Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease caused by the inability of the pancreas gland to produce enough insulin or when the body can not use the insulin produced by the required form, insulin is the hormone regulating the blood sugar, and the incidence of high sugar without control leads to damage in Many body organs are long-term, especially in the nerves and blood vessels.
Types of diabetes
Type 1 diabetes
Diabetes is characterized by insulin-dependent diabetes, which begins in young people or childhood, and is characterized by the lack of insulin production, which requires the use of insulin daily, and there are no means to prevent it so far. The symptoms of diabetes are excessive urination, thirst, Weight loss, visual disturbances, and feeling tired.
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is known to be non-insulin-dependent or early-onset diabetes, due to the inability of the body to use insulin effectively; it often results from obesity and physical laziness. Symptoms of diabetes are similar to those of type 1 diabetes, Often less clear, which is not known diabetes diagnosis of this type after the occurrence of complications often.
Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a hyperglycemia that increases the glucose rate above the normal rate without reaching the rate necessary for the diagnosis of diabetes, which occurs during pregnancy, and it is noted that women who develop gestational diabetes are more at risk of complications of pregnancy and childbirth and others, and they And their children are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes in the future. Gestational diabetes is diagnosed by prenatal screening, not by the above symptoms.
Prevention of Diabetes
- Avoid obesity and low weight down to healthy weight.
- Exercise regularly; it promotes blood flow in the body, reduces blood sugar, and promotes metabolism.
- Stay away from hydrogenated fats in fried and processed foods; reduce the ability of the body to absorb the protein, and then reduce the secretion of insulin in the body, which increases the rate of sugar in the blood.
- Stay away from excessive sugars and sweeteners; they prevent the production of insulin, and can replace these sweets with fruit.
- Keep away from carbohydrate-rich foods such as white rice, pasta and flour. These complex carbohydrates can be replaced with other fiber-rich carbohydrates, such as oats and whole grains.
- To avoid smoking, it increases the risk of diabetes due to its effect on the heart, blood vessels and hormonal secretions.