tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72653390324397455272024-03-12T15:50:04.409-07:00Cara mencegah dan mengubati penyakit diabetesBoleh dikatakan ibu segala penyakit adalah penyakit diabetes. Jumlah penghidap penyakit diabetes semakin hari semakin bertambah dari seluruh dunia. Pada artikel kali ini saya akan tampilkan cara mencegah dan mengubati penyakit diabetes.Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-62985999107260198392015-09-14T05:10:00.000-07:002015-09-14T05:10:00.496-07:00Type 2 of diabetesType 2 diabetes mellitus is characterized by insulin resistance, which may be combined with relatively reduced insulin secretion. The defective responsiveness of body tissues to insulin is believed to involve the insulin receptor. However, the specific defects are not known. Diabetes mellitus cases due to a known defect are classified separately. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type.<br />
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In the early stage of type 2, the predominant abnormality is reduced insulin sensitivity. At this stage, hyperglycemia can be reversed by a variety of measures and medications that improve insulin sensitivity or reduce glucose production by the liver.<br />
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Type 2 diabetes is due primarily to lifestyle factors and genetics. A number of lifestyle factors are known to be important to the development of type 2 diabetes, including obesity (defined by a body mass index of greater than thirty), lack of physical activity, poor diet, stress, and urbanization. Excess body fat is associated with 30% of cases in those of Chinese and Japanese descent, 60-80% of cases in those of European and African descent, and 100% of Pima Indians and Pacific Islanders. Those who are not obese often have a high waist–hip ratio.Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-2238090339282647222015-08-31T05:09:00.000-07:002015-08-31T05:09:00.091-07:00Type 1 of diabetesType 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, leading to insulin deficiency. This type can be further classified as immune-mediated or idiopathic. The majority of type 1 diabetes is of the immune-mediated nature, in which a T-cell-mediated autoimmune attack leads to the loss of beta cells and thus insulin. It causes approximately 10% of diabetes mellitus cases in North America and Europe. Most affected people are otherwise healthy and of a healthy weight when onset occurs. Sensitivity and responsiveness to insulin are usually normal, especially in the early stages. Type 1 diabetes can affect children or adults, but was traditionally termed "juvenile diabetes" because a majority of these diabetes cases were in children.Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-65094286930236105652015-08-31T05:07:00.000-07:002015-08-31T05:07:00.654-07:00Complications of diabetesAll forms of diabetes increase the risk of long-term complications. These typically develop after many years (10–20), but may be the first symptom in those who have otherwise not received a diagnosis before that time.<br />
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The major long-term complications relate to damage to blood vessels. Diabetes doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease and about 75% of deaths in diabetics are due to coronary artery disease. Other "macrovascular" diseases are stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.<br />
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The primary microvascular complications of diabetes include damage to the eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Damage to the eyes, known as diabetic retinopathy, is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the retina of the eye, and can result in gradual vision loss and potentially blindness. Damage to the kidneys, known as diabetic nephropathy, can lead to tissue scarring, urine protein loss, and eventually chronic kidney disease, sometimes requiring dialysis or kidney transplant. Damage to the nerves of the body, known as diabetic neuropathy, is the most common complication of diabetes. The symptoms can include numbness, tingling, pain, and altered pain sensation, which can lead to damage to the skin. Diabetes-related foot problems (such as diabetic foot ulcers) may occur, and can be difficult to treat, occasionally requiring amputation. Additionally, proximal diabetic neuropathy causes painful muscle wasting and weakness.Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-29471173889052826182015-08-17T05:06:00.000-07:002015-08-17T05:06:00.081-07:00Diabetic emergenciesPeople (usually with type 1 diabetes) may also experience episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis, a type of metabolic problems characterized by nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, the smell of acetone on the breath, deep breathing known as Kussmaul breathing, and in severe cases a decreased level of consciousness.<br />
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A rare but equally severe possibility is hyperosmolar nonketotic state, which is more common in type 2 diabetes and is mainly the result of dehydration.Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-30478408560537474472015-08-03T05:05:00.000-07:002015-08-03T05:05:00.184-07:00Signs and symptoms of diabetesThe classic symptoms of untreated diabetes are weight loss, polyuria (frequent urination), polydipsia (increased thirst), and polyphagia (increased hunger). Symptoms may develop rapidly (weeks or months) in type 1 diabetes, while they usually develop much more slowly and may be subtle or absent in type 2 diabetes.<br />
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Several other signs and symptoms can mark the onset of diabetes, although they are not specific to the disease. In addition to the known ones above, they include blurry vision, headache, fatigue, slow healing of cuts, and itchy skin. Prolonged high blood glucose can cause glucose absorption in the lens of the eye, which leads to changes in its shape, resulting in vision changes. A number of skin rashes that can occur in diabetes are collectively known as diabetic dermadromes.Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-65016986493558898242015-07-20T05:04:00.000-07:002015-07-20T05:04:00.162-07:00Diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitus (DM) also known as simply diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. This high blood sugar produces the symptoms of frequent urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger. Untreated, diabetes can cause many complications. Acute complications include diabetic ketoacidosis and nonketotic hyperosmolar coma. Serious long-term complications include heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, foot ulcers and damage to the eyes.<br />
