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Most of the people consider that the food they eat changes into energy and that’s all. They ignore the fact that the organism works for them, it digests food and converts carbohydrates in a kind of sugar called glucose, which enters the blood circuit. Furthermore, the pancreas produces insulin, a hormone which travels through the organism, connected to receptors at the surface of the cells. Once attached to the receptors, insulin acts like a key which opens the cell, so that glucose enters the cell and it is used as a source of energy. If the body does not need glucose for energy, it is deposited as fat tissue.

This process is interrupted by diabetes. Millions of people are diagnosed with diabetes, and doctors think that there are other millions of cases which are not diagnosed.

There are two types of diabetes. The first type is based on dependence on insulin, as the pancreas is not able anymore to produce it. Patients need daily injections with insulin.

The second type of diabetes is not based on dependence on insulin, and it may be caused by obesity or sedentary life.

In order to manage diabetes, you should take into account the following aspects.

Firstly, if you are overweight, or in your family there are members who suffer from this disease, or if during pregnancy sugar level in your blood was high, you should have check it on a regular basis.

Secondly, you must be careful not to consume too much sugar or fat foods, or food which is too rich in animal proteins: meat or cheese.

To continue, you should reduce salt consumption, but you should eat more fibers, contained by integral cereals, beans or vegetables.

As far as alcohol is concerned, it should be consumed moderately. Your disease should be a family project, so that you don’t feel frustrated because of your diet. They should eat the same food as a diabetic person, and you need a nutritional plan.

Diabetes can be easily controlled if you drink a lot of water, if you try to reduce stress, and if you keep monitoring any change in your organism since you discovered this disease.

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