Sunday, January 29, 2017

Diabetes

Diabetes occur when blood glucose increase too high. Glucose is main source of energy in body. Our body get glucose from food which we eat. Insulin is a hormone which help glucose from food to cells. Sometimes body stops making insulin, resulting glucose start staying in blood and not reached in cells.

Diabetes of Three Types

Type 1 Diabetes:- In this type, body not produce insulin. Immune system start destroying cells of pancreas which make insulin. People have to take insulin daily to survive.

Type 2 Diabetes:- In this type, body doesn't make insulin and use it. You can suffer with type 2 diabetes at any age. Type 2 is most common diabetes.

Gastational Diabetes:- This type of diabetes occur in pregnant women. It goes away after baby born. But if you have once gastational diabetes, then you have great chance of Type 2 Diabetes.

Symptoms:-

  • Frequent Urination
  • Fatigue
  • Intense thirst and hunger
  • Weight Gain
  • Unusual weight loss
  • Numbness and tingling in hands and feet
  • Male Sexual Dysfunction
  • Blurred vision 
  • Itchy skin
  • Cut and Bruises don't heal quickly



Diagnoses:-
Diabetes can be diagnosed by urine test. If highly amount of sugar find in urine then you are suffering from diabetes.

Treatment:- There are lots of medicine available which can cure diabetes
  • Glipizide
  • Glyburide
Metformin is most common treatment given by doctor to patient. 

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