Showing posts with label Diabetes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diabetes. Show all posts

Monday, January 4, 2016

Keep Awareness Of Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks and destroys the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas.  Scientists believe that genetic factors as well as environmental triggers are involved in causing T1D.

About 346 million people worldwide have diabetes.  Only about 5-10% of them have Type 1 Diabetes, but that is still 17-35 million people.  Type 1 Diabetes can not be reversed or cured, there is no way to prevent it, it is not caused by eating too much sugar, diet, or exercise.  People with Type 1 Diabetes need to take insulin injections everyday or need to use an insulin pump.  Type 1 Diabetes used to be known as Juvenile Diabetes or Insulin Dependent Diabetes.  It is now only called Type 1 Diabetes because adults can be diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and sometimes people with Type 2 Diabetes take insulin.  Type 1 Diabetes needs constant attention.  Insulin is not a cure.

What is the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?

Type 1 Diabetes:
  • Sudden Onset
  • 5-10% of all cases
  • Requires Insulin Injections or Insulin Pump
  • Pancreas makes little or no insulin (after the honeymoon phase)
  • Low level of C-peptide
  • Can not be prevented
  • Can not be controlled through diet & exercise alone
  • Autoimmune disease (the body's own immune system destroys the insulin-producing beta cells)
Type 2 Diabetes :
  • Gradual Onset
  • 90-95% of all cases
  • Possible Insulin Injections, Insulin Pump, or oral medications
  • Pancreas does make insulin, someone with T2 has insulin resistance
  • Normal or high level of C-peptide
  • Can possibly be prevented in some people
  • Can possibly be controlled (not cured) through diet & exercise
  • Non Autoimmune disease (T2D is caused by insulin resistance)
The honeymoon phase refers to the period of time shortly after type 1 diabetes has been diagnosed where the pancreas is still producing insulin.  This period is only temporary and varies from person to person and can last for weeks, months, or up to a year.  It is rare to last longer than 1 year.

Some people with Type 2 Diabetes may take insulin but that does not mean their Type 2 Diabetes turned into Type 1 Diabetes. The type of diabetes someone has is defined by what caused it, not how it is treated.

Signs & symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes can come on quickly can come on quickly and may include..

  • Frequent urination 
  • Increased thirst
  • Sudden vision changes
  • Fruity smelling breath
  • Increased appetite
  • Extreme fatigue
  • Heavy, labored breathing

Dextrose brings up blood sugar very fast.Look The Faces of Type 1 Diabetes. 
Don’t spend much time thinking about your diabetes. Just focus on maintaining a healthy diabetic life, taking exercise every day, and watching your sugar levels so that you can live a fulfill life with family! Have fun with a happy childhood.



Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Your Online Guide to Diabetes

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With more people dying from complications, diabetes is threatening to rise to the top of the list of deadliest diseases in the world. In developing countries, it has affected people in the productive stage of their lives, while most people who have diabetes in developed countries are past the age of retirement.

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic disorder wherein a person has high blood sugar levels. This occurs when insulin produced by the pancreas is not sufficient or cells do not respond to the insulin. Instead of being utilized as energy, glucose builds up in the blood of those who have this disease.

The body gets its energy from glucose taken from foods such as rice, potatoes, bread, pasta, fruit, and milk. It needs insulin to make use of this glucose. Insulin is a hormone that controls the level of sugar in blood.

Adverse Effects of Diabetes:

• It can damage the blood vessels, which supply the nerves, resulting to a gradual loss of sensation in hands, feet, and even in limbs.
• It can damage the blood vessels in the retina and when not treated, may lead to blindness.
• It can damage the kidneys’ blood vessels and its function of eliminating excess water and waste from the body.
• It can make affected people more prone to urinary tract infection.
• It can cause chemical imbalance resulting to nausea and vomiting.

Types of Diabetes:

• Type 1

This is known as juvenile onset diabetes. This is a disease, wherein the immune system of the body destroys cells, which release insulin. This eventually leads to the elimination of insulin production. With no insulin, cells cannot absorb glucose that they need in generating energy. This starts early in childhood or young adulthood. Those who have this disease often experience hypoglycemia or low blood sugar levels. Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented.

• Type 2

This is also called adult onset diabetes. This is characterized by a body’s resistance to insulin. This means that the body does not properly respond to insulin. Those who have this disease develop a resistance to insulin because of factors, which include obesity, genetics, age and high blood sugar levels. This is usually diagnosed during adulthood, but lately, more children are being detected with this type of diabetes. With a healthy lifestyle, this can be either prevented or delayed.

While it can be monitored and managed to prevent complications, diabetes continues to be the leading cause of kidney failure and blindness. Since diabetes 2 is still preventable, a total change of lifestyle is the best way to combat the ill effects of this disease.

Summary of Diabetes:

Diabetes is a serious condition which requires changes to one's lifestyle.  The addition of frequent exercise is a huge plus for anyone, but is especially important for those suffering from diabetes.  You must also test your glucose levels fairly often to ensure you are within healthy glucose limits.  The frequency of the testing depends on the person.  Testing can easily be done by yourself, but you should also get lab tests done every once in a while.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Diabetes Warning: High Blood Sugar

If you are running high blood sugar and taking medications to prevent diabetic complications, do not go off medications until you learn to eat to prevent runaway blood sugar and taper off with your doctors agreement.

Articles in this issue, are about disclosures that intensive efforts to lower blood sugar to certain levels with medications have proven to be ineffective in extending the life of diabetics, in fact have resulted in shorter life expectancy.

Diabetic complications from too much blood sugar still need to be controlled to to prevent nerve damage, eyesight damage, etc etc. Complications.

