Ketogenic diet for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes

The KETO Diet: how to cure and prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is a terrible disease. It is precisely what becomes the cause of heart attacks,
strokes, and gangrene, and it can lead to the amputation of limbs. Why is the disease so terrible?
Because it is a disease of the entire body. And where else it may strike, where it may inflict
damage — that is the question.

What is the cause of diabetes mellitus?
Initially, an increase in the level of glucose in food leads to an increase in the level of insulin in
the blood. The function of insulin is to allow glucose to enter the cell, where it will be
used in a chain of biochemical reactions whose result will be the production of
ATP — the main source of energy in the body.

Gradually, the sensitivity of the cell's receptors that respond to insulin declines.
And despite the fact that more and more insulin is produced and its level in the blood
rises, glucose no longer enters the cell. This state is called
insulin resistance.

As a result, a high content of glucose and a high content of insulin are found in the blood,
but the body cannot use all of the glucose as a source of energy
and is in a state of energy starvation, while the excess glucose is first
stored in the liver in the form of glycogen, and then in the liver, the internal organs, and beneath
the skin in the form of fat.
An elevated level of insulin affects the patient's hormonal status and slows down
the metabolism.

Of course, the environment, bad habits, and improper nutrition are a cause of
diabetes mellitus, but nowadays scientists are increasingly turning their attention to
the mitochondrial basis of this disease. 

What is the essence of it? The main function of the mitochondria is the production of energy. When there is a shortage of fuel,
energy production declines, the quality of oxidative processes decreases, and a large quantity of
under-oxidized free radicals and advanced glycation end products begins to circulate in the blood,
which damage the walls of the vessels and the membranes of the organs.