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Monday, 3 September 2012

DIABETES MELLITUS

RITE, NOW WE JUMP STRAIGHT AWAY TO ANOTHER FAMOUS PROBLEM IN THE WORLD OF MEDICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS (DM).

FIRST OF ALL, WE MUST KNOW A FEW IMPORTANT COMPONENTS THAT ARE RELATED WITH DM. THEY ARE:

-INSULIN
-GLUCOSE
-PANCREAS

PS: I TRY TO GIVE THE INFORMATION IN THE SIMPLEST FORM, SO ANY QUESTION THAT NEED FURTHER ELABORATION CAN BE ASKED LATER.

SO, DM IS A GLUCOSE RELATED DISEASE. YET,INSULIN IS A HORMONE PRODUCED BY BETA CELL ISLET OF LANGERHAND AT THE TAIL OF PANCREAS. INSULIN ACT ON HIGH LEVEL OF GLUCOSE IN THE BODY. NOW, YOU CAN RELATE ALL THOSE 3 COMPONENTS ALREADY.

THE PROBLEM IS HERE,..

DM OCCUR DUE TO 2 POSSIBLE REASONS,
-LOW PRODUCTION OF INSULIN OR,
-LOW SENSITIVITY OF OUR OWN TISSUE TO INSULIN.

SYMPTOMS:
-POLYURIA (INCREASED URINATION)
-POLYDIPSIA (INCREASED FLUID INTAKE)
-POLYPHAGIA (INCREASED FOOD INTAKE)
-WEIGHT LOSS
-DELAYED WOUND HEALING

TREATMENT:
-INTAKE OF INSULIN
-LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION.

YET, ONCE AGAIN WE CAN NOTICE THAT LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION CAN BE A GREAT TREATMENT FOR SUCH DISEASES. ITS VERY SIMPLE. STAY HEALTHY, HAVE A GOOD DIET AND EXERCISE AS RECOMMENDED. FOR PATIENTS OF DM, IT IS A COMPULSORY TO SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AS DM CAN BE WORST IF IT IS NOT WELL MANAGED. THOSE WHO HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF DM MUST ALSO TAKE THE SAME STEP AS THEY HAVE A VERY HIGH CHANCE TO HAVE THIS DISEASE.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

1 comment:

  1. good info n effort....please keep writing..it will help us a lot.. thanx..:)

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