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Insulin Treatment

JUTAWAN TERKENAL — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:44:41 +0000

Insulin is made in the pancreas. If no or insufficient insulin is made, or when the body no longer responds to insulin, the body has trouble to get glucose from the blood. The blood flows remains around and can not be used for energy. The result is very thirsty and urinating a lot. Because the body tries to glucose in a different way to lose. As someone not glucose, so no power can take, he feels tired.

Hyperglycemia & Glucose

JUTAWAN TERKENAL — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:26:00 +0000

Is characterized by a high concentration of glucose in the blood (greater than 1.26 g / liter or 6.9 mmol / l). Diabetes is caused when insulin deficiency and that sugar accumulates in the blood causing hyperglycemia, without being used by the body.
There are 2 types of diabetes: Diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and non-diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). The Central Hospital of Yaounde has become aware of various complications of this disease and have prepared a diabetes center.

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Treatment of Diabetes

Ann Brown — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:43:09 +0000

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.

People with diabetes may also have decreased levels of sugar due to: excess of drugs that lower blood sugar, excessive dose of insulin or do not eat enough. It is important to follow the pattern of food and medicines your doctor prescribes. A significant decrease in blood sugar levels can make people have tremors, dizziness, sweating, hunger, headache, pale skin, moodiness or behavior changes, difficulty paying attention, confusion and tingling in the mouth .

The best way to control diabetes is to have your blood sugar levels within normal parameters. Remember, blood sugar levels rise after eating any food, so it is very important to monitor very closely the meal plan.

Complications
* Renal (kidney)
* Cardiovascular disease (heart)
* Blindness
* Nerve damage
* Amputation
* Decreased life expectancy
* Death

What is Diabetes?

Ann Brown — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:31:54 +0000

Introduction
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.