DIABETES
Diabetes, commonly referred to as a diabetes mellitus as described by doctors, describes a group of metabolic disorders in which a person has high blood sugar (glucose), insulin production is inadequate or because the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin or both. Patients with high levels of sugar in the blood usually experience polyuria (frequent urination), they are all always thirsty (polidipsija) and hungry (polyphagia).
Diabetes is a number of diseases which involves insulin hormone problems. Normally, the pancreas (an organ behind the stomach) releases insulin to help your body store and use sugar and fat in the foods you eat. Diabetes when one of the following events occurs:
• When the pancreas does not produce insulin.
• When the pancreas produces very little insulin.
• When the body does not respond appropriately to insulin, a condition known as "Insulin Resistance".
Diabetes is a permanent disease. About 18.2 million Americans suffer from this disease and almost one third (or about 5.2 million) do not know they have diabetes. Another 41 million people have prediabetes. For now, there is no cure. People with diabetes must manage their diseases to stay healthy.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIABETES
The most Common types of Diabetes are the Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, and Gestational Diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes
In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Your immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing pancreatic cells. This type of diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and adolescents, although it can occur at any age. It is recommended that individuals with type 1 diabetes should take insulin every day to stay alive.
Type 2 Diabetes
In these types of diabetes called type 2 diabetes, the body does not produce or use insulin properly. An individual can develop Type 2 diabetes at any age, even during childhood. However, this type of diabetes most commonly occurs in middle-aged and older people. Type 2 is the most common type of diabetes.
Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes develops with some women when they are pregnant. Most of the time, this type of diabetes disappears after the baby is born. However, if you have gestational diabetes, you have a greater chance of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life. Sometimes diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy is actually type 2 diabetes.
Other types of diabetes
Less common types include monogenic diabetes, which is the hereditary form of diabetes and diabetes associated with cystic fibrosis
Medications for type 1 diabetes
Insulin
Insulin is the most well-known kind of medication used in the treatment of type 1 diabetes. It can also be used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It's given by injection and comes in various types. The type of insulin you require relies upon how serious your insulin depletion is. Different options are listed below:
Short-acting insulin
regular insulin (Humulin and Novolin)
Rapid-acting insulins
insulin aspart(NovoLog, FlexPen)
insulin glulisine (Apidra)
insulin lispro (Humalog)
Intermediate-acting insulin
insulin isophane (Humulin N, Novolin N)
Long-acting insulins
insulin degludec (Tresiba)
insulin detemir (Levemir)
insulin glargine (Lantus)
insulin glargine (Toujeo)
Combination insulins
NovoLog Mix 70/30 (insulin aspart protamine-insulin aspart)
Humalog Mix 75/25 (insulin lispro protamine-insulin lispro)
Humalog Mix 50/50 (insulin lispro protamine-insulin lispro)
Humulin 70/30 (human insulin NPH-human insulin regular)
Novolin 70/30 (human insulin NPH-human insulin regular)
Ryzodeg (insulin degludec-insulin aspart)
Amylinomimetic drug
Pramlintide (SymlinPen 120, SymlinPen 60) is an amylinomimetic drug. This is an injectable drug that is taken before meals. Its function is to delaying the time your stomach takes to empty itself. It helps to by reducing glucagon secretion at the end of meals. This lowers your blood sugar. It also reduces appetite through a central mechanism.
Medications for type 2 diabetes
Most common medications required to treat type 2 diabetes are oral drugs. However, a few come as injections. In most cases, some people with type 2 diabetes may also need to take insulin.
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
These medications help your body break down starchy foods and table sugar. This effect reduces blood sugar levels. In other to get best results, it is advisable for you take these medications before meals. These medications include:
acarbose (Precose)
miglitol (Glyset)
Biguanides
Biguanides works by reducing the rate at which the liver produces sugar. They also decreases the rate of absorption of sugar by the intestines, which make your body more sensitive to insulin, and help your muscles absorb glucose. The most common biguanide is metformin (Glucophage, Metformin Hydrochloride ER, Glumetza, Riomet, Fortamet).
Metformin can also be combined with other drugs for type 2 diabetes. It’s present as an ingredient in the following medications:
metformin-alogliptin (Kazano)
metformin-canagliflozin (Invokamet)
metformin-dapagliflozin (Xigduo XR)
metformin-empagliflozin (Synjardy)
metformin-glipizide
metformin-glyburide (Glucovance)
metformin-linagliptin (Jentadueto)
metformin-pioglitazone (Actoplus)
metformin-repaglinide (PrandiMet)
metformin-rosiglitazone (Avandamet)
metformin-saxagliptin (Kombiglyze XR)
metformin-sitagliptin (Janumet)
Dopamine agonist
Bromocriptine (Parlodel) is a dopamine agonist. It’s not known exactly how this drug works to treat type 2 diabetes. It may affect rhythms in your body and prevent insulin resistance.
