Diabetes

Items

• Hyperglycemia

  High blood glucose.
• Hypoglycemia

  Abnormally low blood glucose.
• Insoluble fiber

  Fibre that does not dissolve in water.
• Insulin

  Hormone secreted by the pancreas.
• Insulin resistance

  Reduced response of body cells to insulin.
• Invert sugar

  Mixture of glucose and fructose.
• Kidney failure

  Condition in which kidneys stop functioning.
• Low GI

  Foods scoring under 55.
• Medium GI

  Foods scoring 55–70.
• Molasses

  Thick brown syrup left from sugar refining.
• Naturally-occurring sugars

  Sugars naturally present in foods.
• Non-nutritive sweetener

  Sugar substitutes with little or no energy.
• Pancreas

  Gland behind the stomach producing enzymes and hormones.
• Prediabetes

  Higher-than-normal blood glucose not yet diabetes.
• Soluble fiber

  Fibre that dissolves in water.
• Sugar alcohols

  Sugar substitutes absorbed more slowly than sugars.
• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

  Diabetes in which little or no insulin is produced.
• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  Diabetes where body cells resist insulin.
• White sugar

  Granulated sucrose.
• Wholegrains

  Grains containing all essential parts of the seed.