The overwhelming diabetes facts and what you need to know

Posted: Dec 19, 2010 |Comments: 0 |

Diabetes is probably the most, it not one of the most famous condition worldwide. It is a condition wherein the glucose is not able to enter into the cells for nourishment. Instead, it stays in the bloodstream which makes it viscous. There are 2 types of this problem- The type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 2 is the most common type and it is also called as the non-insulin dependent. The pancreas which releases insulin, which helps in transferring the glucose into the cells does not produce enough; or the body is not able to utilize insulin properly.  The first type is the juvenile or the insulin dependent types. When a patient has this, the person needs to inject insulin every day to control his or her blood sugar.

Current health articles include the statistics of how many people have this condition. At present, there are about 23.6 million Americans where 17.9 million of it where diagnosed. The remaining 5.7 million were undiagnosed. Health articles also included about 57 million people are in pre-diabetes state and there are 1.6 million new cases each year.

Because of the increasing number of cases and patients each year, diabetes facts stated that is was the seventh most cause of death. Thus its complications are severe and many people area affected by it.  Health articles had a copy of the statistics of its complications. Along with diabetes is a serious consequence of stroke and cardiovascular problem. The risk for patients with diabetes into having this problem is twice as much as other people. High blood pressure is also another consequence. Most patients are having more than 130/80 mmHg. Kidney failure is likely to happen in the long run especially in uncontrolled diabetes. These people will be on dialysis week by week in order to flush out all their toxins. Diabetic retinoplasty or blindness occurs in patients about 20 years to 74 years old. Lastly, amputation can also happen in diabetic patients.  Current Health articles said that about 60% of patients with diabetes were amputated.

Because of these diabetes fact, one of the most important health tip offered by experts is to give them proper education. There is nothing like preventing a disease to occur rather than curing it. Also, if a patient already has diabetes, he or she should be well educated about the problem and deal with a proper treatment plan which includes diet, nutrition and doing physical activities like exercises.

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