Diabetes, or rather diabetics, are a group of symptoms sharing the common features of hyperglycemia, insufficient or absent insulin production, and insulin resistance.
These metabolic diseases, known as “civilization diseases”, are constantly evolving, to the point of being considered a veritable epidemic.
Type 2 diabetes is the most common. It is strongly linked to lifestyle and is part of the metabolic syndrome: hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, overweight, altered lipid profile, hypertension. Symptoms are varied, sometimes undetectable, until the sometimes sudden onset of micro and macro-vascular complications: retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease or stroke. It is generally treated by dietary and lifestyle modifications, and by drug therapy in certain cases. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the beta cells of the pancreas, responsible for producing the insulin needed to transport glucose into the cells, are destroyed. In this case, daily insulin administration is required. Type 3 diabetes has been defined as insulin resistance in the brain. Official nutritional recommendations for diabetics advocate a rather hypocaloric diet, high in carbohydrates and low in fats. This dietary model is based on the Mediterranean diet, the Harvard plate or the classic food pyramid. If these recommendations were effective, why is diabetes on the rise? Alice Dénoyers, will be proposing alternative solutions in the next dossier on the “Low Carb” or ketogenic diet.