Diabetes is a disease in which the body is unable to properly use the sugar called glucose to fuel our bodies for energy and growth the body needs. Virtually all of the food we consume is broken down into glucose sugar that enters into the bloodstream. The pancreas produces insulin which takes the glucose from the bloodstream into body cells, where it is then used for body fuel. If the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulins or the cells don’t use insulin properly, the glucose builds up in the bloodstream while the cells that fuel the body are starved of energy. Overtime, if not treated diabetes can lead to serious health complications such as risk for heart disease, kidney renal disease, blindness, and nerve problems.

There are three types of diabetes. Type 1 and 2 diabetes and gestational
diabetes.

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Diabetes is a disease in which the body is unable to properly use the sugar called glucose to fuel our bodies for energy and growth the body needs. Virtually all of the food we consume is broken down into glucose sugar that enters into the bloodstream. The pancreas produces insulin which takes the glucose from the bloodstream into body cells, where it is then used for body fuel. If the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulins or the cells don’t use insulin properly, the glucose builds up in the bloodstream while the cells that fuel the body are starved of energy. Overtime, if not treated diabetes can lead to serious health complications such as risk for heart disease, kidney renal disease, blindness, and nerve problems.

There are three types of diabetes. Type 1 and 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes.

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What is diabetes? Why do we need to slash down our sugar intake?

Insulin is a natural body substance produce by the pancreas (a part of digestive organ) that is responsible in converting our sugar intake to smaller particle so that it can be absorb by the body to become the source of heat and energy for performing every days tasks. According to the studies, there are already millions of individual that are diabetics and might exceed to 350 million by year 2030 which sounds alarming, doesn’t it. Insulin is a substance that is necessary to breakdown our sugar intake into small particle to be able to maximize by our body to produce fuel and energy for our day to day activities. When glucose builds up in the bloodstream, it can cause two problems. Sugar is sweet to healthy people, but when being a diabetic, sugar has a bitter taste which is the usual reaction of a person experiencing a syndrome disorder in their metabolism called diabetes mellitus or diabetes for short.

Types of Diabetes

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Using diet to control diabetes: The three chief elements used to treat diabetes, and control blood glucose levels, are diet, exercise and medication.

Most people suffering from type 2 diabetes, and a lot of those with type 1 diabetes are overweight or obese. For these people, particularly those on an intensive insulin regime, losing weight can make a substantial difference to their blood glucose levels. Maintaining this weight loss can go a long way in avoiding some of the medical complications that can occur as a result of having diabetes. People who might be at a higher risk of contracting diabetes, such as children of diabetes sufferers, can also prevent its onset by maintaining a healthy weight.

The simplest way to lose weight is to burn up more calories than you ingest in your food. This can be achieved by a combination of reducing the size of the portions consumed, as well as reducing or eliminating added sugars, fats and alcohol. These last three are just sources of calories, and contain very few minerals or vitamins.

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Diabetes, medically known as Diabetes Mellitus is the most prevailing disease through which a large number of people are suffering. The main cause of this disease is increased level of glucose in the blood. Insulin hormone produced by the pancreas is responsible for the breakdown of glucose in the blood and its conversion into energy which is then used by the body. Insufficient production of insulin hormone glucose level in the blood rises results into Diabetes.

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