Insulin is a hormone secreted by beta cell located in the Islets of Langerhan’s present at the tail region of pancreas. The three cells present in pancreas are viz.
1. Alfa cell: it secretes hormone Glucagon
2. Beta cell: it secretes hormone insulin
3. Delta cell: it secretes somatostatin hormone.
To control sugar level in diabetic patient is very much crucial for them. Some of them may control by diet change or by daily exercise. While some of them have to depend on the medication and insulin.
First Step:For the treatment of diabetic patient, once the diabetes is diagnosed the first step is to change their lifestyle.
• Change in diet: A healthy diet helps in monitoring, controlling and preventing diabetes complication. For diabetic patient it is good to eat more fruit, vegetables, whole grains and the food which contains low amount of fats and calories. Eat in proportion, reliable diet that is rich in fiber, low in saturated fat and concentrated sweets.
• Daily exercise: Physical activities like jogging, brisk walking, gardening, swimming etc aids in controlling the blood glucose level. These activities help in transporting the glucose to the cells and hence take care of glucose level of the body.