Type 2 Diabetes Information
December 21, 2009 by Diabetes and Blood Glucose Tips
Filed under About Diabetes
The Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes may be classified as either type 1 or type 2. A type 1 diabetes is a more severe condition because people suffering from this condition do not produce adequate insulin to regulate glucose levels. It is believed that genetic factors may play a big role in the development of type 1 diabetes. Type 2 on the other hand is characterized by insulin resistance. A type 2 diabetic’s pancreas may be fully functional but the body’s cells are resistant to the influence of insulin and do not take in as much glucose for cell energy production.
What is most common in Americans is the type 2 diabetes. Although it is as devastating as type 1, it can be easier to manage especially when detected early because it does not involve a defective pancreas.
The Type 2 Diabetes Cure
Science has fallen short in providing a type 2 diabetes cure. At present there is no type 2 diabetes cure. Even insulin shots in severe type 2 cases are not considered a cure because an individual would still have to rely on external sources of the hormone to regulate glucose. Some researchers are now currently exploring the possibility of pancreas transplants for type 1 sufferers which may also work for severe type 2 patients. Even transplant research however has not yielded a suitable type 2 diabetes cure. Transplants could be rejected by the host’s cells or still end up failing to supply insulin.
Most individuals who hope for a type 2 diabetes cure simply have to be contented with prevention and treatment. With proper treatment, individuals can lead lives that are close to normal even without a type 2 diabetes cure.
Risk Factors
The most practical thing to do is to treat the condition in its first few stages before it develops into more severe type 2 diabetes stages. Most people would even consider early treatment as a type 2 diabetes cure. Treatment however relies on recognizing the symptoms early. Millions of Americans however do not show any diabetic symptoms until complications that affect the heart, eyes and skin have developed. One way to detect diabetes without the symptoms is to look at the risk factors. A family history of diabetes is most certainly a sign that you should watch over your blood glucose level or at least have it checked regularly. You should also be worried if you are heavier than the ideal weight for your age and height.
Prevention
Prevention is the closest thing you can ever get to a type 2 diabetes cure. Not much can be done if you are genetically predisposed to diabetes. Genetically inherited diabetes can simply be regulated through diet, exercise and medication. A lot can be done however if you have diabetes because of your weight and your lifestyle.
Some researches have shown that development of the type 2 diabetes condition can actually be delayed or prevented if treated in its early stages. Prevention lies mainly in strictly maintaining a planned diet and exercise program. Ask your doctor to teach you how to count your carbohydrates and come up with planned meals to keep your blood sugar level constant.
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Some Facts About Diabetes
October 20, 2009 by Diabetes and Blood Glucose Tips
Filed under About Diabetes
Diabetes is emerging from the shadows because the United Nations led the global response and said a resolution on diabetes. Diabetes is divided into two subgroups: type 1 and type 2. The difference is based on whether the problem is caused by a lack of insulin type 1) or insulin resistance (type 2). Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism, a process that converts food into energy. Insulin key in this process, which begins when foods are broken down during digestion to create glucose, the main source of energy in the body.
Diabetes is a serious disease, which if not controlled, can be life threatening. It is often associated with long-term complications that can affect all systems and a body part. Diabetes is diagnosed when fasting blood glucose is 126 more than mg / dl when tested at least twice. Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke, and the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure and amputation of the USA
Diabetes is a handicap when it limits one or more of a person of major activities of life. Activities of life are normal activities of a person can do with little or no difficulty, like eating and taking care of oneself. Diabetes east factor risk major disease heart actually two thirds persons diabetes die some shaped heart or vaisseaux blood disease. Diabetes is defined by high levels of sugar in the blood, it is dangerous because of its possible side effects and consequences.
Exercise and the diet can help
The exercise helps improve fitness, reduce body fat, burn calories and improve muscle tone. Physical activity is essential to good health. The exercise has other benefits as well. Diabetic Diet and Exercise On medical evidence regular exercise actually help prevent a person contracting diabetes and control.
Carbohydrate foods that contain dietary fiber is important, because a diet rich in fibre has been associated with a reduced risk of colon cancers. For people with high blood cholesterol, lower total fat and saturated fat May be recommended. Diabetics still need carbohydrates at each meal, even if carbohydrates increase blood glucose. Without carbohydrates, the body can not produce energy. Carbohydrates are foodstuff decomposed that can be a sugar and more tu these eat, the higher your blood sugar rises. Therefore, you must monitor the amount consumed at each meal to control blood sugar. Carbohydrates high in fiber will take longer to turn into sugar and are preferable.
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Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
October 17, 2009 by Diabetes and Blood Glucose Tips
Filed under Hypoglycemia & Hyperglycemia
Those at risk for hypoglycemia include patients who have both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Patients who have insulin resistance also can be at risk for low blood sugar. Some people can show signs of hypoglycemia even if they do not have diabetes. Any significant drop in blood sugar can result in minor cases of hypoglycemia. Despite the advances in controlling diabetes, hypoglycemic episodes are one of the major factors in achieving favorable blood glucose levels.
