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Diabetes And Your Heart
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Diabetes Mellitus is a common condition in which there is too much sugar in the blood. High blood pressure and smoking cigarettes can contribute to heart problems, along with having high cholesterol
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The Second Type Of Diabetes: Type 2 Diabetes
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There are two important types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The last is more common than the diabetes type 1, which is mostly found in younger persons. The second diabetes type develops
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Diabetes And The Atkins Diet - All About Diabetes
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Manage Your Diabetes With A Diet Menu
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This is a great starter diet for someone suffering from Diabetes, who is looking for an effective way to manage the health and fitness portion of their diabetes management plan. Be sure to always
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Diabetes The Basics
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You have just found out you have diabetes. No reason to be alarmed. You need to make some lifestyle changes to reduce the possibility of developing a serious situation from your new found ailment. A
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Free Diabetic Tips & Information For Anyone Suffering From Diabetes.
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Diabetes:Living with diabetes can be a stressful time not only for you but for your family too. The condition can strike at any point during your life, from infancy through to seniority and
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The
Effects Of Diabetes
Diabetes
comes in several forms; these are
Gestational diabetes (typically resolved with delivery of the child),
Types 1
diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
Type
1 and 2 Diabetes
Differ from Gestational
diabetes in so far as they are chronic conditions (ie they will not
resolve themselves).
All types of diabetes have been treatable since medicinal insulin
became
available in the early 1920’s.
While insulin was originally
produced from
natural sources such as porcine (pig) pancreas. Most insulin used today
though
is produced through genetic engineering; either as a direct copy of
human
insulin, or human insulin slightly modified that provides a different
duration
of action.
Type
1 Diabetes
In which insulin is not
secreted by the pancreas, is directly treatable only with injected or
inhaled
insulin, although dietary and other lifestyle adjustments are part of
any
diabetes management program.
Type
2 Diabetes
may be managed with a
combination of dietary treatment, tablets and injections and,
frequently,
insulin supplementation. Type
2 diabetes is usually
treated by
increased exercise and decreased carbohydrate intake (ie. to loose
weight).
These can have a significant effect and restore
insulin sensitivity even with a
modest weight reduction (eg 10 to 15 lbs), especially when it is in
abdominal
fat deposits.
Satisfactory
Glucose Control
It
is sometimes possible to achieve
long-term, satisfactory glucose control with these measures alone.
However, the
underlying tendency to insulin resistance is not lost, and so attention
to
diet, exercise, and weight loss must continue. The next step (if
necessary) is
treatment of the type 2 diabetes antidiabetic drugs.
Diabetes
can cause many complications
including hypoglycaemia, ketoacidosis or nonketotic hyper osmolar coma.
These
may occur if the disease is not adequately controlled and treated.
Uncontrolled
diabetes can be extremely dangerous, resulting in loss of vision,
damage to the nerves, blood vessels, kidney and increased risk of heart
attack. Diabetes cannot be cured but it can be controlled either by
diet alone, oral medication or by administering insulin. Some
complications of diabetes are hard to control and can even lead to
premature death.
Adverse
effects
High
levels of glucose in the blood causes diabetic neuropathy. It can cause
damage to the blood vessels supplying the nerves and the nerves itself
causing gradual loss of sensation primarily in hands and feet which may
extend up the limbs.
It causes damage to the blood vessels in
the light-sensitive retina at the back of the eye, which affects both
the eyes and if left untreated can result in loss of vision and
blindness. People with diabetes should have their eye examined yearly.
Damage
to the blood vessels in the kidneys and destroys the kidneys function
of removing wastes and excess water from the body. Symptoms include
vomiting, breathlessness, drowsiness etc.
It can cause
hypoglycemia (a disorder in which the blood sugar falls to abnormally
low levels) by the gradual build up of glucose lowering drugs in the
blood or excessive dose of insulin in relation to food intake. New born
baby of a diabetic mother can also develop hypoglycemia.
Bacteria thrives on glucose rich blood and urine, people with
uncontrolled diabetes are more prone to urinary tract infection.
It
can cause chemical imbalance in the blood causing nausea, vomiting,
abdominal pain, confusion etc. It effects type I diabetes patients.
Long-term
Complications
Serious
long-term complications include
cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, retinal damage (which
can lead
to blindness), nerve damage (of several kinds), and microvascular
damage, which
may cause impotence and poor healing.
Adequate
treatment of diabetes, as well as
increased emphasis on blood pressure control and lifestyle factors
(such as not
smoking and keeping a healthy body weight), may improve the risk of most complications
surrounding the condition.
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