What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism. When you have diabetes, your body either doesn't make enough insulin or can't use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugars to build up in your blood. 

Causes of Diabetes 

  • Genetics - Familial Inheritance
  • Obesity - Overeating or lack in exercises, especially for people after their middle age, can lead to accumulation of energy and obesity. Obesity trigger diabetes
  • Mental Stress - Long-term stress can trigger hormonal imbalance which casuses diabetes.
  • Pregnancy - Hormonal secretion changes during pregnancy, increasing the risk of having diabetes.
  • Medication - Drugs such as steroids, oral anticontraceptives can trigger diabetes.   

Treatment for Diabetes

There are there types of treatments, depending on the ages of patients, the seriousness and the causes of diabetes.

  • Diet Therapy 
  • Combination of Cognitive Therapy and Oral Medication
  • Combination of Diet Therapy and Administration of Insulin

 

Diet therapy plays an important roles in curing diabetes. Patients should pay attention to the following diet tips: 

  • Maintain a balanced diet in order to acquire adequate nutrients 
  • Eat regularly
  • Avoid sugary food
  • Regulate the intake of carbohydrate
  • Consume more fibre - rich food
  • Minimize the use of oil (particularly animal fats) 
  • Avoid using too much seasoning when cooking