (with the exception of dark bitters), jams, bananas, grapes, figs, carbonated drinks. Also in the stop list are fatty meats (pork, duck, lamb), smoked meats, lard. Bread with bran, veal, beef, boiled fish, mushroom and vegetable soups, lettuce leaves, skim milk, apples, grapefruits are useful.

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