Diabetes Myths
There are many issues on diabetes, we should all know. Most of which are helpful to the general terms and in the common situation. However, the distinction between fact from fiction is a very important consideration to prevent diabetes.
First of all, let us look at the basic things about diabetes. There are three types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2 and gestational.
Type 1 diabetes is also known as' juvenile diabetes, a person's pancreas does not produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone to control our body's blood sugar levels in our blood. A way, the disease can be prevented, because this is not caused by violence sugar. Therefore, to reduce your sugar intake is not the answer to that question, because this is your pancreas can not produce insulin.
Type 1 diabetes patients can take insulin to control blood sugar levels in their blood. Although it can not be cured, of course, this situation is containable This makes no life-threatening, if insulin is taken out.
Type 2 diabetes, on the other hand may result in the patient's body can not use insulin. This condition is preventable and containable; overeating, sugar and sweet foods.
Pregnancy diabetes is diabetes cases occur during pregnancy. The cause of the type 2 diabetes are unknown, but could explain the changes in hormones, the woman in the body during pregnancy.
Fiction: 'I was only a slight diabetes. "
Facts: Is there any mild or serious cases, diabetes, it's the circumstances you have it or you do not and if you do so, this is definitely serious.
Fiction: 'insulin diabetes medicine. I can stop eating them once I feel good. "
Facts: There is no insulin diabetes treatment. It helps to maintain and manage your blood sugar levels in the blood. Stop your insulin prescription can immediately increase your blood sugar levels.
Fiction: 'people were diagnosed with diabetes can not eat sugar or carbohydrates.
Fact: people were diagnosed with diabetes, sugar still need to provide them with energy. However, they must consider their regular insulin prescription recommendations to ensure that sugar will be absorbed into the body, leaving in the blood.
Fiction: 'I do not feel sick or I feel absolutely fine, so I do not have diabetes.
Facts: Is there any way to support other than a blood test to tell that whether a person is diabetic, because of diabetes, sometimes have no symptoms, of which one-third of patients with diabetes do not know their conditions.
Now, you have heard these facts, read carefully to see vitamins and minerals can help prevent diabetes. They (1) improve insulin sensitivity and synthetic or (2) maintain a stable balance of sugar and glucose metabolism:
(1) zinc, chromium, vitamin b8 (biotin),
(2) vanadium, manganese, vitamin B1 (thiamine)
Sources, these vitamins and minerals can be found at:
Zinc - oysters, red meat, poultry.
Chrome - broccoli, grape juice, garlic.
Vitamin b8 (biotin) - eggs, sardines, beans, beef, liver.
Vanadium - black pepper, corn, olives, olive oil.
Manganese - macadamia nuts, almonds, cashews, Hazel nuts, brown rice.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - beans, potatoes, eggs, fish, meat, poultry.