Diabetes mellitus is a first-line priority among problems, facing medical science and public health around the world. According to the International Diabetes Federation, The number of patients with diabetes mellitus in the world has already exceeded 463 million, it is considered, that every second patient is not identified. Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction in 2 times, kidney pathology in 17 time, gangrene of the lower extremities 20 time, arterial hypertension in 3 times. Diabetes is the number one cause of blindness.

The average life expectancy of patients with diabetes is reduced by 6-15 years. More than 100,000 people die each year from complications of diabetes 4 million people, Diabetes is the third leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease and cancer.. Moreover, tens of millions of people around the world suffer from undiagnosed forms of the disease. A large number of people have a hereditary predisposition to this disease.. The cost of treating diabetes and its complications is on the rise, and even sufficiently wealthy countries are no longer able to meet these needs, в то время как затраты на профилактику сахарного диабета и предупреждение его осложнений во много раз меньше.

Normally there is no sugar in the urine, and in the blood during the study on an empty stomach should be equal to 3,5 to 5,5 mmol/l.

Without adequate treatment, diabetes leads to long-term consequences and damage to various organs and tissues..

The main chronic complications of diabetes are: retinopathy (eye damage, leading to blindness), nephropathy (kidney damage), neuropathy (nerve damage), angiopathy (damage to blood vessels).

These complications can be prevented through prevention or timely treatment..

The most powerful risk factor for developing diabetes 2 type is obese. Virtually every overweight or obese patient develops the disease, a to 90% diabetic patients are obese.

In this way, A healthy, balanced diet combined with regular exercise helps maintain normal blood sugar levels., and keep in good physical shape, control body weight, normal blood pressure, preventing the development of diabetes and its complications.