{"id":8109,"date":"2016-07-04T14:11:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T14:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntountas-endokrinologos.gr\/en\/diabetes-mellitus\/"},"modified":"2017-07-03T11:05:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T11:05:07","slug":"diabetes-mellitus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ntountas-endokrinologos.gr\/en\/diabetes-mellitus\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Mellitus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t

\t\t\t\nWhat is?\t\t<\/h3>\t\t
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Diabetes<\/strong> is a disorder of the metabolism. The metabolism is a mechanism through which our body uses food to provide energy to the human organism.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Most of the foods we eat are broken down into glucose – among other components. Glucose<\/strong> consists the main fuel source for our body. The cells of our body use the glucose, converting it to energy. However, glucose cannot penetrate into the cells without the presence of a particular substance, insulin.<\/p>\n

Insulin<\/strong> is a hormone that is produced in the pancreas. More particularly, after the intake of food, the pancreas liberates a -significant- quantity of insulin, that pushes glucose towards the cells. This movement corresponds to the decrease of sugar (glucose) levels in blood. Diabetes occurs when the human body cannot use food as energy and, therefore, sugar is increased in the blood.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\tThere are three types of Diabetes:\t\t<\/h3>\t\t
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