Glycation of molecules and its relationship with diabetes

Abstract

When we consume food and the digestion process subsequently takes place, the food is rotted into substances that the body uses to generate energy; for example: glucose. This molecule is transported through the bloodstream to the body's cells by a very popular hormone, insulin. Insulin is like a key that opens cellular doors and allows glucose to enter from the bloodstream into the cells. If a person is not physically active, they are overweight and have inadequate dietary habits; there is a greater chance of developing diabetes. People get sick with diabetes because the body cannot produce insulin, or the insulin produced does not work properly. So, glucose cannot enter normally because the key to open the doors does not work and the glucose molecules remain in the bloodstream; increasing its concentration, promoting a cellular state where glucose achieves to modify the three-dimensional structure of other molecules; triggering multiple reactions that cause irreversible cellular damage.