What is diabetes?

Diabetes - a disease in which the blood sugar level exceeds the upper limit of normal (5.5 mmol / L). Therefore, control of blood sugar the main task of the patient's diabetes.

Simply put, diabetes mellitus - a deficiency of the hormone insulin in the blood. Insulin in the body produced by the pancreas. In patients with diabetes there is a violation of carbohydrate metabolism. Therefore, in diabetes need to follow a special diet and constantly monitor blood sugar.

           If you check blood sugar, you have found the excess of the upper limit of normal - it is the first symptom of diabetes. Elevated blood sugar levels (ie, lack of glucose) is called hypoglycemia. In diabetes, the metabolic processes are violated not only carbohydrates, and eventually fat, protein, there is a failure of water-salt balance. Increased excretion of urine, and which appears necessary for normal robots the body glucose, this is one of the symptoms of diabetes. That is, the body is full of failure of metabolism (metabolic hormone) because of a shortage of insulin in the blood hubbub. Maintain normal blood sugar levels (3.5 to 5.5 mmol / L) - is the main problem in the treatment of diabetes. For this use insulin or sugar-lowering agents, depending on the type of diabetes.

           Diabetes causes various kinds of complications in the entire human body: heart attack, stroke, impaired vision, kidneys are affected, the liver and other vital organs.

           Statistics states that suffer from diabetes and 10% of people on the planet.