Strange is a disease, quiet, tricky. It does not give specific, or original symptoms that could be recognized without research. Sometimes it "camouflages" itself, pretending to be other diseases, eg skin or eyesight. It is often found accidentally, on the occasion of routine tests. It does not hurt, so it does not look threatening. It suffers from 2-5% of the entire population and the number of patients continues to grow ...
Diabetes - how to recognize it?
Not always the onset of diabetes is difficult to diagnose. It can also be violent and easy to recognize when it covers the majority of non-specific symptoms that collectively become characteristic.
Violent symptoms - thistype 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (so-called insulin-dependent diabetes) is characterized by such initial symptoms as: increased thirst and fluid intake, increased urine output (sometimes very seriously up to 3-5 liters per day), increased appetite and despite hunger craving - felt without significant physical causes of weakness and mental fatigue and quick weight loss.
Symptoms inconspicuous and confusing
The inconspicuous and confusing symptoms usually appear during the initiation of type 2 diabetes - treated without insulin injections (non-insulin dependent diabetes). Type 2 diabetes is mainly affecting the elderly and occurs 9 times more often than the type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes is an old disease like ... humanity.
The first known description of this disease is from 1550 BC. However, the exact reasons for the discontinuation of insulin production by pancreatic islets (cells) are still unknown. It is known, however, that the occurrence of type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent) is mediated by many factors. Here are the most important:
Family predispositions and diabetes.
This is a very important cause, also known as the genetic condition of diabetes. The presence of diabetes in close relatives is characteristic of this disease. It is known that there are genes in the body that are transmitted within the family that contain a genetic predisposition that contributes to the development of diabetes in certain situations. Details below.
Obesity, overweight is usually neglected but important reasons favoring diabetes.
One way to avoid this risk factor is to keep it right
body weight. It can be controlled using the body mass index (BMI): BMI = actual weight in kg: (increase in meters) 2, eg 65 kg: 1.642 = 65 kg: 2.69 = 24.16.
The correct BMI results for women are 22-25, and for men 23-27; over 30 begins obesity. Such a result is a signal that it is necessary (under the supervision of a doctor) to lose weight.
Undoubtedly, what we eat affects the incidence of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
This disease is almost unknown in communities using a diet rich in protein, fiber and pectin, and poor in carbohydrates. In our cultural circle a lot of carbohydrates are eaten, especially refined simple sugars (store shelves are full of chocolate bars and chocolates, and TV ads are tempting to try one more sweet cream for bread, of course - for white bread), as well as many hamburgers and other "fast" dishes, which increases the likelihood of developing diabetes.
The abuse of certain drugs initiates diabetes
Especially suspected are oral corticosteroids, and sometimes hormonal contraceptives. some diuretics, phenytoin.
The suspected initiators of diabetes are also:
- repeated pregnancies,
- the effect of some hormones,
- diseases
- as well as stress and lack of movement, typical of our civilization.
