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Type 1 Vs Type 2 Diabetes

Posted by Unknown Friday, 21 March 2014 0 comments

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What is the difference between Type 1 and Type 2?

Type 1 diabetes, in the past, was commonly referred to as juvenile onset. Those effected were commonly children and the reason for diagnosis are typically unexplained. Normal care for Type 1 is diet and exercise and always includes the use of Insulin, normally by injection through an insulin pump or syringes. There is no cure for individuals with the affliction.

Type 2 diabetes was commonly referred to as adult onset diabetes and often effects older adults who typically follow poor eating habits and do not exercise throughout their lives. Often this type is hereditary. Type 2, in many cases, can be cured with a lifestyle change which brings about better eating habits and regular exercise. Normal care for Type 2, like Type 1, also includes diet and exercise, but may include insulin injections or pills.

When I was a child I remember learning a comparison that I never forgot. I can't remember where I learned it, but it was likely in one of the many handouts I received from my doctor or some diabetic group I was involved in, so I can't take the credit for it. The idea is: Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas either does not create insulin cells or creates cells which are dead. Thereby the body has no insulin at it's disposal. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the pancreas creates insulin cells which are tired or old (I often picture the cells with little wooden walking sticks trying to get around the body). The cells are only able to do so much in a Type 2 diabetic because the individual has worn out it's body's ability to care for itself. Although not always, often the individual has followed a poor lifestyle for so long the body can no longer care for itself.

All that being said, the trend for disease is becoming much worse, and more aggressive among those affected by diabetes.

The British Journal of Diabetes drafted an article explaining the decreased age of onset for Type 2 diabetes, a previously categorized adult disease. This statement provides a poor outlook for our populous in general, but with small steps such as adding 30 minutes of exercise per day for both children and adults, and eating better, we can all make a big difference. I challenge each of us to make one change a week, I think you will be happy with the outcome!

Type 2 Diabetes:Protect your Eyesight

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Eyesight malfunction is one of the major complications or effect of type 2 diabetes. It is because of the high blood sugar and seriosly will cause some problems to the blood vessels of the eye.

Here are some problems that have been diagnose with type 2 diabetes:

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1. Diabetic Retinopathy. Many people with Type 2 diabetes eventually develop retinopathy which is damage to the retina of the eye. Retinopathy happens when the small blood vessels that supply the retina are damaged. The blood vessels become blocked and fluid leaks out into the retina. The retina swells, resulting in blurred vision.

Retinopathy may be mild, or it can be severe and even lead to blindness. Fortunately, the better you control your blood sugar, the less likely you are to develop damage to your retina, and if you do develop problems they will be milder.

2. Cataracts are more common in people with diabetes. They happen when fluid gets trapped in the front of the eye and forms a cloudy area. This causes blurred or glared vision. Mild cataracts can be treated by wearing sunglasses and wearing glasses with a glare-control lens. Surgery is usually carried out for more severe cataracts.

3. Glaucoma is also more common in those with diabetes. Glaucoma occurs when pressure builds up in the eye and pinches the small blood vessels. The decreased blood supply damages the retina and the nerves of the eye. Glaucoma can be treated by medications or surgery, depending on how severe it is.

Sometimes, these eye problems can start developing without any symptoms. This is why it's important to have regular eye exams. It's usually recommended to have an eye exam and retinal screening once a year. This will look for any damage to the retina that is developing. Eye problems can be treated much better if they are caught early. If retinopathy is diagnosed early on, 90% of cases of blindness can be prevented.
The good news is managing your blood sugar well helps prevent eye problems. You can manage your blood sugar with diet and exercise, oral medications, and/or insulin injections.
There are other steps you can take that also lower your risk of developing eye problems...
  • avoiding smoking helps and is in general a good idea for people who have been diagnosed with diabetes. It only hastens your vision loss because of free-radical damage to delicate eye capillaries.
  • controlling your blood pressure and cholesterol levels can help keep blood vessels healthy and prevent eye problems.
So, to protect your eyesight, please consult your doctor. Other than that, manage your eating plan and eat healthier that will helps you to control your blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.


Sudden Diabetes Threat

Posted by Unknown Thursday, 20 March 2014 0 comments
According to a study from France, the more red meat you eat, the more you may increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

For 14 years, researchers in Paris followed more than 66,000 women who were participating in a long-running study of cancer and nutrition, and observed them for new cases of diabetes. More than 1,300 women in the study developed the disease within the 14 years.

