Is a cure for diabetes mellitus now a reality?

Diabetes is a metabolic disease that affects over 17 million people in the United States alone. The condition creates complications that range from blindness to kidney failure and cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Researchers, scammers, holistic medicine physicians and well meaning doctors have all claimed to find a cure for diabetes at one time or another. The reality is that with good lifestyle choices, nutritional intake and exercise most people who experience pre-diabetic symptoms may go through the rest of their lives without ever suffering diabetes.

However, many who have Type 2 diabetes are not able to make the necessary changes and choices that negate their life-long poor choices. And those who suffer from Type 1 diabetes experience the condition because the cells that produce insulin have completely shut down.

Finding a cure for diabetes requires that the cure also addresses the reason behind the diabetes. So, the jury is now out on whether some of the promising research has indeed found a cure for diabetes. A cure would mean less of a financial burden on both families and insurance companies as well as better health for millions of Americans and people around the world.  Read more...

Diabetes is a group of diseases that is marked by high levels of glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The increased amount sugar in the blood is a result of either defects in the production of insulin or the way in which insulin is used by the body. Complications from diabetes can result in further medical conditions that make it even more difficult to treat the diabetes, such as kidney failure, peripheral vascular disease or heart disease.

Type 1 diabetes is the result of a lack of insulin production because of the destruction of beta cells in the pancreas. These beta cells are responsible for the production of insulin that regulates blood glucose. Researchers have found that there is a combination of genetic and environmental factors that increase a person’s risk for developing Type 1 diabetes.

If these factors can be identified through further research then it is feasible that scientists will be able to make recommendations for the prevention of this disease. Researchers do know that the body attacks the beta cells in the pancreas because of a mistake made by the immune system. Researchers theorize that Type 1 diabetes happens when an environmental toxin or pathogen triggers the immune system to attack itself.  Read more...

There are three different types of diabetes which can affect individuals. Two of these are what are commonly called sugar diabetes. The medical terms for these are Type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. The third type of diabetes is water diabetes or diabetes insipidus.

Type 2 diabetes is a complex medical condition that results in increased blood sugar from the body’s resistance to insulin. In other words, there is not a depletion of insulin in the body but rather a problem with the insulin being used at the cellular level. This results in an increased amount of blood sugar in the blood stream which significantly damages the eyes, heart, kidneys and brain.

The medical terminology that describes high blood sugar is hyperglycemia. It is estimated that over 15 million people in the United States out of the 17 million who suffer from diabetes experienced Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is also sometimes called non-insulin-dependent diabetes because it changes the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and protein without shutting off the production of insulin.  Read more...

Diabetes is a complex metabolic condition that results in the individual experiencing high blood glucose levels when left untreated.

Unfortunately, in the past years the symptoms of diabetes were often overlooked because they seemed rather harmless. However, in the past years with increased media attention, more and more people understand the effects that diabetes can have on the body and the symptoms that they should look for.

Diabetes can actually take two different forms, should be treated to different ways and can have two different outcomes. Type 1 diabetes develops when an autoimmune response damages the ability of the pancreas to produce insulin. This particular type of diabetes used to be called juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes because the majority of individuals who developed it were less than 20 years of age.

Type 2 Diabetes develops when the persons body becomes resistant to the insulin being produced by the pancreas. The long-term effects of both are the same but in the second case the body has enough insulin but the cells do not allow it to do the assigned job of ushering in glucose to provide energy.  Read more...

Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder that causes damage to the body systems and organs through an increase the blood sugar level that is well above normal. This increase in blood sugar can be the result of two different types of diabetes.

In type 1 diabetes the pancreas shuts down and no longer produces insulin while in type 2 diabetes influence continues to be produced but the body becomes resistant and can no longer use it.

The changes to an individual’s health happen over years and can sometimes be attributed to the aging process as well. Unfortunately, kidney damage, heart damage and stroke happen at a time when an individual is already facing a decline in eyesight, memory, hearing and energy levels that accompany the process of aging.

Diabetes will also have an effect on the eyesight, heart disease, kidney disease and peripheral vascular disease. The effect of diabetes begins with the changes that normally occur with aging and end with the devastation that leaves an individual debilitated at the end of their life.  Read more...

