Diabetes

Truth be told, despite the sophisticated array of technology we have at our disposal, despite the significant wealth of experience we have at our fingertips with medical experts and scientists located throughout the world we are still no further in determining just what exactly causes diabetes. All we have is supposition, speculation and theories, nothing tangible or concrete which would allow us to say without a shadow of doubt that a particular factor will defiantly result in or give rise to, diabetes.

Despite it being one of the fastest growing diseases suffered by people in the world, many people are painfully ignorant when it comes to what diabetes actually is as well as the manner in which it manifests itself. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of these issues, as well as providing an explanation as to the diabetes pancreas phenomena.

Insulin is a hypoglycaemic hormone which decreases the levels of sugar in our blood. It is produced by the pancreas and its absence causes diabetes. Insulin is produced in the pancreas by beta cells of the islets of Langerhans as proinsulin, an inactive form in which it is stored. Depending on what the body needs, proinsulin can be transformed into insulin and released in blood. From there it can stick to the membranes of cells, in the liver, muscles and in the fat tissues.

You have diabetes and you just found out you're pregnant! Like other women, you feel the joy and the fear of bringing a child into this world.
If you have diabetes, you will have to face more problems during pregnancy. But the greatest challenge is to keep your blood sugar under control. With your doctor, you can monitor your blood sugar and prevent complications throughout pregnancy.

Prediabetes occurs when the body isn’t able to maintain normal blood glucose level. Glucose is higher than the upper limit allowed, but not high enough to define diabetes.

Foods ingested are transported into the bloodstream as sugar (glucose) and is absorbed by all cells and the body uses it for energy. Normally, the pancreas produces a sufficient amount of insulin, which stimulates the entry of glucose into cells. If the body's cells do not respond to insulin action, the condition called peripheral resistance to insulin action, glucose accumulates in the blood (hyperglycaemia).

In many respects, pre diabetes is actually a blessing in disguise because it provides the person who is afflicted with it a clear indication that they are now perilously close to developing full blown diabetes. Thankfully, when a person is diagnosed as suffering from pre diabetes they still have a period of time in which they can hopefully minimize the damage and prevent the pre diabetes escalating into diabetes type 2.

Is it possible to manage diabetes? Attitudes towards diabetes can range from indifference to extreme fear and agitation. Therefore, a clear understanding of the disease results in promoting a proactive attitude towards its management. Simply put, diabetes is a condition in which the amount of glucose in the blood is too high because the body can not properly process. Working it leads to inability of pancreas to produce sufficient amounts of insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body to use glucose properly and targeted to the cells where it is used as food.

For type I diabetics, insulin is essential. It’s administered subcutaneously by the patient, following medical indication and, in very special cases, by a doctor (diabetic coma). There is fast-acting insulin and slow acting insulin. Of the rapidly acting insulin ordinary or regular crystal is used mainly. It’s important and it’s best to use purified insulin.

As a general rule, the patient will inject insulin, 3 times daily, 15 minutes before each main meal (morning, noon and evening). Doses are determined by the amount of carbohydrates in each meal. There are mandatory rules:

Calculating the amount of carbohydrates in the diet of patients with type 1 diabetes depends on their skill to organise their diet and to control blood sugar levels. This practice offers freedom to eat and confidence with controlling diabetes.

It’s recommended to calculate how many carbohydrates, a patient suffering from type 1 diabetes eats during a meal, because this helps to adjust the insulin dosage and maintain normal blood sugar levels.

Whenever a women is pregnant she has to ensure that she takes care of what she eats and what substances enter her body whether voluntarily or involuntarily because something that may not be that harmful to the health of the female maybe extremely toxic to the foetus in the womb. Given that the unborn baby is totally unable to fend for itself and is unable to even feed itself, it must rely on the mother in order to provide it with sufficient nutrients transported via the umbilical cord.