Diabetes diet

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Numerous studies around the world are focused on finding effective treatments for diabetes mellitus. However, do not forget that in addition to drug therapy, recommendations for changing lifestyle are no less important. The purpose of adhering to a diet in diabetes mellitus is to normalize metabolic processes in the patient’s body. In milder forms of diabetes, strict adherence….

Types of diabetes

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Currently, there are two main types of diabetes mellitus, differing in the cause and mechanism of occurrence, as well as in the principles of treatment. Type 1 diabetes mellitus Type 1 diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent diabetes) results from the direct destruction of the cells in the pancreas that produce the hormone insulin. Due to a decrease in….

Diabetes mellitus treatment

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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by an increased content of glucose (“sugar”) in the blood. Why do we need glucose The norm of blood glucose (sugar) in capillary whole blood is 3.3-5.5 mmol / L in the morning on an empty stomach (i.e. after 7-14 hours of night fast) and up….

Complications of diabetes mellitus

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The main reason for the development of complications of diabetes mellitus is vascular damage due to prolonged decompensation of diabetes mellitus (prolonged hyperglycemia – high blood sugar). First of all, microcirculation suffers, that is, the blood supply to the smallest vessels is disrupted. Signs of complications of diabetes Eye damage in diabetes mellitus is called diabetic….

Insulin

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Insulin is a hormone produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. The name of insulin comes from the Latin insula – island. Insulin effects Despite the fact that insulin has many effects in various tissues of the human body, its main effect is to stimulate the transfer of glucose from the….