Diabetes is caused by eating sugar?

 We are no strangers to diabetes, and some people even have diabetics around them. It is often heard that "diabetes is caused by eating sugar". This sentence is too absolute and obviously not reliable. So, how does diabetes happen, and how to care for it?

　　 Is diabetes caused by too much sugar?

　　 There is a blood sugar control system in the human body. When food enters the human body, sugar will be broken down into glucose, which enters the blood and becomes blood sugar. Increased blood sugar will stimulate the pancreatic β-cells to secrete insulin and lower the blood sugar concentration. When there is a problem with this sugar control system, blood sugar cannot be effectively controlled, and it continues to be maintained at a high level, and it becomes diabetes.

　　 Diabetes patients have sugar in urine, not because they eat too much sugar, but because the body cannot use these sugars. At this time, there are more sugars in the blood. When a certain amount is exceeded, diabetes will form. But it is undeniable that long-term consumption of sweets does increase the risk of diabetes.

　　 Is it healthy without sugar?

　　 Some people say that in order to avoid diabetes, just don’t eat sugar!

　　 Although sugar is indeed lethal, it is also a type of nutrient essential to the human body, so we don’t need to shut out all sugar. It is important to limit its intake. The World Health Organization recommends that ordinary people should control their daily free sugar intake below 10% of their total energy, and eat about 25 grams of sugar per day.

　　 Diabetes can't eat sugar?

　　 Sugar is one of the three essential nutrients for the human body. It is an important energy source for the human body. Even sugar lovers need to absorb sugar to supplement energy.

　　 Sugar is divided into monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides mainly refer to glucose and fructose; disaccharides refer to sucrose and lactose; while starch and dietary fiber belong to polysaccharides.

　　 The sugar mentioned in our lives actually mainly refers to the simple sugars of white sugar and brown sugar. These foods have a fast rise in sugar, and diabetes should be avoided as much as possible;

　　 And polysaccharide food sugar friends can be eaten in moderation. For example, dietary fiber will not only not increase blood sugar after eating, but also increase satiety, which is very beneficial to diabetics.