UNDERSTANDING THE DIABETES

Diabetes is a disease caused by deficiency in the production of insulin. The pancreas is the organ responsible for production of this hormone, which has a very simple function: to increase the permeability of the plasma membrane to glucose.
Insulin also stimulates the liver and muscle cells to transform the small molecule of glucose in the large molecule of glycogen, stimulating thus lipogenesis.
In simple we can say that after metabolized inside the cell, glucose is converted into energy. This is only possible because the insulin acts by increasing the permeability of cell membrane, allowing the cell to receive and turn glucose into energy, to thereby perform all its functions.
The main characteristics of this disease are: hyperglycaemia, or an increase in the amount of blood glucose and glycosuria (presence of sugar in the urine).
Among its most common symptoms are: increased frequency in urination, excessive thirst, excessive appetite, weight loss, itching and skin diseases, inflammations of the nerves, etc..
Because this deficiency in the production of insulin, the diabetic should avoid sweets, pasta (such as when metabolized in our body are converted into glucose), alcohol, etc..
It is important that when diabetic control their food, because doing this, can lead a life with less risk of being affected by such complications common to patients with diabetes.
There are two types of diabetes, type 1, this, your carrier is dependent on insulin. The most affected by this type are children and adolescents.
And the type 2, which unlike the type 1, its carriers are not dependent on insulin and its highest incidence occurs among adults. Find a doctor for better orientação