Because diabetes is such a high risk disease, high blood sugar is looked at as being dire. However, many people don’t understand why low blood sugar is also bad. The reason is that the body needs fuel to work. The major fuel source is sugar which it gets from complex carbohydrates or simple sugars. A small amount of sugar is stored in the liver known as glycogen. If the body is not getting the sugar it needs, it will go to this stored sugar and make it into fuel. The brain actually depends almost 100% on sugar (glucose) to work. Obviously, the brain cannot make its own glucose and depends on the rest of the body to provide it. If the level of glucose falls too low, the brain cannot function the way it should and gives the body signs that it needs it.
There are many things the brain will tell the body to do if blood glucose levels are too low. When the liver has to start using the stored glucose, the brain will start letting the body know, “I need more sugar!” Some of the signs a person will show when glucose levels are dropping include nervousness, intense hunger, trembling, weakness, and trouble speaking. Most people, if they start to show these symptoms, will eat something with sugar and the symptoms will go away. These signs are just the beginning of hyperglycemia. If someone experiencing these symptoms consume sugar, as said before, they will start to feel better. If it is not taken care of, dizziness and fainting can occur. The brain is now saying it cannot function anymore without glucose and shuts down.
Hypoglycemia can be treated by simply allowing the blood to absorb glucose. This is most obviously done by eating foods with sugar or complex carbs. Regular soda, hard candy, juice, or plain table sugar will allow the blood to absorb the glucose it needs quickly. Once the brain has enough glucose to function, the symptoms of hypoglycemia will subside. Along with a balanced diet and medication to control diabetes, taking Diablin by Hamida Pharma can aid the body to better respond to insulin and naturally decrease the risks of diabetes-related complications such as hypoglycemia.
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The Hidden Connection Between Stress and Hypoglycemia - not to be Taken Lightly!
October 14, 2009 by Diabetes and Blood Glucose Tips
Filed under Hypoglycemia & Hyperglycemia
But how is the connection between stress and low blood sugar levels made? According to doctors stress hormones tell the body that an extra special effort is required to avoid a catastrophe. But the body built for prehistoric times can only react by flight or fight.
When your blood sugar levels are in balance because of a good diet, any excess sugar released with the stress hormones is easily dispatched by muscle cells.
But in the modern day, stress is often endless (a full day at the office) and it does not involve the physical. You might work over the week-end to finish a report, get upset(because of the lack of free time) and promptly your stress levels increase.
In prehistoric times the extra sugar released would have been burnt off. This constant rollercoaster of stress levels breaks down the body’s control over blood sugar. Before long your blood sugar level is too high or too low (hypoglycemia).
When the levels drop too low, insulin resistance goes up and eventually diabetes,amongst other serious illnesses, develops.
Very often before serious problems set in, because of the tough modern lifestyle,many people look out for little comforts during the course of the day. They justify comfort food eating instead of a good diet.
And so innocently a daily cake and pastry routine develops. Ordinary hot drinks are never sweet enough. Now it is not just stress unbalancing blood sugar levels. A similar flood of sugar in the bloodstream triggers an outpouring of insulin causing repetitive low blood sugar levels.
After ten or twelve years of such daily routine people then are surprised why lethargy or fatigue set in - often first felt in the early afternoons. The effect of low blood sugar levels and poor diet often creep up on people unawares.
Mary, 42, was a classic example of a hypoglycemic. She was having problems at home with her teenage daughter in addition to the demands of a responsible job.
Everyday stress activated her body’s reaction. Her heart sped up and her breathing quickened.
During this reaction the stress hormone cortisol was released. Demand for food increased automatically but the demand was especially for the old favourite, refined carbohydrates - such as white flour, sweets, pop and salty snacks.
Such a diet caused insulin levels to spike and collapse. She was still hungry and constantly reached for more unhealthy carbohydrates.
A complete change in outlook and new diet plan is required.
How can this be achieved? The only solution to problems like Mary’s is to spend a little time improving your understanding of hypoglycemia and dieting by reading up on the latest information.
That way, when you visit a doctor, at the least you will know what he is referring to when he mentions low blood sugar levels, cortisol and insulin. Besides, knowledge motivates you to stick to a good balanced diet.
This knowledge of dieting and hypoglycaemia should be inexpensive and uncomplicated. And it should provide proven strategies and detailed food plans.
The information should provide answers to:
* the kind of cooking hypoglycemics should avoid,
* which foods and vitamins stabilize binge eating,
* coping with withdrawal symptoms after years of eating an unbalanced diet and
* motivate you to persist because of the serious consequences of hypoglycemia.
Thanks to Noel Glass for contributing this article to our Diabetes blog:
If you think you have similar problems to Mary and would like to read more about hypoglycemia before serious problems occur, go to http://www.hypoglycemia-dieting.com
How does alcohol react with someone with hyperinsulinism related hypoglycemia?
August 21, 2009 by Diabetes and Blood Glucose Tips
Filed under Hypoglycemia & Hyperglycemia
I don’t have diabetes. I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia related to hyperinsulinism, which may be related to insulin resistance. I was just wondering what effect alcohol would have on this condition. I was wondering if occasional consumption of alcohol is acceptable, or if all alcohol should be avoided. Thanks.
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