Saturday, September 13, 2014

Facts about diabetes

Facts about Diabetes mellitus is a case of long-term (chronic), affect the body's ability to deal with the sugar or glucose. And could have serious health consequences. But with a measure of caution and careful, it can be for people with diabetes continue to live a normal life and a healthy and active. The level of blood sugar is very high in patients with diabetes, because insulin hormone called insulin to be absent from the body or does not work correctly. There is sugar in starchy foods, such as pasta, bread, rice, potatoes, and fruits and sweet foods. When we eat foods that contain the hormone insulin helps glucose move from the blood into the cells where they are destroying it for energy production. But when the body does not make enough insulin, or when the insulin does not work properly, stop this process, and glucose builds up in the blood. This is diabetes. There are millions of people with diabetes in the world, and the number is increasing. There are also people who may be infected with the disease and do not have obvious symptoms, which can explain their condition or their symptoms as a result of other causes, such as age or frequent concerns. Types of diabetes There are two main types of diabetes Type I: In this type, the body can not produce insulin at all. This happens type of diabetes usually before the age of forty, and represents only about 10% of all cases. It is the most common form of diabetes in childhood. The second type is the type that does not produce the body enough insulin, or the body is resistant to insulin so that does not work correctly. It is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for about 90% of cases. And associated often with weight gain. All forms of diabetes remain a lifetime, and have potentially serious consequences if left untreated, where diabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke, nerve damage and blindness. But if treated effectively, it can be for people with diabetes reduce the risk of these complications, reduce symptoms daily. Lives of many people with diabetes healthy life such as healthy and active. Symptoms of diabetes include symptoms of both types of diabetes include: increased thirst and drink plenty of fluids. Frequent urination. Feeling tired without apparent reason. Underweight. Genital itching or frequent exposure to parasitic and fungal infection. Slow healing of wounds. Blurred vision. In diabetes type I, symptoms usually appear within a few weeks, but soon becomes very clear. In the second type, the symptoms can appear very slowly, over a period of months. And have some people with type II diabetes symptoms are very light, so they believe for other reasons. Perhaps there are no symptoms at all with a small number of people. Diabetes treatment goal of any treatment for diabetes is to keep blood sugar levels within the normal range as much as possible. People with diabetes need to understand how the effect of food and physical activity at the level of sugar in the blood. As with diabetes type I can not produce insulin at all, so they must inject insulin in their bodies regularly rest of their lives. The most common way to do this is daily insulin injections themselves. It can teach people with type II diabetes inject themselves. Instead, some patients can use an insulin pump, a device the size of the paper tray, sends insulin into the body through a thin tube. In type II diabetes, can change the diet to form healthy, lifestyle modification, to achieve control of the situation in many cases, without the need for further treatment. But most people with type II diabetes eventually need to eat some oral medications (tablets), also needs others to insulin injections. The People with diabetes need also to take drugs to reduce the risk of health complications; For example, deals with many of them pills to lower blood pressure; also used some of the other statins to lower cholesterol in the blood, or low doses of aspirin to help prevent stroke. Share it! 

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