Diabetes Overview

Diabetes Overview

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  DIABETES: MARIA MOHAMMAD CONTENT WRITER
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  DEFINITION:  Diabetes isa condition that impairs the body's ability to process blood glucose.  Diabetes can occur when the pancreas produces very little or no insulin, or when the body does not respond appropriately to insulin.  Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person's blood sugar level to become too high.
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  TYPES OF DIABETES: There are three main types of diabetes  type 1 diabetes  type 2 diabetes  Gestational diabetes
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  TYPE 1 DIABETES: Type 1 diabetes can develop at any age, but occurs most frequently in children and adolescents. When you have type 1 diabetes, your body produces very little or no insulin, which means that you need daily insulin injections to maintain blood glucose levels under control.
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  TYPE 2 DIABETES: Type 2 diabetes is more common in adults and accounts for around 90% of all diabetes cases. When you have type 2 diabetes, your body does not make good use of the insulin that it produces. The cornerstone of type 2 diabetes treatment is healthy lifestyle, including increased physical activity and healthy diet. However, over time most people with type 2 diabetes will require oral drugs and/or insulin to keep their blood glucose levels under control.
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  GESTATIONAL DIABETES:  Gestationaldiabetes (GDM) is a type of diabetes that consists of high blood glucose during pregnancy and is associated with complications to both mother and child. GDM usually disappears after pregnancy but women affected and their children are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
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  SYMPTOMS:  Frequent urination Increased thirst.  Always feeling hungry.  Feeling very tired.  Blurry vision.  Slow healing of cuts and wounds.  Tingling, numbness, or pain in the hands or feet.  Patches of dark skin.
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  MAIN CAUSE OFDAIBETES:  Absence or insufficient production of insulin, or an inability of the body to properly use insulin causes diabetes.
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  CAN DIABETES BECURED?  Even though there's no diabetes cure, diabetes can be treated and controlled, and some people may go into remission. To manage diabetes effectively, you need to do the following: Manage your blood sugar levels.
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  DIAGNOSIS:  Your bloodsugar level is equal to or greater than 126 mg/dl (7 mmol/l).  You have two random blood sugar tests over 200 mg/dl (11.1 mmol/l) with symptoms.  You have an oral glucose tolerance test with results over 200 mg/dl (11.1 mmol/l).  Your A1c test is greater than 6.5 percent on two separate days.
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  TYPES OF DIABETESBLOOD TESTS:
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  DIABETES MANAGEMENT:  Keepyour blood glucose levels as near to normal as possible by balancing food intake with medication and activity.  Maintain your blood cholesterol and triglyceride (lipid) levels as near the normal ranges as possible.  Control your blood pressure. Your blood pressure should not go over 140/90.  Decrease or possibly prevent the development of diabetes- related health problems
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  TREATMENT: