DIABETES




Diabetes is a disease that affects the way the body digests food. A healthy body will digest food and convert it into glucose, a chemical that fuels the cells of the body. A hormone called insulin is essential to this process. Insulin is needed in order for the body to have the energy it needs to grow and stay healthy. People with diabetes are unable to produce, or efficiently use, insulin.
Diabetes can come in two forms: type I diabetes (which is usually diagnosed in children and teenagers), and type II diabetes (which is usually diagnosed in adults). The causes of both types of diabetes are still unknown, however, type I is though to have genetic causes while type II is more strongly linked to lifestyle factors such as obesity, lack of exercise and poor diet. Being of African American, Hispanic American, American Indian, Native Hawaiian or some Pacific Island descent also increases the risk for type II diabetes. Neither form of diabetes is contagious: you cannot catch diabetes from another person.



Overview of Diabetes

A chronic condition that results from deficiencies in the body's ability to produce or use insulin, which is a substance that keeps blood sugar levels stable.
Children and adults can develop diabetes.
There may be an inherited factor, but diet and lifestyle - high fat, low fiber diet, lack of physical exercise - may trigger the condition as well.
In 2000, 171 MILLION people worldwide suffered from diabetes. This is expected to be 366 MILLION by 2030 - mainly due to a huge rise in the numbers in African and Asian countries.
It is a very serious condition and is life-threatening. However, with early diagnosis and good management, people can live for a long time with diabetes.


SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES :

Frequent urination
Excessive thirst/hunger
Tiredness
Blurry vision

If people have these symptoms, they should go to the doctor to get tested for diabetes. Then the doctor and other health care providers can help the person to manage the disease to prevent complications.


COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES

Heart attack and stroke
Kidney disease
Lower limb removal
Eye diseases and blindness


SYMPTOMS OF EYE DISEASE

Diabetes can result in blindness due to:
Glaucoma - when liquid pressure builds up in the eye;
Cataracts - the lens of the eye gets cloudy;
Diabetic retinopathy - where the blood vessels at the back of he eye become weak and burst
An important point is that a person may already have the beginning stages of diabetic retinopathy without knowing it, as it does not affect vision in the early onset.



Diabetic Retina normal ratina

New Blood Vessel Growth
Treatment and management :
Diabetes mellitus is currently a chronic disease with no cure. Medical emphasis must necessarily be on managing/avoiding possible short-term as well as long-term diabetes-related problems. There is an exceptionally important role for patient education, dietetic support, sensible exercise, self monitoring of blood glucose, with the goal of keeping both short-term and long-term blood glucose levels within acceptable bounds. Careful control is needed to reduce the risk of long term complications. This is theoretically achievable with combinations of diet, exercise and weight loss (type 2), various oral diabetic drugs (type 2 only), and insulin use (type 1 and for type 2 not responding to oral medications, mostly those with extended duration diabetes). In addition, given the associated higher risks of cardiovascular disease, lifestyle modifications should be undertaken to control blood pressure and cholesterol by exercising more, smoking less or ideally not at all, consuming an appropriate diet, wearing diabetic socks, wearing diabetic shoes, and if necessary, taking any of several drugs to reduce blood pressure. Many type 1 treatments include combination use of regular or NPH insulin, and/or synthetic insulin analogs (e.g., Humalog, Novolog or Apidra) in combinations such as Lantus/Levemir and Humalog, Novolog or Apidra. Another type 1 treatment option is the use of the insulin pump (e.g., from Deltec Cozmo, Animas, Medtronic Minimed, Insulet Omnipod, or ACCU-CHEK). A blood lancet is used to pierce the skin (typically of a finger), in order to draw blood to test it for sugar levels.
In countries using a general practitioner system, such as the United Kingdom, care may take place mainly outside hospitals, with hospital-based specialist care used only in case of complications, difficult blood sugar control, or research projects. In other circumstances, general practitioners and specialists share care of a patient in a team approach. Optometrists, podiatrists/chiropodists, dietitians, physiotherapists, nursing specialists (e.g., DSNs (Diabetic Specialist Nurse)), nurse practitioners, or Certified Diabetes Educators, may jointly provide multidisciplinary expertise. In countries where patients must provide for their own health care (e.g in the US, and in much of the undeveloped world), the impact of out-of-pocket costs of adequate diabetic care can be very high. In addition to the medications and supplies needed, patients are often advised to receive regular consultation from a physician (e.g., at least every three to six months) although research is underway to develop artificial intelligence systems which may reduce the frequency of such visits.
Oral administration of aloe vera might be a useful adjunct for lowering blood glucose in diabetic patients as well as for reducing blood lipid levels in patients with hyperlipidaemia. Ten controlled clinical trials were found to reach that conclusion in four independent literature searches. However, caveats reported in each study led the researchers to conclude that aloe vera's clinical effectiveness was not yet sufficiently defined in 1999.
Peer support links people living with diabetes. Within peer support, people with a common illness share knowledge and experience that others, including many health workers, do not have. Peer support is frequent, ongoing, accessible and flexible and can take many forms—phone calls, text messaging, group meetings, home visits, and even grocery shopping. It complements and enhances other health care services by creating the emotional, social and practical assistance necessary for managing disease and staying healthy.

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