What Is Diabetes And Is It Dangerous?
Dealing With Diabetes
I have Type 2 diabetes and have been battling it for several years. So far,so good.It’s under control but I do take medication for it (glyburide/metmorphin tablets).I’d like to manage my diabetes without needing any medication. It sounds simple enough, but it requires a real commitment to accomplish.The solution theoretically is simple–lose weight,alter your diet,and exercise regularly.It’s not easy but it can be done.What gave me the will power to do something about it was a stern warning from my cardiologist–either fix your diabetes problem or look forward to a shoterned, very disabling departure from this mortal coil.If my doctor had said that to me when I was 21, I would have shrugged it off. But I was 60 now and coming around the far turn of my life, so each year now is precious,! So diet and exercise I did. You can do it if you have the motivation.You can beat diabetes naturally if you change your lifestyle. It’s interesting to note that there are cultures of people in the world today where Type 2 diabetes is virtually non-existent. So why is it so prevalent here in the U.S.?
What id Diabetes?
Type 1 diabetes is the one that some people are either born with or develop as young children. This type of diabetes usually requires insulin and aggressive blood sugar management.Type 1 diabetes cannot be cured–just managed. But only 5% 0f all diabetes cases are Type 1. Type 2 can be managed effectively through lifestyle chabges and, if needed, medication.
So just how serious is diabetes? Very! Early symptoms of diabetes are the result of elevated blood sugar levels. Excessive levels of blood sugar reult in higher levels of sugar in your urine. This increases the urine output, which leads to dehydration and increased thirst. Other symptoms include blurred vision, extreme tiredness, and stuborn infections that just seem to take forever to clear up.I myself used to feel lttle sharp pains in my feet and fingers. These are more like sharp “pings” of pain. Late stages of diabetes result in having your toes/feet/legs amputated, going blind, having kidney faiure–it’s just not pretty.
Another form of diabetes, known as gestational diabetes, occurs in some women during pregnancy. It is a temporary condition caused by pregnancy and usually occurs in the later stages, once the baby has formed but is still growing
Although there is currently no cure for diabetes mellitus, it can be controlled successfully with an active treatment plan. The potential benefit of pancreas transplants and islet cell transplants in Type 1 patients is being investigated.
Symptoms of Diabetes?
Most Type 1 sufferers get it early in their lives. The classic signs of diabetes include:
1. Frequent urination, because the body is trying to get rid of the excess sugar in the blood
2. Intense thirst, because the body needs to replace the fluid lost through the urine
3. Increased hunger, because the cells need nutrients
4. Weight loss, because without insulin, the body begins to starve.
The onset of Type 2 diabetes is often very gradual and may develop without any symptoms at all. Most Typ2 2 sufferers don’t know they have it until symptoms develop. It’s caused by a lack of exercise and a diet high in sugar and carbohyfrates. It’s normally referred to as “Adult Diabetes” because 90% of diabetic sufferers are Type 2 and develop it later in their lives. Sadly, because of our sedentary lifestyle these days and the easy availibility of junk and fast food, we’re seeing more cases of Type 2 diabetes develop among teenagers and even younger children who are obese.
Your weight affects your health in many ways. When someone is overweight, his body can’t make all the inulin it needs to offset the higher levels of blood sugar. It can also lead to hypertension. The Diabetes Prevention Program, a three-year clinical trial conducted on diabeste patients last year, showed that losing even a few pounds can help reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes because it helps your body use insulin more effectively. In the DPP, people who lost between 5 and 7 percent of their body weight significantly reduced their risk of type 2 diabetes. So here’s a little bit of info–if you lost twenty pounds, kept it off, started to exercise on a regular basis, your blood sugar levels would drop significantly!
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