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Diabetes Mellitus
August 9th, 2011 | 
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Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease; the disease is also called blood sugar disease. The disease is characterized by an increased blood sugar levels in a person as a result of metabolic disturbances in the body, where the organ pancreas cannot produce the hormone insulin in accordance with the needs of the body.
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that is responsible for controlling the number / blood sugar levels and insulin is needed to change the (processed) carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into energy needed human body. The hormone insulin function lowers blood sugar levels.
There are two types of Diabetes Mellitus, namely:
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Lowering Blood Sugar Levels
Lowering blood sugar levels is very beneficial for your health. Having high blood sugar causes many health problems, especially diabetes. Many people suffer from diabetes and the number is still rising. This is the most difficult diseases. The more sugar you consume, the worse your diabetes condition. Living with diabetes problem will be troublesome. You have to see what you eat and when you eat it.
You also have to go through painful process by giving injections every day. Imagine the torture of your body everyday. One of them is by way dieting. High blood sugar levels actually the real cause of diabetes. If you can keep blood sugar levels remain low, and then you can heal yourself from diabetes. People should not get caught up in research and treatment is available for people suffering from diabetes. So much money spent, but not necessarily they will find a potent drug.
Benefits of The Red Beans
Seeing the various nutrients content in red beans, then it can be described about its various advantages, which are:
• Preventing the bad cholesterol and facilitate our digestion (anti-constipation). Its high fiber content of is fermented in the large intestine and produced short-chain fatty acids, which can inhibit the synthesis of the liver cholesterol. Not to mention the content of Omega-3 and Omega-6 which are also will be helpful;
• Preventing the risk of diabetes because red beans has low index of complex carbohydrates and they are also slowly digested;
• Assisting the maturation of red blood cells, helps the synthesis of DNA and RNA, and lower the levels of homocysteine in the arteries (thus reducing the risk of heart disease) with the content of foliate and vitamin B6;
• Assisting the diet because its fiber will make you feel satiate and also has very low calorie. Moreover its concerning protein content would be useful for the development of muscle mass;
• Maintaining the function of the nervous system, carbohydrate metabolism, and prevent the disease of beriberi with the content of thiamin;
• Assisting the metabolism of amino acid, fatty acids, lipids, gluconeogenesis, synthesis of the neurotransmitter, histamine synthesis, synthesis and function of hemoglobin as well as maintaining the health of the skin with vitamin B6;
Avoid Foods That Have Potential to Become Diseases
Hypertension, this disease occurs when the systolic blood pressure is more than or equal to 140 mmHg, while diastolic blood pressure is equal to or more than 90 mmHg. The patient is usually experience symptoms like headache, floating, tingling, head feels heavy, vomiting and nosebleeds.
Foods that need to be avoided: For patients with hypertension, should avoid eating foods that containing high salt and sodium, such as meat, hot sauce, shrimp paste, dried meat, dried shrimp, sausages, cheese, butter, chocolate, canned fruit, peanut butter, macaroni, instant soup, MSG, tomato sauce and ketchup. Patients should consume a lot of vegetables, fruit and grain.
Diabetes Mellitus, when a person’s glucose level is more than normal limit, which is 200 mg / dl, then it can be said this person is suffering from diabetes. The patient will usually experience excessive thirst, so he often drink, often feel hungry, frequent urination, feeling sleepy, fatigue and weight dramatically dropped. The patient will also experience symptoms of tingling, whitish, blurred vision, itching on the skin and around the genitals as well as impotence or erectile dysfunction on men.