Diet and Diabetes: Generalities and Carbohydrates

diluted in blood plasma, which is measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg / dL) or millimoles per liter (mmol / L).

Note: In this article we will discuss the diet for type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus; with regard to gestational diabetes, many of the nutritional principles applied to type 2 treatment can be considered valid.

which includes a group of metabolic diseases characterized by a defect in insulin secretion and / or action, the presence of hyperglycemia and the long-term appearance of chronic complications in various organs, in particular eyes, kidney, nerves, heart and blood vessels.