If you are eating your conventional diet and have been keeping blood sugar readings down only with medications you will need to learn to get them within reasonable level before going off medications and then tapering off only with your doctors agreement.

The idea you can get away with eating like you have in the past and then just suppress your blood sugar with medication .....and get away with this over a period of time..... has now been disproven, and shown by government sponsored studies to lead to a much shorter life expectancy.

Do not let anything lead you to conclude you do not need to learn and practice to do whatever is necessary, to control your blood sugar to prevent diabetic damage, called "diabetes complications."

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"Diabetes Destroyer" is available as a downloadable ebook for all readers around the world who can gain handy information and hopefully be able to enrich their lives with the methods prescribed.


Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Treatment of Diabetes with Gastric Bypass

Six million Americans are affected by morbid obesity, and the number is rising. For the morbidly obese.. Traditional treatments such as diet, physical activity and lifestyle counseling are said to be reasonably ineffective ways of weight control for people who are suffering through the disease known as morbidly obese. Many medical experts support surgical methods like bariatric weight loss surgery to help downgrade morbid obesity.

Diabetes and Heart Disease-As soon as most those who think of a chronic health problem correlated to obesity they think of heart disease and diabetes. Both of these medical conditions have shown progress for many patients after bariatric gastric bypass and gastric banding surgeries. However, there are other illnesses that may make you eligible for weight loss surgery. Your surgeon will look at your overall health and all current conditions before determining if you are a good candidate for these procedures.

According to the American College of Surgeons, most severely overweight patients fail to maintain a normal, healthy weight-loss without the help of surgery. There is almost a point of no return in weight loss for 98% of people at a specific level of BMI.  There are risks to everything, but to live in this way would be too dangerous for long-term survivability.

More significant risks are involved in the open cut gastric bypass procedure, ones that may need emergency attention during treatment of diabetes with gastric bypass include hemorrhaging, clotting, infections, leakage of stomach acids, bowel obstructions, or hernia. But for the candidates who are needing bariatric surgery, and when other methods of weight loss surgery are not recommended, then gastric bypass is the option with Roux-en-Y anastomosis being the most common gastric bypass procedure.

But to live without treatment of diabetes with gastric bypass could be fatal as well.

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Get Early Diagnosed Of Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a commonly disease when people get to check of diabetes. It's approximately 10 % of diagnosed individuals get categorized as the type 1 diabetes. This means that their body isn’t able to produce the right amount of insulin that they need in order to process the foods they consume into energy their body can use. The type 1 diabetes can be seen in being extremely tired, having trouble sleeping, and losing weight very quickly.

No matter how old the people are, Type 1 diabetes can be diagnosed in very young children or even some young adults. The type 1 diabetes can be treated but it can’t be cured. Those individuals with Type 1 diabetes have to carefully monitor their blood sugar levels on a daily basis. They also have to get injections of insulin. This can be done at home in most instances instead of having to go to the doctor’s office.

Concerning to the type 1 diabetes, people need time to learn how to check the blood sugar levels and to give the insulin shots. The amount of insulin used is very important because you don’t want to administer too much or too little. For younger children, parents and caregivers generally assist with these procedures. For teenagers and young adults, most of them feel comfortable enough to do it on their own.

People who get diagnosed with the type 1 diabetes need a doctor to see it on a regular basis. This is because it can increase the risk of other types of illnesses including heart disease, the loss of eye sight, nerve damage, and problems with the kidneys functioning as they should. Early diagnosis of such issues makes them easier to control and the damage can be minimized or slowed down.

Learning more about the type 1 diabetes can be easily accessed by plenty of support groups in person and online. You can also talk to others that have been going through it to find out more information. It can be scary to be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, but the more information you have about the disease, the better prepared you will be to take care of yourself. Most people with Type 1 diabetes are able to have a very normal life and they stay healthy as long as they continue to take their insulin.

Monday, February 2, 2015

Study Result – Testosterone Boost Can Be Usage to Prevent Diabetes

Testosterone Boost Can Be Usage to Prevent Diabetes
Start a world-first study, the Australian researchers aim to help men in preventing diabetes and lose weight. They use testosterone in order to look at the potential benefits of treating men. Through Weight watchers, the $4.8 million study give the men a testosterone supplements in combination with a committed weight-loss program.

There are up to 1500 Australian men who join to the program. Most of them are aged 50-74 and at risk of developing type of 2 diabetes. They come from New South Wales, Victoria, States of South Australia and also Western Australia.


 The professor from the University of Adelaide’s School of Medicine, the leader of study, Gary Wittert said, when men get older and start to gain weight and larger around the belly, they suffer from reduced testosterone levels.

For men’s health, lower testosterone has many implications, such as lack of sexual function and reduced motivation to exercise. They are associated with type 2 diabetes closely. This type of diabetes is a massive health liability for Australia.

Testosterone supplements will help them to see sustained reductions in weight since they will be on a dedicated weight-loss program and also will reduce a chance to develop type-2 diabetes.

Weight watchers can be accessed by men who sign up for the study and can follow the program. They don’t need to come to any place to follow the programs. All programs will be available online which is ideal for men who choose not to join a weight loss group.Study Result 700x640 Study Result   Testosterone Boost Can Be Usage to Prevent Diabetes

For those who take part in it will have a range of other health benefits, because the study will be conducted over at least two year of the participants’ lives, according to Professor Wittert.

Older men who are at risk of diabetes now and have developed a large belly will have a life-changing event and can improve their lives and do something about their weight. The important results of the study could give the benefit for many others in the future.

The study is funded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and well known as T4DM (Testosterone 4 the prevention of Diabetes Mellitus).