DPP-4 inhibitors
DPP-4 inhibitors help the body continue to produce insulin. They work by reducing blood sugar without causing hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). These medications can also help the pancreas to produce more insulin. These medications include:
alogliptin (Nesina)
alogliptin-metformin (Kazano)
alogliptin-pioglitazone (Oseni)
linagliptin (Tradjenta)
linagliptin-empagliflozin (Glyxambi)
linagliptin-metformin (Jentadueto)
saxagliptin (Onglyza)
saxagliptin-metformin (Kombiglyze XR)
sitagliptin (Januvia)
sitagliptin-metformin (Janumet and Janumet XR)
sitagliptin and simvastatin (Juvisync)
Glucagon-like peptides (incretin mimetics)
These drugs are similar to the natural hormone called the incretin. They increase the growth of B cells and the amount of insulin your body uses. They reduce appetite and the amount of glucagon your body uses. They also slow down abdominal discharge. These are all important actions for people with diabetes. These medications include:
albiglutide (Tanzeum)
dulaglutide (Trulicity)
exenatide (Byett
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Saturday, April 21, 2018
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Control diabetes
The information I am giving you may be a lot but whether you may know it or not, diabetes affects everything in your body due to not controlling it properly. Hopefully this will help. Just a little reminder, there’s many remedies to choose from to control diabetes. I will be giving you my top 2 natural remedies. You must give the remedy at least 2 weeks to show you results. Choose one that are listed below and if within 2 weeks you don’t see results, then go to the next one. Please remember that your health is a priority and a change of lifestyle.
Natural Remedies:
Apple Cider Vinegar: a spoon full of Apple Cider vinegar and ½ a cup of water. Mix ingredients and drink twice a day, 30 minutes before eating. Always dilute the Apple Cider Vinegar.
Cinnamon: 1 ½ cups of water, 1 stick of cinnamon, ½ of ginger, ½ of turmeric, orange peel, one spoon full of lemon juice. You boil the water with the cinnamon stick and then add the rest of the ingredients. Lastly, add lemon juice. Drink daily.
Precautions:
Take care of your feet to prevent ulcers. Taking care of your feet meaning cleaning them thoroughly, wearing compression socks to help with circulation and wearing your diabetic shoes or wearing comfortable tennis shoes. Follow up with your podiatrist for regular checkups.
Walk 30 minutes a day /exercise to prevent poor circulation. Poor circulation can cause numbness and that is not a good sign. Please have a balanced diet and exercise.
Check vision with your ophthalmologist to check if you have glaucoma/cataract to prevent vision loss.
Please avoid smoking and drinking alcohol because it will damage your kidney and if you end up having kidney failure, you will have dialysis and the waiting list for an organ donor is 3 years or more.
Natural Remedies:
Apple Cider Vinegar: a spoon full of Apple Cider vinegar and ½ a cup of water. Mix ingredients and drink twice a day, 30 minutes before eating. Always dilute the Apple Cider Vinegar.
Cinnamon: 1 ½ cups of water, 1 stick of cinnamon, ½ of ginger, ½ of turmeric, orange peel, one spoon full of lemon juice. You boil the water with the cinnamon stick and then add the rest of the ingredients. Lastly, add lemon juice. Drink daily.
Precautions:
Take care of your feet to prevent ulcers. Taking care of your feet meaning cleaning them thoroughly, wearing compression socks to help with circulation and wearing your diabetic shoes or wearing comfortable tennis shoes. Follow up with your podiatrist for regular checkups.
Walk 30 minutes a day /exercise to prevent poor circulation. Poor circulation can cause numbness and that is not a good sign. Please have a balanced diet and exercise.
Check vision with your ophthalmologist to check if you have glaucoma/cataract to prevent vision loss.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
What is Diabetes
Diabetes Facts: What is Diabetes?
When it comes to mentioning the largest silently killing lifestyle-induced diseases of the recent times, diabetes certainly ranks among the leading killers. In 2015, an estimated 9.4% or about 30.3 million Americans had diabetes, according to a startling report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A further 84.1 million people had Pre-diabetes (a condition that had not progressed to type 2 diabetes), and most of them hadn’t known about it.
