DIABETES is a chronic disease in which there is an alteration in the utilization of sugars due to partial or total deficiency of the hormone insulin or does not fulfill this function. Insulin allows sugar to enter cells to be used as an energy source if little or malfunctions, sugars accumulate in the blood, producing what is called hyperglycemia (levels above the normal sugar -glucose in the blood). (more…)
‘Types of Diabetes’
Types Of Diabetes Symptoms
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Diabetes Diagnosed
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Diabetes is a disease particularly insidious and perverse as it may not be any symptoms for many years and when symptoms appear are those complications.
The phrase “I have no symptoms, so I’m not sick” is completely false, but “may well have diabetes for many years without knowing it” is perfectly correct, and lack of a correct detection complication is already present at diagnosis of diabetes in 10 to 30% of cases in individual studies.
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Research on Diabetes
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, resulting from insufficient production or insulin resistance.
Diabetes is known as Praméha of meaning “excessive urination. Ayurveda focuses the diagnosis of diabetes on the urinalysis to determine the type and severity. There are 20 types of diabetes. Those changes to increase exclusive Kapha dosha, half can be cured through rehabilitation of metabolism.
Etiology
- Excessive sleep and nap especially after meals
- Lack of exercise
- Idleness
- Excessive consumption of cold foods, creamy (fat), sweet and sour
- Excessive consumption of foods and beverages such as milk, yoghurt, cakes, biscuits, desserts, fish, fatty meat, vegetables, alcohol, young
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Diabetes and cardiovascular risk
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Diabetes and cardiovascular risk
Diabetes mellitus is a disease that occurs when the pancreas can not produce enough insulin or when it fails to act in the body because the cells do not respond to his encouragement.
People with the disorder are more likely to suffer a critical illness cardiovascular. It is to prevent diabetes and to keep the cardiovascular risk factor.
Types of diabetes
There are two main types of diabetes:
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Diabetes mellitus type 1 is often diagnosed before age 35, but can occur at any age. The cells in the pancreas that make insulin are destroyed and no longer generate it. Usually you have a sudden onset.
Diabetes mellitus type 2
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is usually diagnosed in middle age of life (above 40 years), although there are rare cases in young people. Occurs essentially by a progressive resistance of the cells (especially the liver and muscles) to the action of insulin produced.
There are also two types of short-term diabetes:
Gestational Diabetes
It is diagnosed during pregnancy and may disappear after delivery.
Diabetes induced
For drugs (eg corticosteroids) or rare genetic diseases (chronic pancreatitis, etc.)..
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Types of Diabetes
Monday, January 4th, 2010
There 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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