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Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or the cells of the body not responding properly to the insulin produced. There are three main types of diabetes mellitus:Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-26326025998828776292015-07-06T05:01:00.000-07:002015-07-06T05:01:00.174-07:00Some Facts And Myths Regarding Diabetes 7<ul style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: #fdfdfd; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px; list-style: square outside; margin: 20px 0px 30px 18px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;">
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>If you have diabetes you cannot eat chocolates or sweets</b> - people with diabetes can eat chocolates and sweets if they combine them with exercise or eat them as part of a healthy meal.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Diabetes patients are more susceptible to colds and illnesses in general</b> - a person with diabetes with good diabetes control is no more likely to become ill with a cold or something else than other people. However, when a diabetic catches a cold, their diabetes becomes harder to control, so they have a higher risk of complications.</li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-53418779103567411362015-06-22T05:01:00.000-07:002015-06-22T05:01:00.431-07:00Some Facts And Myths Regarding Diabetes 6<ul style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: #fdfdfd; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px; list-style: square outside; margin: 20px 0px 30px 18px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;">
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Only older people develop type 2 diabetes</b> - things are changing. A growing number of children and teenagers are developing type 2 diabetes. Experts say that this is linked to the explosion in childhood obesity rates, poor diet, and physical inactivity.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>I have to go on insulin, this must mean my diabetes is severe</b> - people take insulin when diet alone or diet with oral or non-insulin injectable diabetes drugs do not provide good-enough diabetes control, that's all. Insulin helps diabetes control. It does not usually have anything to do with the severity of the disease.</li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-40539199974131663382015-06-08T05:00:00.000-07:002015-06-08T05:00:07.160-07:00Some Facts And Myths Regarding Diabetes 5<ul style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: #fdfdfd; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px; list-style: square outside; margin: 20px 0px 30px 18px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;">
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>High blood sugar levels are fine for some, while for others they are a sign of diabetes</b> - high blood-sugar levels are never normal for anybody. Some illnesses, mental stress and steroids can cause temporary hikes in blood sugar levels in people without diabetes. Anybody with higher-than-normal blood sugar levels or sugar in their urine should be checked for diabetes by a health care professional.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Diabetics cannot eat bread, potatoes or pasta</b> - people with diabetes can eat starchy foods. However, they must keep an eye on the size of the portions. Whole grain starchy foods are better, as is the case for people without diabetes.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>One person can transmit diabetes to another person</b> - NOT TRUE. Just like a broken leg is not infectious or contagious. A parent may pass on, through their genes to their offspring, a higher susceptibility to developing the disease.</li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-43834113405064155482015-05-25T04:59:00.000-07:002015-05-25T04:59:00.133-07:00Some Facts And Myths Regarding Diabetes 4<ul style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: #fdfdfd; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px; list-style: square outside; margin: 20px 0px 30px 18px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;">
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>I know when my blood sugar levels are high or low</b> - very high or low blood sugar levels may cause some symptoms, such as weakness, fatigue and extreme thirst. However, levels need to be fluctuating a lot for symptoms to be felt. The only way to be sure about your blood sugar levels is to test them regularly. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark showed that even very slight rises in blood-glucose levels significantly raise the risk of ischemic heart disease. (<a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246425.php" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0164c8; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Link to article</a>)</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Diabetes diets are different from other people's</b> - the diet doctors and specialized nutritionists recommend for diabetes patients are healthy ones; healthy for everybody, including people without the disease. Meals should contain plenty of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and they should be low in salt and sugar, and saturated or trans fat. Experts say that there is no need to buy special diabetic foods because they offer no special benefit, compared to the healthy things we can buy in most shops.</li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-36476445395659727912015-05-11T04:58:00.000-07:002015-05-11T04:58:00.078-07:00Some Facts And Myths Regarding Diabetes 3<ul style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: #fdfdfd; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px; list-style: square outside; margin: 20px 0px 30px 18px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;">
