Taking care of food is one of the bases to maintain good health.A recommendation when talking almost about any disease.But even more important if it is a source of the cause.Diabetes is an alteration of glucose metabolism that entails an insufficient insufficient presence and, with it, a high level of blood sugar.A basic component in a large amount of food.
Getting an adequate level of blood glucose resides largely in care in sugars.90% of patients are cases of type 2 diabetes, in which the relative insulin deficit coexists with insulin resistance.Next to it, the type 1, in which the immune system attacks the cells that cease to produce insulin, causing an absolute deficit of it.For this minor, its only treatment is based on insulin injection.While with type 2 diabetes, they exist by ‘non -insulin’ antidiabetic drugs.
However, that stability needs acquired habits.Next to food, a good education and exercise stand out."The food plan, the physical exercise and the recommendations we give in diabetological education are key to any patient," acknowledges Dr. Javier Escalada, specialist from the Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition with preferential dedication to diabetes mellitus of the University Clinicfrom Navarra.
food
"As soon as we make a diagnosis of diabetes in a patient we are immediately talking about food."It is a disease produced by the blood sugar level, so it is the main element to take care of in the diet.In addition, sugar is related to carbohydrates, although they are not exactly the same.A component found in cereals, legumes, pasta, fruit, bread or potatoes.
"We cannot pretend to eliminate all these elements of a person's feeding pattern," he admits.What is sought is to eliminate fast sugars.For example, processed foods or breakfast cereals.Following there, maintain certain carbohydrates that have fiber and one slower absorption in glucose.A factor that in each person occurs in a different way and that will therefore mark their diet."You have to maintain a balanced diet, where everything has to be present but to its appropriate percentage and with foods that have good fats, good carbohydrates and a balanced protein contribution."
Education
"We consider that the more information a patient has and the doctor who takes him is much better when making decisions in the treatment."Discover what happens to glucose before taking certain foods or by doing precise training.
This education consists in knowing both the disease, its causes and consequences, and in knowing the behavior of diabetes in oneself.To do this, measurements of the glucose level are carried out, which can be done by oneself with a puncture on the finger or through systems that allow continuous glucose measurements in the interstitial fluid.
exercise
It is considered that the effect of the well -planned exercise is equivalent to what an anti -dialing drug can achieve, with additional benefits on other cardiovascular risk factors.Especially, in those people suffering from type 2 diabetes where obesity plays a crucial role.80% of patients with this type are obese.
In addition, they have an insulin resistance situation, since although they are able to produce it, it does not work well.“Exercise practice and weight loss improve that resistance.They make them more sensitive to their own insulin and will allow us to glucoseKeep better and that, even, we can control the situation with less drugs. ”
