Diabetes Mellitus (DM), which is often referred to the public "diabetes", a number of disturbances that have characteristics typical of the main high sugar in the blood. Diabetes means "continue" because it always has a drink and a great number, and then continue the form of urine alias urine. Meanwhile Mellitus means "sweet", as has a urine containing glucose alias blood sugar that taste sweet.
TO basically, DM is caused by the hormone insulin that people with inadequate or ineffective, so can not work normally. Even in normal people, insulin has a major role in managing blood sugar; approximately 60-120 mg / dl in the fasting state, and below 140 mg / dl in the two hours after eating.
There are two categories of the most common choices, namely, diabetes type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes type 1, the DM diidap by 5-10 percent of people, usually occurs in children or young adults. Meanwhile, type 2 diabetes, the DM diidap by 90-95 percent of all diabetics, increased in number, especially in minority populations.
Diabetes is found in all population groups and age, but the increase in the number of elderly people in groups (elderly) and those with black, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian people.
The Congressionally-Established Diabetes Research Working Group (1999) reported that although the death because the diseases of cancer, stroke, cardiovascular and tended to decrease since 1988, because the death rate of diabetes increased about 30 percent. Life expectancy of those who suffer from diabetes on average 15 years shorter than those who do not suffer.
In Indonesia, especially in the city, diabetes and diseases that are classified prominent at this time.
Research Waspadji 1982 find, there are 1.7 percent of the diabetics in Jakarta, and in 1992 climbed to 5.7 percent. Epidemiological research in Depok 2001-cooperation Perkeni (People Endokrinolog Indonesia) and the Ministry of Health, the number of diabetics get 6.2 percent. (Kompas, November 5, 2001). Most cases of diabetes found in Indonesia in which Pietersburg reached 6.1 percent. (Kompas, May 29, 2002).
Based on the WHO notes in 1998, the number of diabetics in Indonesia to rank the most-6 in the world after India, China, Russia, Japan and Brazil. Number of diabetics in Indonesia is predicted to increase to 12 million in the year 2025. 250 percent increase from the 5 million people in 1995 was due to the increasing elderly population and changes in patterns of life, from the type of food consumed up to the decreasing physical activity.
Over the centuries, more than 400 plants successfully identified as a "medicine" of diabetes. In Europe, Asia and the Middle East, red onion and raw food has long been used as the favorite choice for controlling blood sugar. In Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Santo Domingo, untouchable has been used widely as the "medicine" to traditional diabetes.
Studies to date prove that the consumption of foods high fiber, particularly soluble fiber, can improve control of blood sugar in type 2 diabetics. Studies conducted by the board Manisha Chandalia and colleagues, colleagues from the disease in the Science and Human Nutrition Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, the United States.
Tolbutamide properties in the onion
Garlic has long been the place decorous occupiers in medicine as "medicine" of diabetes. Modern research shows, red onion has "strength" lower blood sugar, owned and charged at the rate found in food.
The researchers who conducted the Indian onion, either in the form of juice and onion "round" alias is still intact, as much as 25-200 grams on the subject of ditelitinya, get that more and more onion is given, larger decreases the blood sugar. There is no difference between raw onion and red onion that has been boiled.
According to the theory of the research team, onion affect sugar metabolism in the liver, or the release of insulin metabolism, and / or prevent the destruction of insulin. "Agent" that may have the ability hipoglikemia, lowering blood sugar, it is active allyl propyl disulfide and allicin. Experiments and clinical evidence suggests that allyl propyl disulfide lower blood sugar by improving the "lifetime" (lifespan) insulin.
Actually, it is the scientists since 1923, scientists detected the existence of depressor blood sugar in the onion, and in the 1960s, researchers successfully isolate antidiabetes compound from the onion that work similar to the general antidiabetes pharmaceutical drugs, known as tolbutamide, which is often used to reduce blood sugar. Tolbutamide way of working is to stimulate the synthesis and insulin production. In the rabbit experiment, red onion extract showed, 77 percent effective with the same standard doses tolbutamide.
The results of other studies show, have the effect of onion lower blood sugar and fat. Therefore, it is recommended to add onion to the food in each meal. Garlic can be used after the number of free meals.
Soluble fiber in the natural food
High blood sugar is a major problem in diabetes. Research proves that the fibers have a strong effect on blood sugar control.
In a study conducted by Chandalia et al, 13 people with type 2 diabetes are required to follow the two types of diets, each for six weeks. The first diet is a diet that contains fiber in the number of moderate (24 g total fiber; 8 g fiber and 16 g soluble fiber is not soluble), as recommended American Diabetes Association. Meanwhile, diet is the second high-fiber diet (50 g total fiber; each 25 g fiber and soluble fiber is not soluble), which contains the natural order of food laden fiber.
Both diets, prepared in the kitchen research, contain vitamin macro and the same energy (see Table). Chandalia et al then compare the effects of these two dietary control of blood sugar and blood fat rate.
The result? People-diabetics who consume 50 g total fiber-to-day with 7 to 8 portions of fruits and vegetables, alias dietary fiber has a high blood sugar lower and more stable than people-diabetics who consume moderate dietary fiber. High-fiber diet also lower total blood cholesterol rate of around 7 percent.
How precisely the mechanism of high-fiber foods can improve blood sugar control, not yet clear. However, it is alleged to be caused by a type of soluble fiber and pectin looks that can slow the drain side, and even slow down the absorption of sugar or blood.
Chandalia et al study also shows that the Feed (Intake) of high soluble fiber may be achieved strictly with natural food pregnant fiber. High-fiber diet and little side effects can be accepted by the people. Therefore, to increase the consumption seratnya, the diabetics are encouraged to consume natural food laden fibers compared with preparation or fiber supplements.
Food-laden food fiber used to a diet high in fiber research Chandalia and friends is a fruit dish koktail, fresh oranges, fresh pineapple, fresh papaya, peach fruit (PEACH), fresh, cherry fruit, fresh tomato, corn, zucchini, green beans, whole-Wheat bread, and havermout (oatmeal and oat layout copy cat). Fruit, especially oranges and pineapple, green beans, and havermout is a source of soluble fiber on.
