Diabetes is a preventable disease except for hereditary factors. There are various risk factors for diabetes mellitus like obesity, alcoholic, daily intake of high carbohydrate-rich foods for many years. Sedentary life is also a risk factor for obesity, diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases.
Let us know some medical facts related to diabetes mellitus. The energy released per gram of carbohydrates is 4 calories. The enzyme called amylase which is secreted in the mouth and the small intestine breaks carbohydrate into a smaller compound like di or trisaccharides. The amylase which is produced by the pancreas and the salivary gland converts carbohydrates like starch into sugar. Amylase also contains some amount of calcium and chloride ion.
Rice contains a large amount of starch, which should be avoided as a major diet for both diabetic and diabetic prone individuals.
Insulin, the hormone which keeps the blood glucose level in normal range. The normal insulin level during fasting is <25mIU/L
The insulin level peaks after eating foods, like breakfast, lunch and supper. If there is no coordination between the glucose level and insulin secretion, then there is a chance of developing Diabetes Mellitus. Insulin secretes in response to increase in the level of blood glucose. Frequent small meals will help the person who has a low secreting level of insulin from the pancreas. In estimating the secretion of insulin for the increased glucose level, if the estimation of glucose and insulin is in abnormal range; then the person should limit the number of carbohydrates in their diet for their estimated level of insulin secretion to glucose level in the blood after meals. If the estimation of reference glucose level to the normal insulin secretion for that glucose rise in blood is abnormal. Then that is the first step to detect the risk of developing diabetes.
To lower the risk of diabetes - Don't eat foods which digest faster and release glucose quickly. Avoid eating a large quantity of easily digestible foods daily. Because this will increase the chance of developing insulin resistant diabetes mellitus. Eat more fibre-containing foods. Exercise regularly to lower the risk of diabetes mellitus, which also helps to lower the blood glucose level.
This article is more useful for the person whose family has hereditary diabetes mellitus. The person can detect whether he or she is prone to diabetes mellitus by using the graph and chart of glucose-insulin levels after and before food for 24 hours. For further, please comment below;
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