My grandmother has always been a careful woman with many aspects of her life, I always take care of the appearance of her home, her husband and her children, she cared to feed them well and educate them correctly, however there was very little care He gave his own health.There were many factors that influenced her to suffer from diabetes mellitus, for example, the lack of information about her genetic predisposition to this disease, few medical checks and annual blood tests and of course the excess of sweets in her diet dailyShe was a lover of sweets since she was a child, there was not a week in which she did not put on her apron and prepare a beautiful cake for her family, she loved going on weekends for an ice cream and enjoyed every afternoon a sweet coffee accompanied of cookies with chocolate chips.In this way, all this candy that pleased her so much ended up triggering in her, an excess of weight that later led her to suffer from the 65 years of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which our body does not produce enough insulin to compensate for the sugar found in our blood, so sugar starts to accumulate, causing important problems throughout our body.It is despite being a disease that can be controlled easily with insulin injections or oral hypoglycemic agents, it needs to be controlled also through diet.For my grandmother, knowing that she suffers from diabetes and could not continue eating those delicious cakes to which she was accustomed was a difficult situation to accept.However, with the passage of time and with the support of their grandchildren and children, the whole process started to become much easier, my family and I began to investigate about the diet that a diabetic person should have and we made a list of the foods that she could consume with tranquility and that would favor her in her illness.Today I want to share with you this list of the best foods for diabetics, with which I hope to help many people who suffer from this disease and do not know what foods should be included in their meals to keep their sugar levels stable.Flours and whole grains: In this group of foods we can highlight: trigo bran, oats, soy flour, brown rice, whole wheat bread and barley (Which when chosen to replace white rice, allows reduce up to 80% blood sugar levels)Fruits and vegetables: the most recommended fruits for diabetics are apple and orange or lemon, these fruits as well as appease the appetite help control the imbalance of sugar. Among the vegetables to be consumed, we have: Avocado, broccoli, spinach, tomato and sweet potato, however, any vegetable can be consumed without problems as soon as they are steamed, raw or roasted.Proteins and meats: Among the most recommended meats are: white meats (chicken or turkey) and fish such as salmon, tuna or sardines. It should be considered that the cooking of these foods should always be low in fat, so it is recommended to prepare them on the grill, steam or roasts.As well as these foods, there are many others that contribute to the diabetics' diet, that although it is initially difficult to carry over time and with the support of the family, it will become a habit of life that will be great help to be able to carry better disease.

One afternoon sitting in the armchair in the main living room of my house, after reading one of the last chapters of Piedra de Mar, one of my favorite novels by Francisco Massiani, I decided to turn on the television to continue distracting my mind, among many movie channels and entertainment, I find a channel dedicated to transmitting animal life.At that time, I was starting a program that caught my attention, which referred to the thawing of glaciers and the effects that this phenomenon has on animal life.In this program they explained with exact figures how much the ice mass had descended both in the north pole and in the south pole, showing videos of the poles before the global warming began and impressive images of how they are nowadays.All this impressed me a lot, because throughout my life, I have felt a great connection with nature and with animals, I have always preferred the countryside to the city and I love traveling to places where I can have contact with nature. Therefore at that time, I put all my attention in this program and later I decided to investigate much more about the subject.Among all my research, I found countless news and articles, which gave me even more surprising data about this event. One of the researches that most caught my attention was published on the elordenmundial.com website, which they named "Antarctica, the last thaw". This article shows information of great relevance, even for people who have never read about it.In the information, it is highlighted that the extension of the glacier platforms will vary depending on the season of the year, however, it is pointed out that these platforms are thinner each time, due to the increase in the temperature of the land, They are more likely to break.This event has already happened several times, the first happened on the Pine Island glacier platform in 2015, where research revealed that the water flowing under the ice shelf is now warmer than usual, prompting the ice to decrease to 90 meters in a year, causing a part of the platform to be so thin that it could no longer be sustained, releasing 580 km² of ice to the sea.In the first instance, this event is already impressive, but its causes are even more surprising. When a portion of the glacial platforms disengage, they come into direct contact with the water that is increasingly hot, so that it ends up melting and forming part of the oceans, in this way, according to data from the environmental protection agency, the levels of the seas has expanded between 15 and 20 cm in the last 100 years.Although these figures seem to be little alarming, with the passage of time little by little the coasts of the sea will disappear and if the Antarctic completely thawed, all the sea level would grow until disappearing many of the important coastal cities such as New YorkOn the other hand, the effects of the thawing of the poles also greatly affect the animals that live in them, because when the poles are thawed, the unique species such as the polar bear and the penguins will not be able to stay alive in this hostile environment.It was quite discouraging to find all this information that doesn't require more than the complete death of the poles on our planet, however, I still think that we can always contribute our grain of sand to provide more care to the earth, reducing the use of fuels, recycling everything that is possible and of course informing all of our acquaintances, so that they also give their contribution.