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The researchers reported that women in the top 25 percent for "potential renal acid load" - the potential impact of protein from meat and dairy products on kidney and urine acid levels - had a 56 percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to those in the bottom 25 percent. Surprisingly, women of normal weight in the top 25 percent had a 96 percent increased risk compared to a 28 percent increased risk for overweight women in the top 25 percent.

Results of another test, net endogenous acid production, showed a similar increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes with a higher acid load. The researchers reported that the risk persisted after adjusting for other dietary patterns, meat consumption and the amount of fruit, vegetables, coffee and sweetened beverages the women ate. Fruits and vegetables are alkaline and can neutralize acidity.

The French researchers concluded that excess acid can lead to serious metabolic complications, which then reduces the body's ability to regulate insulin levels, leading to diabetes.

My take? The body regulates its acid-base balance very carefully, and the "acid" foods we are talking about here (those that contributes to urine acidity) should not be confused with the special diets or "alkaline water" promoted by internet marketers.

While results of this study must be confirmed in other populations, the findings suggest that a shift in the western diet toward more fruits and vegetables and away from meat and dairy products could help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

A study from Singapore published this year (2013) found that an increased intake of red meat over four years was associated with higher risk of type 2 diabetes during the subsequent four years.

The study also shows that it is more risk if you consume more processed red meat (more than half a serving plate).

Higher Dietary Acid Load Increases Diabetes Risk

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Overall acidity of the diet increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, shows study. The findings, are published in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), and is by Dr Guy Fagherazzi and Dr Françoise Clavel-Chapelon, Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, INSERM, Paris, France, and colleagues.

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A western diet rich in animal products and other acidogenic foods can induce an acid load that is not compensated for by fruit and vegetables; this can cause chronic metabolic acidosis and lead to metabolic complications. Most importantly from a blood-sugar control perspective, increasing acidosis can reduce the ability of insulin to bind at appropriate receptors in the body, and reduce insulin sensitivity. With this in mind, the authors decided to analyse whether increased acidosis caused by dietary acid loads increased the risk of type 2 diabetes. A total of 66,485 women from the E3N study (the French Centre of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, a well-known ongoing epidemiological study) were followed for new diabetes cases over 14 years. Their dietary acid load was calculated from their potential renal acid load (PRAL) and their net endogenous acid production (NEAP) scores, both standard techniques for assessing dietary acid consumption from nutrient intake.

During follow-up, 1,372 new cases of incident type 2 diabetes occurred. In the overall population, those in the top 25% (quartile) for PRAL had a 56% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with the bottom quartile. Women of normal weight (BMI of 25 and under) had the highest increased risk (96% for top quartile versus bottom) while overweight women (BMI 25 and over) had only a 28% increased risk (top quartile versus bottom). NEAP scores showed a similar increased risk for higher acid load. The authors say: "A diet rich in animal protein may favour net acid intake, while most fruits and vegetables form alkaline precursors that neutralise the acidity. Contrary to what is generally believed, most fruits such as peaches, apples, pears, bananas and even lemons and oranges actually reduce dietary acid load once the body has processed them.

"In our study, the fact that the association between both PRAL and NEAP scores and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes persisted after adjustment for dietary patterns, meat consumption and intake of fruit, vegetables, coffee and sweetened beverages suggests that dietary acids may play a specific role in promoting the development of type 2 diabetes, irrespective of the foods or drinks that provide the acidic or alkaline components." They conclude: "We have demonstrated for the first time in a large prospective study that dietary acid load was positively associated with type 2 diabetes risk, independently of other known risk factors for diabetes. Our results need to be validated in other populations, and may lead to promotion of diets with a low acid load for the prevention of diabetes. Further research is required on the underlying mechanisms." -source

Learning Prediabetis

Posted by Unknown Sunday, 9 February 2014 0 comments
What is Prediabetis?

When peoples develop type 2 diabetes, they practically dependably have "prediabetes" — blood glucose levels that are higher than ordinary not yet sufficiently high to be diagnosed as diabetes.

Specialists in some cases allude to prediabetes as impeded glucose tolerance (IGT) or disabled fasting glucose (IFG), contingent upon what test was utilized when it was distinguished. This condition puts you at a higher hazard for improving sort 2 diabetes and cardiovascular illness .

There are no reasonable indications of prediabetes, in this way, you may have it and not know it.

Some individuals with prediabetes may have a percentage of the indications of diabetes or even issues from diabetes recently. You generally figure out that you have prediabetes when being tried for diabetes.

