About the Product: Diabetes is a disease that millions of people from all around the world| suffer from every day, and if it isn't properly controlled, thing can go bad, really bad. Some of the very bad things that can happen, because of letting diabetes get out of control, are blindness, kidney failure and even blindness. Most people don't know this until the actually get thedisease and don't treat it the right way on a daily basis. More people today suffer from diabetes than ever before.…
INTR0DUCTION Vascular complications due to atherosclerosis are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus(1). Microalbuminuria now days is considered to be an atherosclerotic risk factor and predicts future cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients, in elderly patients, as well as in the general population(2). Microalbuminuria is associated with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(3, 4). However,…
When your blood sugar levels reach dangerously high levels, and your bloodstream becomes highly acidic, the results are often this life-threatening condition. Also known as DKA, this condition comes about when you don’t have enough insulin in your system, or insulin levels are severely imbalanced. Poorly managing your diabetes can trigger hyperglycemic related conditions such as heart arrhythmias, intestinal necrosis and seizures. If you’ve been hospitalized in the past after suffering…
diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes every day (“About Us”). The disease is the result of the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas(“Gene Therapy for…”). The pancreas can no longer produce insulin to respond to glucose; this means the glucose can no longer be used for energy, and the person experiences irregular glucose levels (Schneider). There is no cure. Insulin injections are the only effective treatment, and they must be given multiple times per day. Dr. Hans…
The scholarly article studied the relationship between hydration and memory. The study conducted assessed older adults because these individuals are more sensitive to dehydration. This is because aging adults have “strained muscle mass” and a reduced thirst alert system, often leading to “involuntary dehydration” (Suhr, Patterson, Austin, Heffner 2010, p.840). The article reveals, recent studies have detected a distinction between learning and memory to increased blood pressure. These studies…
The Wisconsin Epidemiological Study (25)has proved that microvascular complications such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the diabetic population are linked to the duration of the disease. Diabetic retinopathy occurs both in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nearly all type 1 and 75% of type 2 DM will develop DR after 15 year duration of diabetes.(25) During the first two decades of disease, nearly all patients with type 1 diabetes and >60% of patients with type 2 diabetes have…
blood glucose level to be finely controlled. When blood glucose rises more insulin is released which stimulates body cells to absorb glucose, glucagon secretion also falls. Liver and muscle cells convert the glucose to glycogen for storage and other cells in the connective tissue called adipose cells convert glucose into fat. The opposite occurs when blood glucose rises, more glucagon is released from the liver and less insulin is secreted. Glucagon stimulates the liver and muscle to start the…
The Importance of Magnesium Magnesium is crucial to a person's health in numerous ways. First of all, it is necessary for a healthy heart. Calcium is responsible for the contraction of a heart beat, and magnesium is responsible for the heart relaxing. If a person becomes deficient in magnesium, their heart rhythm can become irregular, which can lead to a stroke. They can also experience high blood pressure that puts them at risk for a heart attack. Magnesium is also important for calming other…
Diabetes mellitus is classified into two types: type 1 diabetes mellitus, in which there is a total destruction of beta cells, which leads to absolute insulin deficiency; and diabetes mellitus type 2 or non-insulin, a consequence…
Diabetic retinopathy When you hear the words, “diabetic eye disease” do you know what it refers to? Would you be surprised to hear that it actually refers to a group of eye problems as opposed to just one eye problem? Diabetic eye disease categorises a group of eye problems that are faced by those suffering with diabetes, all of which may lead to a severe amount of vision loss or even total blindness. Diabetic eye disease can include glaucoma, which happens as a result of an increase in fluid…