Diagnosis of Insulin Resistance – What Next?
You leave the endocrinologist’s office with the doctor’s words echoing in your ears: “You have insulin resistance, please follow a diet or there is a high risk of diabetes.” But you don’t feel any pain; maybe you’ve gained a few kilograms recently, but diabetes right away? Shock! You picture insulin syringes, imagining dosing insulin with […]
Is the pasta fat?
For many years, it was believed that pasta is a product that ruins our diet. However, dietitians explain that it is not he who gets fat, and the sauces that we add to it are responsible for the high caloric content of dishes. The value of pasta In 100g of dry product there is about […]
Type 2 Diabetes – Helpful Dietary Strategies
Type 2 Diabetes – Some Specific Information Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder caused by disruptions in the production and utilization of insulin, a hormone that regulates blood glucose levels. Insulin deficiency leads to high blood glucose levels, a condition known as hyperglycemia. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes, accounting for over 90% of […]
Carbohydrate exchanges
A carbohydrate exchange is a unit of measure created specifically for diabetics. Carbohydrate exchanges facilitate the estimation of meals in terms of their carbohydrate content and the dosing of insulin. 1 CARBOHYDRATE EXCHANGES REPRESENTS A PORTION OF A SPECIFIC PRODUCT IN GRAMS THAT PROVIDES 10 G OF DIGESTIBLE CARBOHYDRATES. Using carbohydrate exchanges makes daily life […]
Glycemic Load
As is known, the GI value in a product is extremely important; however, it’s important to remember that it doesn’t matter whether you eat five or two slices of bread, the GI value remains the same regardless of the serving size. That’s why the concept of Glycemic Load plays such an important role, as it […]
Glycemic Index! What is it?
In the simplest terms, the Glycemic Index (GI) is a tool that measures how carbohydrates affect blood glucose levels. It then evaluates the quality of carbohydrates based on this outcome. Carbohydrates are one of the essential elements of the human diet, aiming to provide fuel to our bodies. It turns out that not all carbohydrate-containing […]
Insulin resistance
Do you know what insulin resistance is? Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body’s cells become less effective at responding to insulin.Insulin is a hormone that helps regulate blood glucose levels. Its main task is to allow cells to take in glucose, or sugar, from the blood into their interiors, where it can […]
Diabetes
WHAT IS DIABETES? Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion and/or action. Insulin, a hormone, transports sugar from the blood into cells for storage or to be used as energy. In the case of diabetes, your body either does not produce enough insulin or cannot effectively […]