Diabetes mellitus

Ang diabetes mellitus ay isang uri ng diabetes na sanhi ng depekto sa pankreas. Kinakikitaan ang taong may ganitong sakit ng kakulangan sa insulina, hindi mapakinabangang mga karbohidrato sa katawan, labis na asukal sa dugo at ihi. Mayroon ding sobrang pagkauhaw, pagkagutom at pag-iihi, pamamayat, [1] at asidosis. Kapag hindi mareremedyuhan ng insulina, maaaaring mamatay ang isang tao. Ito ang uri ng diyabetes na mas kalimitang natatawag lamang bilang diabetes. Ang World Diabetes Day ay ipinagdiriwang taon-taon tuwing Nobyembre. Symptoms of Type II Diabetes Some of the symptoms of diabetes type II include: high amounts of glucose in the urine, which leads to dehydration and causes increased thirst and water consumption; weight loss despite an increase in appetite; fatigue; nausea; vomiting; bladder, skin, and vaginal infections; blurred vision; and lethargy

Diabetes Facts

Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with abnormally high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Insulin produced by the pancreas lowers blood glucose. Absence or insufficient production of insulin causes diabetes. The two types of diabetes are referred to as type 1 (insulin dependent) and type 2 (non-insulin dependent). Symptoms of diabetes include increased urine output, thirst and hunger as well as fatigue. Diabetes is diagnosed by blood sugar (glucose) testing. The major complications of diabetes are both acute and chronic.
Acutely: dangerously elevated blood sugar, abnormally low blood sugar due to diabetes medications may occur.

Chronically: disease of the blood vessels (both small and large) which can damage the eye, kidneys, nerves, and heart may occur

Diabetes treatment depends on the type and severity of the diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is treated with insulin, exercise, and a diabetic diet. Type 2 diabetes is first treated with weight reduction, a diabetic diet, and exercise. When these measures fail to control the elevated blood sugars, oral medications are used. If oral medications are still insufficient, insulin medications are considered.

What is diabetes?
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels, that result from defects in insulin secretion, or action, or both. Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes (as it will be in this article) was first identified as a disease associated with "sweet urine," and excessive muscle loss in the ancient world. Elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) lead to spillage of glucose into the urine, hence the term sweet urine. Normally, blood glucose levels are tightly controlled by insulin, a hormoneproduced by the pancreas. Insulin lowers the blood glucose level. When the blood glucose elevates (for example, after eating food), insulin is released from the pancreas to normalize the glucose level. In patients with diabetes, the absence or insufficient production of insulin causes hyperglycemia. Diabetes is a chronic medical condition, meaning that although it can be controlled, it lasts a lifetime.

What is the impact of diabetes?

Over time, diabetes can lead to blindness, kidney failure, and nerve damage. These types of damage are the result of damage to small vessels, referred to as microvascular disease. Diabetes is also an important factor in accelerating the hardening and narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis), leading to strokes, coronary heart disease, and other large blood vessel diseases. This is referred to as macrovascular disease. Diabetes affects approximately 17 million people (about 8% of the population) in the United States. In addition, an estimated additional 12 million people in the United States have diabetes and don't even know it. From an economic perspective, the total annual cost of diabetes in 1997 was estimated to be 98 billion dollars in the United States. The per capita cost resulting from diabetes in 1997 amounted to $10,071.00; while healthcare costs for people without diabetes incurred a per capita cost of $2,699.00. During this same year, 13.9 million days of hospital stay were attributed to diabetes, while 30.3 million physician office visits were diabetes related. Remember, these numbers reflect only the population in the United States. Globally, the statistics are staggering. Diabetes is the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease and cancer.