But if you think the glaring truth about this giant killer being a reserve for the US alone, think again. In the UK, diabetes is a chronic disorder with over 2.2 million people diagnosed with it, predominantly in its advanced stage – Type 2 diabetes. What’s even heart wrenching about the whole issue of diabetes is the huge number of kids under the age of 15 years diagnosed with it.
The number of diabetes type 2 diagnoses over the past few years across the globe has been on a steady rise, and it is only soon that this disease will be declared an epidemic. The sad part about those who belong to the 100 million U.S. adults who have it and the millions elsewhere around the world is, a third of them don’t know they are gradually developing diabetes. Mostly, people discover about it when they finally fall sick and are admitted to the hospital.
Diabetes and the Different Types of Diabetes
What is typically known as diabetes is the chronic stage of it or diabetes type 2. This is because the term ‘diabetes’ is an umbrella name for both the diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus, the two types of diabetes.
Nonetheless, this condition results from the body’s inability to convert all blood sugars, an occurrence that leaves the body with blood glucose that is higher than the optimum amount. It is believed that diabetes is a genetic disorder - monogenic diabetes.
From the sugary foods you consume, the body absorbs the glucose, which it later converts to energy, with the help of insulin, hormones released by the pancreas. And so, this condition is formed when the body is no longer able to produce insulin that’s adequate to help convert blood sugars. Diabetes insipidus is the mild form of it before it then proceeds into mellitus, a condition characterized by type 1 and type 2, the deadly one.
Sings of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
It has been revealed that Type 2 diabetes, the most serious of all, has no signs and often leads to death. Type 1 diabetes, however, is characterized by:
Extreme hunger
Increased thirst
Frequent urination
Sudden weight loss
Ketones in the urine
Fatigue
Recurrent infections and slow-healing sores
Blurred vision
The Parting Shot – What Everyone Needs To Know
Diabetes type 2 has no cure, and not even the daily insulin jabs recommended to Type 1 can help. And even though millions are likely to be diagnosed with it, it’s vital that you get tested so that you start medication and practicing healthy lifestyles. Above all, quit unhealthy lifestyles and start hitting the gym. Remember, diabetes is manageable!
When it comes to mentioning the largest silently killing lifestyle-induced diseases of the recent times, diabetes certainly ranks among the leading killers. In 2015, an estimated 9.4% or about 30.3 million Americans had diabetes, according to a startling report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A further 84.1 million people had Pre-diabetes (a condition that had not progressed to type 2 diabetes), and most of them hadn’t known about it.
But if you think the glaring truth about this giant killer being a reserve for the US alone, think again. In the UK, diabetes is a chronic disorder with over 2.2 million people diagnosed with it, predominantly in its advanced stage – Type 2 diabetes. What’s even heart wrenching about the whole issue of diabetes is the huge number of kids under the age of 15 years diagnosed with it.
The number of diabetes type 2 diagnoses over the past few years across the globe has been on a steady rise, and it is only soon that this disease will be declared an epidemic. The sad part about those who belong to the 100 million U.S. adults who have it and the millions elsewhere around the world is, a third of them don’t know they are gradually developing diabetes. Mostly, people discover about it when they finally fall sick and are admitted to the hospital.
Diabetes and the Different Types of Diabetes
What is typically known as diabetes is the chronic stage of it or diabetes type 2. This is because the term ‘diabetes’ is an umbrella name for both the diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus, the two types of diabetes.
Nonetheless, this condition results from the body’s inability to convert all blood sugars, an occurrence that leaves the body with blood glucose that is higher than the optimum amount. It is believed that diabetes is a genetic disorder - monogenic diabetes.
From the sugary foods you consume, the body absorbs the glucose, which it later converts to energy, with the help of insulin, hormones released by the pancreas. And so, this condition is formed when the body is no longer able to produce insulin that’s adequate to help convert blood sugars. Diabetes insipidus is the mild form of it before it then proceeds into mellitus, a condition characterized by type 1 and type 2, the deadly one.
Sings of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
It has been revealed that Type 2 diabetes, the most serious of all, has no signs and often leads to death. Type 1 diabetes, however, is characterized by:
Extreme hunger
Increased thirst
Frequent urination
Sudden weight loss
Ketones in the urine
Fatigue
Recurrent infections and slow-healing sores
Blurred vision
The Parting Shot – What Everyone Needs To Know
Diabetes type 2 has no cure, and not even the daily insulin jabs recommended to Type 1 can help. And even though millions are likely to be diagnosed with it, it’s vital that you get tested so that you start medication and practicing healthy lifestyles. Above all, quit unhealthy lifestyles and start hitting the gym. Remember, diabetes is manageable!
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