Diabetes is a disease, which can allow you lead a perfectly normal life, if you take care of a few precautions and are careful about your diet. Before we go into how it is treated, let us first of all understand what the diabetes disease is. Diabetes is a disorder in which the body cannot produce enough amounts of insulin for the use of the body or cannot use the insulin already available in the body.

 Insulin is a hormone that our body needs in order to convert the daily food intake into energy. Improper usage of insulin and/or lack of it can be life threatening however, even though there is no cure for diabetes there are many ways to efficiently keep it under control.  If it not checked, and the sugar increases in the blood beyond acceptable levels, this disease can be fatal.

Different Diabetes Types

There are two main diabetes types and they are type 1 and type 2. Diabetes Types 1  usually occurs in children and therefore is also known as juvenile diabetes; here the body is unable to produce the required amounts of insulin in order for the body to convert the food and sugars into energy.

Diabetes Types  2 , which is also the most common form found in most people of all ages is when the body cannot use the insulin already present in the body or is unable to produce any insulin in order to convert the food and sugar in the much needed energy for daily activities.
 Common diabetes symptoms are frequent urination along with being constantly thirsty, experiencing constant hunger, weight loss, moods changes such as irritability, fatigue and sometimes blurry vision

Common Diabetes Treatment

The most common diabetes treatment for both diabetes types are: daily check ups of your insulin and sugar levels, medication to keep your sugar levels under control, strict diet that will control your sugar levels and exercising to maintain your weight constant. In both types of diabetes there are many complications that can occur from one day to another depending on your present state of health and body weight, therefore you must ensure that you conduct regular check ups and educate yourself with all the facts available about your disease.

Control Your Disease

It is not easy but with the advanced technology and medications we can successfully keep diabetes under control today however, your full cooperation is required everyday; starting from your diet to the proper exercising and checking of your blood sugar to never missing your medication. It is can be very hard to live with diabetes disease but if you are careful and mostly aware of your condition you can lead a happy, long and healthy life eating almost anything you like as long as the quantities and measured and you are keeping to your diabetes diet.

Diabetes disease can be overcome with determination and proper care. It is best to keep your family and friends fully informed about your diabetes disease so they can support and help you. There are three main factors for diabetes care, (i) right medication – with insulin, (ii) moderate exercise, and (iii) complete diabetes diet. If these three aspects are taken care of, you will not have to worry too much about the diabetes disease, because you will hardly experience it.

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You might have heard of insulin in connection with the disease known as diabetes. Still, you might be curious about insulin—what it means for the body and what can happen if the body does not produce enough of it. In addition, chances are you know little about the history of insulin and how science’s knowledge of insulin has changed over the years.

To begin with, knowledge about insulin is a relatively new phenomenon. Berlin medical student Paul Langerhans first discovered insulin in 1869. Using a microscope, Langerhans noticed a heap of cells in the pancreas which later became known as the Islets of Langerhans. Later, scientists surmised that these cells produce insulin, which regulates carbohydrate metabolism. In January of 1922, Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old diabetic, received the first insulin injection. Because the extract was impure, Thompson experienced a severe allergic reaction. As a result, doctors cancelled future insulin injections for Thompson. However, in later years, researchers were able to perfect insulin injections, making them the primary means of treating diabetes.

In addition to its role in metabolism, insulin controls the storage and release of fat, the cellular uptake of amino acids and electrolytes, and affects small vessel muscle tone. In fact, the concentration of insulin can affect the entire body. This is why diabetics can suffer a variety of side-effects, including blindness and slow healing of wounds. Those who suffer from type 1 diabetes require insulin injections in order to survive, while type 2 diabetes patients may need insulin if other medication and dietary changes are ineffective in controlling blood glucose levels.

At this point, it is not possible to take insulin orally. Instead, insulin is administered through syringes with needles, or insulin pens with needles. However, there are a number of problems associated with insulin as a treatment for diabetes. For instance, it can be difficult to determine the appropriate dose of insulin. The dosage, as well as the timing of the dosage, must often be adjusted, based upon eating habits, exercise routines, or the additional stress of illness. Insulin injections can be a nuisance for patients and, if the patient makes a mistake in terms of dosage, they can actually be dangerous.

Still, when it is used appropriately, insulin can help restore the body’s metabolism to normal levels. As a result, through proper administration of insulin, athletes and artists can perform at their optimal level without difficulty. For instance, Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. is an example of a diabetic who has been helped by insulin, while David Crosby of the singing group Crosby, Stills & Nash has also benefited from insulin injections.

In the year 2004, the former spouse of an international track star maintained that the athlete had used insulin to energize the body. The report promoted the idea that the hormone insulin could be utilized like a steroid in enhancing the body’s functions. However, researchers say that insulin does not have the same effects as steroids. They say that eight decades of steroid use do not indicate that insulin could be used as a performance-enhancing drug for those who are not diabetics. While insulin can help to alleviate fatigue for those with diabetes, it does not have the same chemical composition as a steroid. Therefore, doctors say that the use of insulin by non-diabetics is, in fact, dangerous.

Proper use of insulin is essential for those with type 1 diabetes. It can enable them to lead a normal, productive life. However, while insulin is a legitimate treatment for diabetes, it is not a cure. Research is now underway to try to make diabetes a disease of the past and to make insulin injections unnecessary.

Ray Kelly is an Exercise Scientist with 15 years experience in the health and fitness industry. Sign up for his Free Exercise and Meal Planner at The Biggest Loser or http://www.free-online-health.com

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2022

Anytime there is an elevation in glucose in the blood stream, such as eating a carbohydrate-rich meal, there is a compensatory rise in insulin secretion from the pancreas. Over time, and after consistently elevated carb consumption, excess insulin becomes a constant in the blood stream. This condition is known as hyperinsuliemia, which, in turn, causes high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

This latter condition is major health problem for several reasons - it’s very common, its consequences are widespread and it remains relatively silent and undiagnosed until late in its course of causing cardiovascular damage.

Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors in both coronary heart disease and stroke. It can also lead to congestive heart failure, aortic dissection (a hole in the aorta) and kidney failure.

Blood pressure is determined by cardiac output, or how much blood the heart pumps per beat, and total peripheral resistance, which is a measure of how easily the blood is pumped to the distant organs of the body.

Excess insulin is an underlying factor in high blood pressure because it can cause atherosclerosis. This condition is a build-up of harmful material called plaque which narrows the inside width of arteries and reduces the easy flow of blood. Additionally, excess insulin damages the inside lining of the blood vessels which decreases it’s elasticity. A decrease in elasticity causes the heart to work harder to pump the blood through the entire cardiovascular system.

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Dr. Shackelton is a founding partner of Insulite Laboratories. She directs research and development of the formulas comprising the four Insulite Systems and those in development. Her study of the biochemical and physiological reasons for weight gain led to her focus on Insulin Resistance - the abnormal response of insulin to glucose - and its growing number of related conditions.
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