Diabetes What is meaning of Diabetes Diabetes is
Diabetes
What is meaning of Diabetes ? �Diabetes is classed as a metabolism disorder metabolism refers to the way our bodies use digested food for energy and growth. �Most of what we eat is broken down into glucose. Glucose is a form of sugar in the blood – it is the principal source of fuel for our bodies �Our cells use the glucose for energy and growth. Glucose cannot enter our cells without insulin being present. �Insulin make it possible for our cells to take in the glucose. �Insulin is a hormone that produced by the pancreas.
3 Main types of Diabetes � Diabetes Type 1 – Insulin not being produce at all � Diabetes Type 2 – Insulin being produced but not enough / Insulin not working properly � Gestational Diabetes – Diabetes develop during pregnancy
Prevention � Adopt a healthy lifestyle and a normal sugar intake � regularly visit the clinic / hospital to a diagnostic test (sugar level in the body) � Prevent developing cardiovascular disease � Stop smoking , drinking alcohol
Main aim of diabetes management �Blood glucose levels �Blood pressure �Cholesterol levels
The Effect of Diabetes One of biggest and most deadly effects of diabetes is heart disease. Heart disease encompasses a number of different disorders all which have a negative effect on the functioning of the heart. Heart disease can include such conditions as hardening of the arteries which is known as atherosclerosis, heart palpitations, heart attacks, high blood pressure and hypertension. These conditions are known to be linked to diabetes because oftentimes the conditions that cause diabetes can also cause heart disease also. More people die of heart disease than other diseases each year and part of this can be linked to the connection with diabetes.
Sign and Symptoms �polyuria(Frequently urine) �polydipsia(increased thirst) �polyphagia (increased hunger) �Symptoms may develop rapidly (weeks or months) in type 1 diabetes while in type 2 diabetes they usually develop much more slowly and may be subtle or absent.
Medications Oral medications Metformin is generally recommended as a first line treatment for type 2 diabetes as there is good evidence that it decreases mortality. Routine use of aspirin however has not been found to improve outcomes in uncomplicated diabetes.
Insulin Type 1 diabetes is typically treated with a combinations of regular and NPH insulin, or synthetic insulin analogs. When insulin is used in type 2 diabetes, a long-acting formulation is usually added initially, while continuing oral medications. Doses of insulin are then increased to effect
References �http: //google diabetes. com. my �http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus#Signs _and_symptoms (wikipedia)
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