If  you have prediabetes, you could go for checkedup for type 2 diabetes each one to two years.

Results for prediabetis:
Results indicating prediabetes are:
  • An A1C of 5.7% – 6.4%
  • Fasting blood glucose of 100 – 125 mg/dl
  • An OGTT 2 hour blood glucose of 140 mg/dl – 199 mg/dl
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diagnosis/#sthash.nO4UvfI3.dpuf
Results indicating prediabetes are:
  • An A1C of 5.7% – 6.4%
  • Fasting blood glucose of 100 – 125 mg/dl
  • An OGTT 2 hour blood glucose of 140 mg/dl – 199 mg/dl
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diagnosis/#sthash.nO4UvfI3.dpuf
Results indicating prediabetes are:
  • An A1C of 5.7% – 6.4%
  • Fasting blood glucose of 100 – 125 mg/dl
  • An OGTT 2 hour blood glucose of 140 mg/dl – 199 mg/dl
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diagnosis/#sthash.nO4UvfI3.dpuf
Results indicating prediabetes are:
  • An A1C of 5.7% – 6.4%
  • Fasting blood glucose of 100 – 125 mg/dl
  • An OGTT 2 hour blood glucose of 140 mg/dl – 199 mg/dl
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diagnosis/#sthash.nO4UvfI3.dpuf
   -  An A1C of 5.7% – 6.4%
   -  Fasting blood glucose of 100 – 125 mg/dl
   -  An OGTT 2 hour blood glucose of 140 mg/dl – 199 mg/dl

Results also shows that you can prevent your type 2 diabetes by 58% by:

- Losing 7% of your body weight (or 15 pounds if you weigh 200 pounds)
- Exercising moderately (such as brisk walking) 30 minutes a day, five days a week

Diagnosis

There are some approaches to diagnose diabetes. Every way generally needs to be rehashed on a second day to diagnose diabetes. Testing ought to be done in a human services setting, (for example, your specialist's office or a lab). Assuming that your specialist verifies that your blood glucose level is quite high, or when you have excellent manifestations of high blood glucose notwithstanding one positive test, your specialist may not oblige a second test to diagnose diabetes.

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There are several ways to diagnose diabetes. Each way usually needs to be repeated on a second day to diagnose diabetes. Testing should be carried out in a health care setting (such as your doctor’s office or a lab). If your doctor determines that your blood glucose level is very high, or if you have classic symptoms of high blood glucose in addition to one positive test, your doctor may not require a second test to diagnose diabetes. - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diagnosis/#sthash.nO4UvfI3.dpuf

The A1C test measures your average blood glucose for the past 2 to 3 months. The advantages of being diagnosed this way are that you don't have to fast or drink anything. - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diagnosis/#sthash.nO4UvfI3.dpuf
 The A1C test measures your average blood glucose for the past 2 to 3 months. The advantages of being diagnosed this way are that you don't have to fast or drink anything. ( blood glucose equal or greater than 6.5%)

FPG test checks your fasting blood glucose levels. Fasting means after not having anything to eat or drink (except water) for at least 8 hours before the test. This test is usually done first thing in the morning, before breakfast. (blood glucose equal or greater than 126mg/dl)

The OGTT is a two-hour test that checks your blood glucose levels before and 2 hours after you drink a special sweet drink. It tells the doctor how your body processes glucose. (blood glucose equal or greater than 200mg/dl)

  • Losing 7% of your body weight (or 15 pounds if you weigh 200 pounds)
  • Exercising moderately (such as brisk walking) 30 minutes a day, five days a week
    • - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diagnosis/#sthash.nO4UvfI3.dpuf

    The A1C test measures your average blood glucose for the past 2 to 3 months. The advantages of being diagnosed this way are that you don't have to fast or drink anything. - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diagnosis/#sthash.nO4UvfI3.dpuf

    FDA supports new medication for medicine of type 2 diabetes

    Posted by Unknown Monday, 13 January 2014 0 comments
    Farxiga or dapaglifozin approved to help treat adults with type 2 diabetes. The tablets, in combination with diet and exercise, will improve control of blood sugar levels.



    Commenting on the drug approval, Dr. Curtis Rosebraugh, director of the Office of Drug Evaluation II at the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, says:

    "Controlling blood sugar levels is very important in the overall treatment and care of diabetes, and Farxiga provides an additional treatment option for millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes."

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