Complications of diabetes can be serious and may include neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, and increased risk for stroke, heart disease, and hypertension. Those with diabetes often suffer from infections, depression and obesity.

Diabetic neuropathy is a nerve disorder caused by diabetes. It affects all the nerves of the body including those in the feet and legs. Neuropathies can occur in individuals who have type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes. Neuropathies occur especially in those individuals who do not manage their diabetes well. There are several different types of neuropathies that are classified according to the nerves that are affected. The different types of neuropathy are peripheral (limbs), autonomic (digestion, heart rate, and blood pressure, bladder and bowel control, and erectile function in males), focal neuropathy (non-central nervous system) and also proximal neuropathy (thighs, hips, and buttocks).

Certain factors may increase a diabetic’s risk for neuropathy such as smoking or alcohol consumption, cholesterol levels and duration of diabetes, autoimmune factors, genetic traits, and nerve injury such as having carpal tunnel syndrome.  Read more...

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic biochemical disorder which affects the body’s ability to use carbohydrates, sugars and starches. People with diabetes are not able to produce sufficient insulin or are unable to use the insulin they produce effectively enough to break down glucose or sugar in the blood and make it available to the body.

More than 16 million Americans alone suffer from diabetes. Diabetes is often referred to as an epidemic in the Western World today.

There are two main types of Diabetes, referred to as Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes usually surfaces in childhood and is usually associated with the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin. People with Type 1 Diabetes are also called Insulin-Dependent because they have to take insulin for life.

Type 11 Diabetes is also called Adult Onset Diabetes and usually occurs after the age of 40. People with Type 11 Diabetes do produce insulin in the pancreas, but their body cells have become resistant to it.  Read more...

Type 1 Diabetes is also called Insulin-dependent diabetes or Juvenile diabetes. Being diabetic means that your blood glucose, or blood sugar, can be too high at times. Those who have been diagnosed as being Type 1 diabetic, have pancreas that do not manufacture enough insulin.

Insulin is a hormone that the body uses to help the glucose to be absorbed into your cells of the body where they can be utilized as energy. If your body does not manufacture insulin or enough insulin than the glucose just stays in the blood and is not able to be used by the cells of your body.

Over time high levels of blood sugar (glucose) can lead to serious health issues such as problems with vision, heart, kidneys, nerves, and your teeth and gums.

Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes are:

Being thirsty, urinating a lot, feeling hungry or tired frequently, losing weight without the intention to lose weight, experiencing sores that do not heal properly, noticing that you have dry and itchy skin, experiencing tingling in your feet or losing the feeling in your feet, and experiencing blurry vision.  Read more...

The diagnosis of diabetes is often considered a nutritional disorder that is usually characterized by an abnormally high levels blood glucose and the subsequent secretion of that excess of glucose in the urine.  Diabetes can result for an absolute or a relative lack of insulin which leads to the abnormalities in the metabolism of carbohydrates and protein.  The word diabetes came from a Greek word which meant to “siphon or pass through”.

There are two different types of diabetes which are commonly diagnosed.  In the first case, type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile onset diabetes, the body stops producing insulin or produces less than needed to regulate the level of blood glucose.

In the second case which is called type 2 diabetes, the body is not able to use the insolent that is secreted by the pancreas.  It is also known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes or adult onset diabetes.  There is actually a third type of diabetes called gestational diabetes that happens during the second half of pregnancy and disappears at the time of delivery.  Read more...

Before panic gets in the way, people who are prone to diabetes should familiarize themselves with the disease. This is to avoid negative thoughts entering their heads and so they can think clearly what to do. Having extensive knowledge about the condition cannot only help people to think clearly but can also provide them with whatever options at hand.

If you think that you have greater chances of having diabetes, it is best to know what it is, what are its types, the symptoms to look for, how can it be diagnosed, and the treatments available for you. Knowing all these can help you cope up with the disease and can also help you effectively manage or avoid it.

Veering away from diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic illness, which tends to be more complicated and more severe as time goes by. This is why it is very important not only to people who are prone to it but to everyone to take note of the things that can help them veer away from the condition.  Read more...