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Diabetes: Additional Studies
There are several tests that health professionals responsible for patient care of diabetes made to improve the understanding, diagnosis and control the evolutionary stage of the disease.
This section will explain some of the most common to find what they are and what their interpretation.
Glycated hemoglobin or glycated hemoglobin: a blood protein made by hemoglobin bound to carbohydrate-free. The laboratory measurement of the amount of glycosylated hemoglobin used to have a knowledge of what has been the amount of glucose in the blood in the last two or three months. It is a widely used parameter to determine whether metabolic control is adequate. Read the rest of this entry »
Complications of Diabetes
An elevated levels of blood sugar may be due to a real lack of insulin or a relative deficiency of it, for example, resistance of cells to their activity. Without insulin, patients with diabetes mellitus lose urine glucose, which in turn leads to excessive loss of fluids and salts in it, causing dehydration and other serious metabolic complications.
Lack of insulin also causes difficulties in the storage of fats and proteins, together with the disappearance of existing stocks of them. These changes give rise to a condition called diabetic ketoacidosis, with the release of ketones into the blood. Diabetic ketoacidosis may present with symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. Without immediate medical treatment for patients with diabetic ketoacidosis can rapidly go into a coma.
Are symptoms of diabetes mellitus, dizziness, confusion, weakness, tremors …. Over time there is a progressive deterioration of some organs, highlighting the eyes, kidney function and nervous system. Read the rest of this entry »
Prevention of Diabetes
The prevention of diabetes mellitus is particularly important in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Track a weight loss program with a specialist and exercise plans contribute significantly to prevent the onset of the disease. There are some habits that increase the risk of type II diabetes, among which we highlight the overweight or obese and sedentary.
There are several clinical studies showing that moderate weight reduction and exercise program of just half an hour daily for at least five days a week accompanied by a significant reduction in risk of developing diabetes.
For its part, the prevention of type I diabetes at the moment belongs to the field of research. However, studies show that optimal control of diabetes can prevent or delay the onset of almost all complications caused by it. Read the rest of this entry »
Treatment of Diabetes
Once diabetes is diagnosed the main goal of treatment is to control blood glucose levels. Treatment for diabetes must take into account the following aspects.
A study staff to meet the nutritional needs of the person, so invidualizada. This can create a meal plan tailored to the needs of the patient. Their preferences, tastes and desires will be essential in the face of diet plan to integrate in their daily lives with the least sacrifice possible.
It also developed an exercise plan, presenting the same characteristics of that power personalization. It is generally recommended at least 30 minutes of moderate daily exercise, preferably aerobic, although in each case which must be respected by your doctor. Read the rest of this entry »
Types of Diabetes
There are two types of diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus type I or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type II, which normally is insulin independent, ie not necessarily require insulin treatment, it can be controlled with pills called oral hypoglycemic agents, although this is sometimes insufficient and needed insulin.
In type I diabetes mellitus there is a deficit in the body under which the pancreas produces less insulin than required, due to the destruction of pancreatic beta cells, responsible for the production of this hormone. This type of diabetes is more common in people younger than 30 years and is less common than type II diabetes described later. Patients with type I diabetes mellitus requiring insulin treatment. These patients were divided into two groups, those with the disease, an autoimmune mechanism, by which the body destroys its own pancreatic beta cells, and patients suffering from idiopathic causes disease, that is, for unknown reasons. Read the rest of this entry »
Diagnosis of Diabetes
Diabetes is studied by measuring the amount of glucose in the blood, together with assessment of clinical signs, symptoms and complications that may manifest. The ideal way to measure blood glucose is to determine the level of glucose in venous blood with the patient fasting. To this figure we call fasting glucose.
There are other ways to measure blood glucose, for example, measuring glucose in capillary blood (finger-prick) or measurement of non fasting blood glucose, these figures should be assessed properly before a diagnosis, however, most necessary for diagnosis is the measurement of glucose in venous and with the subject fasting (fasting glucose in venous plasma). Read the rest of this entry »
Causes of Diabetes
In diabetes mellitus there is a dysfunction in the activity of insulin, either deficiency or resistance to it. The reason for this dysfunction is variable and may be an insufficient production of the hormone, both in absolute and in relative terms with regard to the needs of our body can be treated, in turn, an insulin resistance available the body. All these factors lead to an increase in blood glucose and produce the courtship symptomatic of diabetes mellitus.
Alterations caused by a dysfunction in glucose metabolism characteristic of diabetes mellitus leads to disorders in fat cells and muscle tissue. Insulin resistance is one of the most important features of type II diabetes. The lack of insulin is, however, the most important disorder of type I diabetes. Read the rest of this entry »
Symptoms of Diabetes
The symptoms that facilitate disease detection and diagnosis are varied. The most widespread form of diabetes is diabetes mellitus type II, which often manifests itself when serious complications have occurred without the patient during the intervening period, was knowledgeable of the condition of the disorder.
Characteristic signs of diabetes mellitus are rising blood glucose levels, may also appear polyuria (increased urine excreted by the osmotic effect of glucose poured on it) and polydipsia (increased thirst and fluid intake and dehydration from fluid loss in urine).
The inability of insulin to maintain adequate levels of blood glucose changes the metabolism of the macronutrients in our body: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids … Read the rest of this entry »
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by an increased level of glucose in the blood and the cardiovascular complications. These complications can cause damage in different parts of the body.
Diabetes mellitus causes a loss of muscle mass and results in loss of glucose in the urine. This disease is due to an alteration in the metabolism and production of insulin, a hormone responsible for controlling blood glucose levels. When blood glucose increases insulin is released to reduce its level. In patients with diabetes mellitus the body can not produce enough insulin or there is resistance to insulin available, so the blood glucose increases. Read the rest of this entry »
Breakfast and Diabetes
The importance of a good breakfast is vital to start the day with energy and health care.
“Without breakfast, the sugar in the blood drops, you feel hungry mid morning and this just leads to thinking about food as carbohydrates that do not do well the organism.
The problem is that when carbohydrates are ingested, the release of insulin from the pancreas increases.
This removes the blood sugar in transforming its excess fat and the cycle repeats, causing diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, “says nutritionist Uruguay María Rosa Arguello.
A good breakfast against diabetes
- Dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese)
- Fiber (cereals, wholemeal bread)
- Vitamins (fruit)
- Mineral. (Calcium and phosphorus)