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Treatment of Diabetes

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

treatment of diabetes

The main goal of treatment is to maintain glucose levels within normal ranges. Treatment depends on the type of diabetes you have. It is an illness that requires daily monitoring and strict control of blood sugar levels.

In type 1 diabetes must apply the insulin that the body can not produce (there are synthetic insulins), we need people with this type of diabetes monitor their glucose levels continuously and exercise daily.

The treatment of type 2 diabetes primarily includes changes in diet, regular exercise and weight control. If these measures, which together are called changes in lifestyle are not enough, your doctor may prescribe medication to lower blood glucose levels.

If untreated, diabetes can cause:
* High blood sugar levels that can make a person feel thirst, fatigue, weight loss, frequent urination or frequent infections.
* Other serious health problems: damage to other organs, especially eyes, kidneys, nerves and heart.

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Types of Diabetes

Monday, January 4th, 2010

type 1 diabetesThere are different types of diabetes, the most common are type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes. This form of the disease is seen most often in children and young adults, also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin. The cause is unknown, but researchers believe it is due to genetic factors (inheritance) or environmental. It is a disease that is preventable.

In this type of diabetes, people can not make insulin and must inject the hormone daily to live. Symptoms occur most commonly include frequent urination, feeling very hungry, tiredness, blurred vision, excessive thirst, weight loss, or irritability.

Type 2 diabetes. Most people with diabetes have type 2, which is usually seen in people over age 45, also known as noninsulin-dependent diabetes. Is a disorder of metabolism that is associated with obesity, sedentary lifestyle (lack of exercise) and unhealthy eating habits.

Risk factors for this type of diabetes include family history, overweight people, those who do not exercise or have impaired levels of cholesterol and in women who had diabetes during pregnancy.

This disease occurs when the body does not make enough insulin or can not use it correctly. The most common symptoms are: any of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes, frequent infections, wounds that heal slowly, numbness in hands or feet.

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What is Diabetes?

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

diabetesIntroduction
Most foods we consume are converted into glucose, a form of sugar. Our body uses glucose as an energy source for our cells to function properly, muscles and entire body. For us to absorb glucose, we need a hormone called insulin that is produced in the pancreas (organ in the abdomen near the stomach).

Definition
When a person has diabetes, your pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body can not use it properly and without insulin, glucose can not enter our cells, so glucose stays in the blood and filtered through the kidneys. The elevated levels of glucose in the blood causes progressive and irreversible damage in many parts of the body.

Millions of people have diabetes mellitus, commonly called diabetes. Diabetes is a serious, chronic disease caused by problems with insulin production.

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