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Children can outgrow diabetes</b> - this is not true. Nearly all children with diabetes have type 1; insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas have been destroyed. These never come back. Children with type 1 diabetes will need to take insulin for the rest of their lives, unless a cure is found one day.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Don't eat too much sugar, you will become diabetic</b> - this is not true. A person with diabetes type 1 developed the disease because their immune system destroyed the insulin-producing beta cells. A diet high in calories, which can make people overweight/obese, raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, especially if there is a history of this disease in the family.</li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-37851955850816139022015-04-27T04:58:00.000-07:002015-04-27T04:58:00.319-07:00Some Facts And Myths Regarding Diabetes 2<ul style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: #fdfdfd; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px; list-style: square outside; margin: 20px 0px 30px 18px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;">
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Fat people always develop type 2 diabetes eventually</b> - this is not true. Being overweight or obese raises the risk of becoming diabetic, they are risk factors, but do not mean that an obese person will definitely become diabetic. Many people with type 2 diabetes were never overweight. The majority of overweight people do not develop type 2 diabetes.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Diabetes is a nuisance, but not serious</b> - two thirds of diabetes patients die prematurely from stroke or heart disease. The life expectancy of a person with diabetes is from five to ten years shorter than other people's. Diabetes is a serious disease.</li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-1278855892751417702015-04-13T04:57:00.000-07:002015-04-13T04:57:00.113-07:00Some Facts And Myths Regarding Diabetes 1<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Many presumed "facts" are thrown about in the paper press, magazines and on the internet regarding diabetes; some of them are, in fact, myths. It is important that people with diabetes, pre-diabetes, their loved ones, employers and schools have an accurate picture of the disease. Below are some diabetes myths:</span><br />
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>People with diabetes should not exercise</b> - NOT TRUE!! Exercise is important for people with diabetes, as it is for everybody else. Exercise helps manage body weight, improves cardiovascular health, improves mood, helps blood sugar control, and relieves stress. Patients should discuss exercise with their doctor first.</li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-80087377570695558282015-03-30T04:56:00.000-07:002015-03-30T04:56:00.086-07:00Diabetes Spreads In Southeast Asia<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Diabetes is rapidly spreading in Southeast Asia as people embrace American fast foods, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, French fries and pizza. More Chinese adults who live in Singapore are dying of heart disease and developing type 2 diabetes than ever before, researchers from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and the National University of Singapore reported in the journal </span><i style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Circulation</i><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">.</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">The authors found that Chinese adults in Singapore who eat American-style junk foods twice a week had a 56% greater risk of dying prematurely form heart disease, while their risk of developing type 2 diabetes rose 27%, compared to their counterparts who "never touched the stuff". There was a 80% higher likelihood of dying from coronary heart disease for those eating fast foods four times per week.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-44925613858359641642015-03-16T04:55:00.000-07:002015-03-16T04:55:00.885-07:00Diabetes In The United Kingdom<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">In the United Kingdom there are about 3.8 million people with diabetes, according to the National Health Service. Diabetes UK, a charity, believes this number will jump to 6.2 million by 2035, and the National Health Service will be spending as much as 17% of its health care budget on diabetes by then.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-3828013192963028522015-03-02T04:55:00.000-08:002015-03-02T04:55:00.492-08:00USA - 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">How many Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes?</span><br />
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">8.5% of the US population have diabetes - 25.8 million children and adults.<br /><br />Researchers from the Jefferson School of Population Health (Philadelphia, PA) published a study which estimates that by 2025 there could be 53.1 million people with the disease. (<a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245464.php" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0164c8; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Link to article</a>)</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">18.8 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">About 7 million people with diabetes have not been diagnosed.<br /><br />Even though type 2 diabetes rates in the USA have risen sharply, Timothy Lyons, MD, who is presently Director of Research of the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center in Oklahoma City says that the disease is still not being detected promptly. He added that the lag in diagnosis involves both patients and doctors. (<a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246724.php" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0164c8; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Link to article</a>)</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">About 79 million people have pre-diabetes</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">1.9 million people aged 20 years or more were newly diagnosed with diabetes in 2010</li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-235892814729977922015-02-16T04:54:00.000-08:002015-02-16T04:54:00.285-08:00Complications linked to badly controlled diabetes 2<ul style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: #fdfdfd; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px; list-style: square outside; margin: 20px 0px 30px 18px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;">
