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You're probably busy in the kitchen every day in order to cook delicious meals for yourself and your family.
You may use a variety of seasonings, such as soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, chicken essence, etc.
You may feel that these spices can increase the aroma, color, and texture of food, making your meals more enticing and satisfying to your taste buds.
But did you know that there are two spices that can cause serious harm to your health, and even damage your pancreatic islets and cause you to develop diabetes, these two spices are sugar and monosodium glutamate? You may not believe it, and you may think that these spices are only used in small quantities and will not make any difference.
You may feel that you do not have any symptoms of diabetes, nor do you have any indicators such as high blood sugar and high urine sugar, and you may feel that your body is okay and there is nothing wrong.
But do you really understand the effects of sugar and MSG on your body? and do you really know the dangers and prevention of diabetes?
1. How to damage your pancreatic islets
Xiao Chen is a middle-aged man who is usually very busy at work, often works overtime, and eats irregularly, he likes to eat some sweets and salty food.
For example, cakes, chocolates, biscuits, instant noodles, ham sausages, etc., he feels that these foods can provide him with energy and relieve stress.
He also often cooks his own meals at home, but his kitchen is always indispensable for sugar and MSG, which he feels can make his meals more delicious and appetizing.
His wife and children often advised him to eat less sugar and MSG and eat more healthy food, but he always refused to listen, feeling that he was in good health and that there was nothing uncomfortable.
There is no family history of diabetes, even if you are a little fat, it is not a big problem.
Until one day, he suddenly felt thirsty, urinated, fatigued, and blurred vision, and was taken to the hospital, where the results of the examination showed.
His blood sugar was as high as 15 mmol/L, which had met the diagnostic criteria for diabetes, and doctors told him that he had type 2 diabetes.
If left untreated, it can lead to serious complications such as heart disease, kidney disease, neuropathy, eye disease, etc.
Xiao Chen regretted it, and he realized how unhealthy his eating habits were and how harmful his body was.
Sugar and monosodium glutamate are two commonly used seasonings in our daily life, but excessive intake of sugar and monosodium glutamate will cause great harm to our health, especially to our pancreatic islets.
Pancreatic islets are part of our pancreas. When we consume sugar, our blood sugar levels rise.
Pancreatic islets secrete insulin, which converts excess sugar into glycogen or fat, which is stored in the liver or adipose tissue, thereby lowering blood sugar levels.
When blood sugar levels are too low, pancreatic islets secrete glucagon, which breaks down stored glycogen or fat into sugar, which is released into the bloodstream, thereby raising blood sugar levels.
In this way, blood sugar levels can be maintained within a normal range and normal physiological functions can be maintained. However, when excessive intake of sugar and monosodium glutamate, blood sugar levels fluctuate frequently, and pancreatic islets secrete insulin continuously.
In this way, the function of pancreatic islets will gradually weaken, and the sensitivity of insulin will also be reduced, resulting in the weakening of the effect of insulin and the inability to effectively control blood sugar levels, resulting in the formation of type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that causes damage to our various organs and systems.
2. How to prevent and control diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that can be prevented and controlled, as long as we take the following measures, we can reduce the risk of disease, improve the condition of the disease, and improve the quality of life.
Diet is an important factor affecting blood sugar levels, and you should make a reasonable diet plan according to your physical condition to control calorie intake.
Avoid excessive intake of sugar, MSG and other spices, and eat more foods that are conducive to lowering blood sugar.
Maintain a regular and moderate diet, don't overeat, don't be picky eaters, don't get hungry, and don't overeat.
Exercise is an effective way to lower blood sugar levels, exercise can increase the sugar metabolism of muscles, consume excess sugar, and reduce the rise in blood sugar.
Exercise can also increase insulin sensitivity and improve the effect of insulin, and exercise can also improve blood circulation and prevent hardening of the arteries.
Psychology is an important factor that affects blood sugar levels, and mood, stress, anxiety, depression, etc., can affect blood sugar levels, making them rise or fall, which is not good for health.
epilogue
Health is the most valuable asset, and without health, there can be no happiness.
We all hope that we can live a long life and enjoy a good life, but our living habits may become an invisible killer of our health.
Sugar and MSG are harmful to the body and can damage pancreatic islets, leading to diabetes.
Therefore, the sugar and monosodium glutamate in the kitchen should be stopped immediately, and the doctor appeals: it will damage the pancreatic islets, remember to keep your mouth shut!
Dear readers, do your eating habits meet the health standards?