Diabetes Mellitus, DM, or the so-called diabetes in layman's
terms, is a condition in which a person has high blood sugar, commonly
referred as hyperglycemia.
There are various reasons why a person may have high blood sugar. It could be the person's body does not produce insulin due to some organ damage or maybe the person's body produce insulin but not enough or perhaps the person's body produce enough insulin but the body does not respond to it.
Symptoms may include body malaise, frequent onset of hunger and thirst. Even frequent urination is one of the signs that you might have DM. Weight loss is another symptoms due to muscle wasting. Blurring of sight is one also. You better check your blood sugar if you have one of these signs or else, never in your wildest dreams, the silent murderer is already within you amidst the odds.
Cause of diabetes mellitus maybe hereditary or pathological factors. Environment and lifestyle may be a factor in developing diabetes mellitus.
There are three types of diabetes. The DM 1 or the Diabetes Mellitus type I, the Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus (I.D.D.M.) or the so-called juvenile diabetes mellitus. Another type of DM is the Diabetes Mellitus type II, the Non-insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (N.I.D.D.M.) or the so-called Adult-onset Diabetes Mellitus.
The third type is the Pregnancy-induced diabetes, the so-called gestational diabetes, which only occurs in some cases obviously to pregnant women. It might disappear or improve after gestation or pregnancy.
In Diabetes type I, the body does not produce insulin due to organ or tissue damage.
The beta cells of the Islet of Langerhans in the pancreas, which is responsible for insulin production maybe damaged due to an auto-immune attack (the body's immune system attack its own). However, in diabetes type II, the body produces insulin but there is a resistance. The body's insulin receptor may be defective. But there are medications that can address well to it.
If you have Diabetes Mellitus, you don't want to take it for granted, do you? Well, might take it seriously if you know the complications of diabetes. Continue reading and get stunned! Diabetes has lots complications, from nerve and organ damage to permanent blindness. Of course, we don't want to get blind, so take good care of diabetes if you have it or be sorry in the end.
In many cases, diabetes complications are serious, long-term and progressive. Mostly, its complications results from narrowing of blood vessels due to high blood sugar. In due time, the organs and tissue connected to that nerve vessels will have an insufficient blood supply that may lead to organ and tissue damage. This is what happened to blurring of eye vision or blindness.
Your optic nerve in your eye might be damage, and this will lead to blindness. Another complication might occur within your heart. Like in your eye, your heart may have a narrowed veins and arteries due to high blood sugar. Eventually, some part of your heart will be deprived of oxygen, and it will lead to Ischemia attack or worst, Myocardial Infarction.
Overtime, high blood sugar levels will harm your brain and kidneys and other vital organs. Damage in brain nerves may result to stroke. And damage to your kidneys may result for an untimely dialysis or worst kidney transplant.
Diabetes is a "complete-packaged disease" or the "mother of all disease" because if your not dealing with it seriously, you will end up having several serious illnesses. Diabetes has the capability to take your wealth up to the last cent that you may have and has the capability to take away your precious life.
There are various reasons why a person may have high blood sugar. It could be the person's body does not produce insulin due to some organ damage or maybe the person's body produce insulin but not enough or perhaps the person's body produce enough insulin but the body does not respond to it.
Symptoms may include body malaise, frequent onset of hunger and thirst. Even frequent urination is one of the signs that you might have DM. Weight loss is another symptoms due to muscle wasting. Blurring of sight is one also. You better check your blood sugar if you have one of these signs or else, never in your wildest dreams, the silent murderer is already within you amidst the odds.
Cause of diabetes mellitus maybe hereditary or pathological factors. Environment and lifestyle may be a factor in developing diabetes mellitus.
There are three types of diabetes. The DM 1 or the Diabetes Mellitus type I, the Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus (I.D.D.M.) or the so-called juvenile diabetes mellitus. Another type of DM is the Diabetes Mellitus type II, the Non-insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (N.I.D.D.M.) or the so-called Adult-onset Diabetes Mellitus.
The third type is the Pregnancy-induced diabetes, the so-called gestational diabetes, which only occurs in some cases obviously to pregnant women. It might disappear or improve after gestation or pregnancy.
In Diabetes type I, the body does not produce insulin due to organ or tissue damage.
The beta cells of the Islet of Langerhans in the pancreas, which is responsible for insulin production maybe damaged due to an auto-immune attack (the body's immune system attack its own). However, in diabetes type II, the body produces insulin but there is a resistance. The body's insulin receptor may be defective. But there are medications that can address well to it.
If you have Diabetes Mellitus, you don't want to take it for granted, do you? Well, might take it seriously if you know the complications of diabetes. Continue reading and get stunned! Diabetes has lots complications, from nerve and organ damage to permanent blindness. Of course, we don't want to get blind, so take good care of diabetes if you have it or be sorry in the end.
In many cases, diabetes complications are serious, long-term and progressive. Mostly, its complications results from narrowing of blood vessels due to high blood sugar. In due time, the organs and tissue connected to that nerve vessels will have an insufficient blood supply that may lead to organ and tissue damage. This is what happened to blurring of eye vision or blindness.
Your optic nerve in your eye might be damage, and this will lead to blindness. Another complication might occur within your heart. Like in your eye, your heart may have a narrowed veins and arteries due to high blood sugar. Eventually, some part of your heart will be deprived of oxygen, and it will lead to Ischemia attack or worst, Myocardial Infarction.
Overtime, high blood sugar levels will harm your brain and kidneys and other vital organs. Damage in brain nerves may result to stroke. And damage to your kidneys may result for an untimely dialysis or worst kidney transplant.
Diabetes is a "complete-packaged disease" or the "mother of all disease" because if your not dealing with it seriously, you will end up having several serious illnesses. Diabetes has the capability to take your wealth up to the last cent that you may have and has the capability to take away your precious life.
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