Diabetic Desserts – about diabetes
Diabetic Desserts is the topic of this blog, but for some, it is useful to know more about the nature of diabetes. There will be various posts in the future which will include facts and opinions concerning all aspects of diabetes. Don’t worry though there will be plenty of posts relating to Diabetic Desserts!
Not only will there be plenty of information concerning Diabetic Desserts; there will also be articles on Diabetic Diets, Food, Menus and Recipes.
Diabetes is a growing problem in most countries. With lots of populations at an all time high in weight gain and a low in health care, the problem is only growing. In fact, did you know that there are well over 150 million people in the world affected by the diabetic condition?
Diabetes is a disease of the metabolism. Our metabolism is to do with how our bodies
break down food and transform it into energy.
Most food that is processed through our bodies is broken down by digestive juices into
a sugar called glucose. Glucose is the fuel our bodies run on.
When we eat, and our food is processed, the pancreas is supposed to produce the right
amount of glucose from our blood automatically and release the right amount of insulin
into our blood.
In people with diabetes, little to no insulin is produced or the body’s cells don’t respond
correctly to the insulin that is produced. Therefore the glucose builds up and overflows
into the urine and passes out of the body.
This is how the body loses its main source of fuel even though the bloodstream contains
good amounts of the natural glucose.
There are two main types of diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Insipidus. Diabetes
Mellitus is what most people know as diabetes and has two forms, Type 1 and Type 2.
Type 1 is an auto-immune disease where the body’s natural system is fighting against
another part of the body. In the case of type 1 diabetes, the system attacks the insulin
producing cells and destroys them. Therefore the pancreas can produce little to no
insulin. These people are in need of daily injections of insulin to live. Approximately five
to ten percent of diabetes cases are type 1.
Type 2 diabetes is the inability of the body to metabolize the human hormone insulin.
It is more common in older people and overweight people, and can sometimes be
controlled just with diet.
Diabetes Insipidus causes frequent urination and is quite rare.
Diabetics are not prevented from eating ‘nice’, ‘tasty, or ’interesting’ food! For instance, Diabetic Desserts can be just as delicious as normal desserts.
December 29 2008 07:08 am | diabetes information
December 29th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
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