Después de horas y horas recorriendo un polvoriento y caluroso camino, desde la carretera pudimos apreciar un asentado de chozas y curiosas estructuras de un pequeño poblado Mursi. Desde hacía mucho tiempo, tenía la incesante curiosidad por conocer a esta famosa tribu africana, un referente obligatorio cuando se hablaba de las culturas más fascinantes del planeta. Fue en el año 97, yo era una joven estudiante de antropología que no se conformaba con leer gruesos libros y mirar fotografías lejanas. Yo necesitaba conocer por mano propia, aunque no sabía ni qué esperar la mayoría de las veces.Podría escribir todo un libro tan solo para explicar cómo fue que pude llegar a Etiopía, pero por ahora quisiera centrarme en el verdadero traspié: la realidad destrozando a mis expectativas, que como dije, ya ni recuerdo cuáles eran. El conductor del Jeep que realizó nuestro traslado hasta la zona donde se encontraban los Mursi, me comentó que debía “quitarme el brassiere para conocerlos”. Yo era la única mujer en el grupo de turistas y la “recomendación” de este sujeto me pareció fuera de lugar y bastante incómoda, de ninguna forma lo haría. Le arrojé una mirada fulminante y continué mirando por la ventana, ignorando todo lo que decía…No sé por qué pensé que los Mursi actuarían como un gato al vernos, observando desde lejos y acercándose con curiosidad, poco a poco. En lugar de eso, se aproximaron a mí y comenzaron a tomarme las muñecas, a tocarme el cuello, la espalda, como buscando algo. De pronto, me estrujaron las manos para quitarme el reloj, rompieron el collar del medallón que portaba tan orgullosa en mi cuello y un hombre Mursi comenzó a tirar del broche de mi brassiere de forma agresiva hasta que logró zafarlo.Una vez suelto, comenzó a halarlo y en un segundo, quedé semi-desnuda en medio de toda esa gente. Y digo “semi-desnuda” porque la blusa de algodón que me había puesto esa mañana para sobrellevar el intenso calor era bastante transparente, estoy segura que todos podían ver mis asimétricos pezones. Avergonzada, intenté descifrar qué había pasado y vi al hombre Mursi, evidentemente feliz por haber obtenido mi brassiere, lo estiraba y lo miraba con fascinación. De pronto, lo amarró en su cabeza y su felicidad en ese punto parecía desbordante. Yo estaba atónita. Los demás Mursi, se pelearon y empujaron para quedarse con mi reloj y con el costoso medallón que me habían quitado. De pronto miré al chofer del Jeep y me hizo un gesto como diciendo: "esto es así, yo te lo dije”. Me sentí mucho más avergonzada y estúpida. Para sobrellevar el momento, decidí tomar algunas fotografías del lugar. Entonces otros Mursi se acercaron a mí para pedirme que los fotografiara, o eso fue lo que pude entender. Esta vez, el conductor del Jeep me dijo: “después de tomar la foto, tienes que pagar, espero que hayas traído suficientes Birr”. En efecto. Apenas tomé la foto los Mursi me cobraron, empujándome, señalándome, apuntándome con una especie de lanza. De hecho, tuve que tomar como 12 fotografías y pagar por todas ellas para que quedaran satisfechos y se fueran. Me quedé sin dinero. Tendríamos apenas 45 minutos en ese lugar cuando el conductor nos llamó porque era hora de regresar. ─¡Ya casi es mediodía, vamos, pronto! ¡No quieren quedarse aquí cuando los Mursi estén borrachos! ─exclamó. Entonces volvió a acercarse a mí y me dijo: “con el dinero que te cobraron, podrían embriagarse tres días seguidos”. Eso fue todo. Decepcionada, endeudada y confundida, regresé a mi raro país. Y les conté a todos que había sido fascinante, la mejor experiencia de mi vida, la más gratificante. Sostendré esa versión hasta el día de mi muerte.