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Ketoacidosis</b> - a combination of ketosis and acidosis; accumulation of ketone bodies and acidity in the blood.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Neuropathy</b> - diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage which can lead to several different problems.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>HHNS (Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome)</b> - blood glucose levels shoot up too high, and there are no ketones present in the blood or urine. It is an emergency condition.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Nephropathy</b> - uncontrolled blood pressure can lead to kidney disease</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>PAD (peripheral arterial disease)</b> - symptoms may include pain in the leg, tingling and sometimes problems walking properly</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Stroke</b> - if blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and blood glucose levels are not controlled, the risk of stroke increases significantly</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Erectile dysfunction</b> - male impotence.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Infections</b> - people with badly controlled diabetes are much more susceptible to infections</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Healing of wounds</b> - cuts and lesions take much longer to heal</li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-32963687638871381732015-02-02T04:53:00.000-08:002015-02-02T04:53:00.093-08:00Complications linked to badly controlled diabetes 1<ul style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: #fdfdfd; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px; list-style: square outside; margin: 20px 0px 30px 18px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;">
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Eye complications</b> - glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and some others.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Foot complications</b> - neuropathy, ulcers, and sometimes gangrene which may require that the foot be amputated</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Skin complications</b> - people with diabetes are more susceptible to skin infections and skin disorders</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Heart problems</b> - such as ischemic heart disease, when the blood supply to the heart muscle is diminished</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Hypertension</b> - common in people with diabetes, which can raise the risk of kidney disease, eye problems, heart attack and stroke</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Mental health</b> - uncontrolled diabetes raises the risk of suffering from depression, anxiety and some other mental disorders</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Hearing loss</b> - diabetes patients have a higher risk of developing hearing problems</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Gum disease</b> - there is a much higher prevalence of gum disease among diabetes patients</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>Gastroparesis</b> - the muscles of the stomach stop working properly</li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-32142004667550910572015-01-19T04:52:00.000-08:002015-01-19T04:52:00.684-08:00Controlling Diabetes - Treatment Is Effective And Important<b style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">All types of diabetes are treatable</b><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">. Diabetes type 1 lasts a lifetime, there is no known cure. Type 2 usually lasts a lifetime, however, some people have managed to get rid of their symptoms without medication, through a combination of exercise, diet and body weight control.</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br />
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<img alt="Diabetes equipment and a healthy breakfast" src="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/images/diabetes-diet.jpg" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 1px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); height: auto; margin: 0px 0px -3px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;" /><br />Special diets can help sufferers of type 2 diabetes control the condition.</div>
<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Researchers from the Mayo Clinic Arizona in Scottsdale showed that gastric bypass surgery can reverse type 2 diabetes in a high proportion of patients. They added that within three to five years the disease recurs in approximately 21% of them. Yessica Ramos, MD., said "The recurrence rate was mainly influenced by a longstanding history of Type 2 diabetes before the surgery. This suggests that early surgical intervention in the obese, diabetic population will improve the durability of remission of Type 2 diabetes." (</span><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247072.php" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0164c8; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Link to article</a><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">)</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Patients with type 1 are treated with regular insulin injections, as well as a special diet and exercise.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-12251610137398737772015-01-05T04:52:00.000-08:002015-01-05T04:52:00.389-08:00Why Is It Called Diabetes Mellitus?