Diabetes mellitus and some vitamins of group B
Vitamin В1 (Thiamine) Thiamine, alongside with manganese and some proteins, takes part in the basic metabolic processes, and also in blood formation. It supports the health of the integument and mucous membranes of the body. This vitamin is a component of enzymes and promotes the development of very important hormones for our body. It provides the delivery of glucose to the nervous endings and...
Read MoreSignificance of Vitamin A (retinol) and carotene in diabetes mellitus
This vitamin participates in many kinds of a metabolism. Vitamin A is necessary for the health of eyes because it influences upon the mucous membrane and protects the normal sight processes. Vitamin A contributes to the formation of photosensitive substance of the eye retina and plays an important role in the maintenance of night and twilight vision. The lack of vitamin can lead to the...
Read MoreRole of vitamins, mineral substances and minerals in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
In rigorous diet the requirement of the organism in vitamins and useful substances is completely compensated. However, in patients with diabetes mellitus the microcirculation and, therefore, the process of absorption and assimilation of these substances are frequently disturbed. Sometimes doctors perform injections in order to maintain the normal levels of vitamins and mineral substances in the...
Read MoreSugar substitutes and sugar analogues
As sugar analogues one can use fructose, xylite and sorbite. These are calorie sweeteners. Allowable daily norm is 40g. Patients with diabetes mellitus with excessive weight should not use them. In contrast to sugar analogues, the sugar substitutes in the proper sense of the word do not contain calories. Fructose (laevulose) This sugar analogue is produced from the vegetative raw material. Its...
Read MoreAlcoholic drinks and diabetes mellitus
It is well known that alcoholic drinks are extremely dangerous in diabetes mellitus. However, it does not mean that patient suffering from diabetes should be deprived completely of all life pleasures. The point is that only some products, including alcohol, should be consumed in moderate and rational amounts. So as not to feel outcast at the “feast of a life” during a family celebration or a...
Read MoreDietary cure in diabetes mellitus
In any clinical forms of diabetes mellitus a particular diet is always prescribed. The main principles of this system of treatment are reduced to the following parameters: • Individual selection of daily caloric content of foods; • Exclusion from the diet of easily digestible carbohydrates; • The obligatory contents of physiological amounts of fibers, fats, carbohydrates,...
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