About Diabetes

May 8, 2010 by Irsan Gao · Leave a Comment 

Diabetes is typical and chronic disorder of our body metabolism features. Body takes the digested food and grow its energy levels. Most of us eat food that later is made apart into tiny molecules. Then glucose is separated and used as a source of energy for our organism.

If our pancreas produce enough insulin, but our body cannot use it properly we might get in trouble. Typical effect of undetected or overlooked diabetes is hyperglycemia. This term is used to describe raised amounts of sugar in our blood. Not cured can result in damaging nerves and even blood vessels in our body.

There are two main types of diabetes as described below.

Type 1 diabetes is a autoimmune disease. When our body encounter any infection the immune system is mobilized to fight wight it. The problem raise when it fights with its own cells. This type of diabetes is confirmed for about ten percents of diagnosed disorders.

Type 2 diabetes is the one that takes the biggest harvest. Usually at least 90% of diagnosed diabetes must deal with it. It is also typical for older people and one common symptom is over or underweight.

Sometimes pregnant women needs to cope with gestational diabetes which raise in late time of pregnancy. The statistics from US confirms that about 5% of pregnant women meets it on their way.

Symptoms of diabetes are easy to recognize. Getting tired fast, loosing weight rapidly, excessive and unexplained thirst, often visits in bathroom and overeating. We can add problems with healing wounds, infections and vision on top of that pile.

Diabetes Diagnosis

Most widely used method is a test that check levels of glucose in our blood. It is usually performed in morning and repeated in the evening. In the same time you can easily check yourself with following tests:

Fasting Blood Glucose Test ( Blood glucose amount of 126 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or higher after an 8-hour fast)

Oral Glucose Tolerance Test ( Blood glucose amount of 200 mg/dL or higher 2 hours after taking a drink that contained about 75 grams of glucose dissolved in water.

A Random Test Taken at any time of day(Blood glucose amount of 200 mg/dL or higher, along with the presence of symptoms typical for diabetes).

Taking care of diabetes

Before discovery of insulin diagnosed diabetes was a sentence of death. Usually it was occurring in just few years after diagnosis. Today you can live a good and long life even with Type 1 of diabetes. It is enough that you take care of proper nutrition and optimize your eating habits. Physical activities and taking insulin are required for people diagnosed with I type. You can take it in food or in form of injection but this depends on your situation and the best way advised by your doctor.

If your diagnosis shows up type 2 then it is enough that you eat in a healthy way, exercise and perform blood tests on a regular basis. On top of that you may also need one or two medicines or insulin shots to keep glucose on a good level. If you are diagnosed with any type you need to think about your life, habits and way to take better care of yourself as this is crucial for your health.

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Diabetes and Weight Loss Surgery

January 29, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Weight loss surgery can be highly beneficial in preventing the occurrence of diabetes. The long-lasting weight reduction procedure attained with the help of laparoscopic gastric banding can play a key role in the prevention and remission of type 2 diabetes in over weight people. Its a good news for millions of obese people whore on the verge of getting afflicted with the life threatening disease.

Weight loss surgery is getting immensely popular nowadays due to their efficacy and weight loss benefits. The laparoscopic gastric banding surgery is a minimally invasive type of weight loss surgery which is also a wonderful option for preventing high blood pressure apart from diabetes.

This form of weight loss surgery is a big blessing for millions of obese people.

These findings on the benefits of weight loss surgery are based on a study conducted on severely obese patients who underwent laparoscopic gastric banding (LGB) and those who refused the surgery. Separate studies were conducted to assess the effect on diabetes prevention and remission. It was found at the end of the study that those treated with LGB didnt develop type 2 diabetes.
The study also pointed towards the beneficial effect of LGB on high blood pressure. Thus weight loss achieved by the means of weight loss surgery can be useful in preventing diabetes and high blood pressure apart from curtailing excessive weight. Apart from surgeries, weight loss can be attained through a variety of means such as diet pills, dieting, fad diets, and exercise and by following a healthy and nutritious diet plan.
For making weight loss a long term affair, amalgamation of a proper diet plan and exercise is the best procedure. But in case youre looking for short term weight loss then diet pills will prove most suitable for you. Diet pills such as phentermine can help you shed the extra baggage within a short stint of time.

Today, in the United States, obesity is quickly becoming our nations number one health issue. The staggering affect of obesity on the rest of our health is unequaled. This is due to the fact that when our bodies our obese, every part of the body is affected. Not just the limbs, not just the heart, but every organ, tissue and cell.
There are many advances being made in the treatment of obesity, and the option that most people look to solve the initial obesity dilemma is surgery. Once your body reaches a certain weight, you’re no longer able to exercise; performing simple hygiene tasks often becomes impossible. Exercise and mobility are not options for bringing about weight loss. The only other alternative available is through surgical procedures that cause the body to take in less food. The procedures actually prohibit the ingestion of large quantities of food. You simply wont be able to eat. This causes the body to begin to feed on itself. Using up the stored fat, in order to keep body processes functioning. This is a drastic way to induce weight loss, but for many it has become the only option
But is this safe? Does this allow our bodies to safely lose weight and come back to normal levels of body mass? Sometimes it is safe, and sometimes a persons body just cannot adjust. The medical profession continues to work diligently to ensure that all weight loss surgery patients are safe from deathly side effects, but it does happen. No surgery is fool proof, every time you must submit to surgery, of any kind, there are risks. The risks associated with weight loss surgery are often less dangerous than the risk associated with continued obesity, especially for persons who have reached the morbid obesity levels (More than 100 pounds over the recommended body weight).

The traditional options available today are minimally invasive surgeries that directly restrict the bodys ability to take in food or slow the food absorption rate. Both surgeries are minimally invasive, meaning there is no need for major incisions, and most of the surgery is completed using laparoscopic technique. If the United States continues to see obesity rates climb, these surgeries and other techniques under development will become more commonplace for our generation.