<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Diabetes comes from Greek, and it means a "siphon". Aretus the Cappadocian, a Greek physician during the second century A.D., named the condition </span><i style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">diabainein</i><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">. He described patients who were passing too much water (polyuria) - like a siphon. The word became "diabetes" from the English adoption of the Medieval Latin diabetes.</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">In 1675, Thomas Willis added mellitus to the term, although it is commonly referred to simply as diabetes. </span><i style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Mel</i><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">in Latin means "honey"; the urine and blood of people with diabetes has excess glucose, and glucose is sweet like honey. Diabetes mellitus could literally mean "siphoning off sweet water".</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">In ancient China people observed that ants would be attracted to some people's urine, because it was sweet. The term "Sweet Urine Disease" was coined.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-54961867169894888422014-12-22T03:30:00.000-08:002014-12-22T03:30:01.915-08:00How To Determine Whether You Have Diabetes, Prediabetes or Neither<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Doctors can determine whether a patient has a normal metabolism, prediabetes or diabetes in one of three different ways - there are three possible tests:</span><br />
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>The A1C test</b><br />- at least 6.5% means diabetes<br />- between 5.7% and 5.99% means prediabetes<br />- less than 5.7% means normal</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>The FPG (fasting plasma glucose) test</b><br />- at least 126 mg/dl means diabetes<br />- between 100 mg/dl and 125.99 mg/dl means prediabetes<br />- less than 100 mg/dl means normal<br /><i>An abnormal reading following the FPG means the patient has impaired fasting glucose (IFG)</i></li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; line-height: 1.35em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><b>The OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test) </b><br />- at least 200 mg/dl means diabetes<br />- between 140 and 199.9 mg/dl means prediabetes<br />- less than 140 mg/dl means normal<br /><i>An abnormal reading following the OGTT means the patient has impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)</i></li>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-55478286389586146372014-12-08T03:29:00.000-08:002014-12-08T03:29:00.190-08:00Diabetes Is A Metabolism Disorder 2<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas. After eating, the pancreas automatically releases an adequate quantity of insulin to move the glucose present in our blood into the cells, as soon as glucose enters the cells blood-glucose levels drop.</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">A person with diabetes has a condition in which the quantity of glucose in the blood is too elevated (hyperglycemia). This is because the body either does not produce enough insulin, produces no insulin, or has cells that do not respond properly to the insulin the pancreas produces. This results in too much glucose building up in the blood. This excess blood glucose eventually passes out of the body in urine. So, even though the blood has plenty of glucose, the cells are not getting it for their essential energy and growth requirements.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-79453388506145574142014-11-24T03:29:00.000-08:002014-11-24T03:29:00.134-08:00Diabetes Is A Metabolism Disorder 1<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) 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.</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">When our food is digested, the glucose makes its way into our bloodstream. Our cells use the glucose for energy and growth. However, glucose cannot enter our cells without insulin being present - insulin makes it possible for our cells to take in the glucose.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-67159690346229289882014-11-10T03:28:00.000-08:002014-11-10T03:28:00.138-08:00What Is Prediabetes?<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">The vast majority of patients with type 2 diabetes initially had </span><b style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">prediabetes</b><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">. Their blood glucose levels where higher than normal, but not high enough to merit a diabetes diagnosis. The cells in the body are becoming resistant to insulin.</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Studies have indicated that even at the prediabetes stage, some damage to the circulatory system and the heart may already have occurred.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265339032439745527.post-64575912927121601762014-10-27T03:27:00.000-07:002014-10-27T03:27:00.413-07:00Gestational Diabetes<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">This type affects females during pregnancy. Some women have very high levels of glucose in their blood, and their bodies are unable to produce enough insulin to transport all of the glucose into their cells, resulting in progressively rising levels of glucose.</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Diagnosis of gestational diabetes is made during pregnancy.</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">The majority of gestational diabetes patients can control their diabetes with exercise and diet. Between 10% to 20% of them will need to take some kind of blood-glucose-controlling medications. Undiagnosed or uncontrolled gestational diabetes can raise the risk of complications during childbirth. The baby may be bigger than he/she should be.</span><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><br style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;" /><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.360000610351563px;">Scientists from the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University found that women whose diets before becoming pregnant were high in animal fat and cholesterol had a higher risk for gestational diabetes, compared to their counterparts whose diets were low in cholesterol and animal fats.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0