Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects humans, so that the level of glucose glucose Glucose in the blood, either because the inability of the cells of the pancreas to secrete insulin hormone or secretion in very small quantities, or the inability of the body’s cells to absorb glucose from the blood, or to increase the conversion Glycogen glycogen in the liver to glucose and its secretion to the blood, or because of one or more of these etiology. Diabetes is mainly divided into two types: type 1 diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, which occurs in children from childhood, insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes, and type 2 diabetes, which is not insulin-dependent and affects the adult noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or adult- onsite diabetes.
Wrong concepts
One of the misconceptions about diabetes is that a diabetic should stay away from sweet, sugar-containing foods. This is very wrong. A diabetic should stay away from fatty and fat-rich foods, as we will explain later. It is believed that people who suffer from obesity will certainly suffer from diabetes, but this is almost wrong, as obesity is a risk factors, that is, those who suffer from obesity is likely to have diabetes and be careful and work to reduce weight and change his lifestyle, The likelihood of injury if there is a factor of heirs and other risk factors, and in general, the presence of the risk factor does not necessarily mean infection but remains a mere possibility. Some people who suffer from diabetes underestimate it and pay no attention to it, which unfortunately led to the death of some people and the injury of some blind and sometimes amputation.
Diabetic nutrition
Diabetic nutrition must contain all the nutrients of fats, proteins and carbohydrates but with specific and reasonable proportions. As mentioned previously, should not be excessive in the intake of carbohydrates as well as fats, fats are converted and stored in the liver to glycogen and then turn to glucose and go to the blood. Diabetics are allowed to drink non-sugar beverages such as mint, hibiscus, lemon, lemon, tomato juice and even soda water. Vegetables such as green spinach, broccoli, hamburger, eggplant, squash, celery, okra, onion, garlic, tomato, radish, lettuce and cucumber should also be eaten. For cinnamon, cumin, cloves, mustard, bay leaves and pepper. It can eat red, white, but low-fat meats and can also eat cheeses but as low-fat as possible. For curing methods, cinnamon and artificial sweeteners can be used.