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Over time, diabetes can cause kidney problems, they stop working properly and make it necessary that the person needs to follow a kidney replacement therapy, which may include up to dialysis or organ transplant. In this article we tell you more details on this topic, so you can make informed decisions.

When someone is diagnosed with diabetes one must be aware of how important it is to control the disease. If this is not achieved, it is possible that over time this condition affect other organs such as eyes, heart, nerves and kidneys. Regarding the latter, it is important to know that diabetes is the leading cause of what is known as chronic renal failure: estimated to be responsible for 45 percent of cases of kidney failure. Imagine the impact it causes, because in the world has about 171 million people with diabetes! Read the rest of this entry »

Those who do not have the time or inclination to crushed daily at a gym are in luck: According to a group of British scientists, three minutes of intense exercise every other day may be the best way to protect against diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

That is, at least, the effect was achieved on the metabolism of 16 male volunteers who had a sedentary lifestyle, according to a study conducted by Professor James Timmons and researchers from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh which is published in “BMC Endocrine Disorders.”

According to the study, a table of three-minute workout performed with intensity and regularity has a significant effect on the ability to process sugar metabolism.

“We found a few exercises that make muscle of 30 seconds each with intensity drastically improves the metabolism in just two weeks,” says James Timmons.

Thus, British researchers claim not detract from the benefits of the practice of sport for several hours each week, but to find “an alternative” for those who cannot.

REGULAR EXERCISE IS NOT NECESSARILY THE OPTIMUM

It is well known that the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes substantially reduced with regular practice of physical exercise.

However, according to James Timmons, the guidelines are currently designing exercise programs to improve health may “not be the best” and require further reflection.

“The training of low volume and high intensity used in our study substantially improved insulin action and glucose disposal in young men who are sedentary, suggesting that not yet fully appreciate the traditional relationship between exercise and diabetes, “he said.

During the experiment, volunteers used exercise bikes to make a spinning of stronger, but any strenuous activity carried out several times a week will cause the same metabolic protective effect, according to the study.

“This new perspective can help people lead healthier lives, improve the health of the population and save the health system millions of pounds, simply by making it easier to find time for sport,” said James Timmons.

The authors acknowledge that there may be several factors associated with these results, as the older age of patients who had more health problems and who may have had diabetes for longer.

It also mentions a possible link between insulin use and progression of cancer, which was found in a previous study.
Insulin Injection

The increased risk was found among those who control the disease with insulin only.

“We need to study further whether intensification of glucose control with insulin therapy alone increases the risk of death in patients with diabetes,” says Dr. Craig Currie, who led the research.

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Periodontal disease, also known as periodontal, periodontitis or pyorrhea. it is an infection caused by bacteria that affects the gums, the lining of the roots of the teeth and causes wear and resorption of bone in which the roots are inserted.
It is the leading cause of loose teeth or loose teeth in adults because the root loses anchor, is loosened and then those teeth fall out.

Causes of Periodontitis

* Among the main causes of tooth loss is periodontal disease and cavities as possible to believe, in many cases it occurs as a result of improper dental hygiene. Brush teeth 4 times a day is not enough to prevent gingivitis or periodontitis, it is necessary to know how to use the brush and floss to prevent plaque formation. Read the rest of this entry »

A cataract is characterized by a clouding of the lens resulting in a decrease of view.

On the development generally slowly progressive, it is the cause of decreased vision more and more troublesome. Initially, the subject is hampered by an abnormal sensitivity to light (photo-phobia), most marked under strong light (sunlight or glare when driving at night) may be accompanied by reflex tearing. Gradually, the vision loss is becoming increasingly difficult and hinders the most common acts of life, resulting in the indication for surgery. Read the rest of this entry »

DEFINITION
Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease caused by diabetes) has been defined on clinical grounds as persistent proteinuria (protein excretion in the urine entire 500 milligrams a day, or excretion of albumin in the urine of 300 milligrams in a day) in the urine of patients with diabetes who also have diabetic retinopathy (eye disease in patients with diabetes) but have no other kidney.

BACKGROUND

Diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2 national and global level has become the leading cause of end stage renal disease, that is due to:

1. The increase in the prevalence (number of patients) in type 2 diabetes especially.
2. Patients with diabetes are living longer.
3. Patients with chronic renal failure due to diabetes mellitus are being accepted into dialysis programs / hemodialysis and kidney transplantation of which were previously excluded.

In patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 with 20 years of evolution, 50% of them develop diabetic nephropathy, and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus only 10 to 20%. However, the great difference in prevalence (most common type 2) causes the majority of patients with diabetic nephropathy is secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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In an emergency or accident is important that the people around you know you live with diabetes and which type of diabetes you have.

Very importantly, we have no habit of using, is a medical ID, this means that you must always wear a bracelet, insert, or something that says you live with diabetes and that type.

It is also important that you remember to take with you all your medications and what they need to be well.

The following studies are routine and you must be very attentive to them to make sure everything works very well, remember it’s not because you are serious only for prevention. If something were irregular, if detected early have a good chance of correcting it. Talk a lot with your Endocrinologist for more information.

a) glycated hemoglobin is the average of 3 months you should do it every 4 months minimum. This is a blood analysis and you must try this very about 6 or less.

b) Lipid Profile to check that the body fat are normal (once or twice a year).

c) Profile thyroid is recommended once a year.

d) Albumin in urine once a year. To see that your kidneys are excellent as ever.

e) Ophthalmologist to review the fundus (twice a year).

f) cleaning dentist every 6 months.

If you are considering pregnancy or already these and live with diabetes, we give you some suggestions:

“Ideally, before pregnancy do a routine Czech your eyes (the eye), blood pressure and kidneys. It’s very important to maintain glucose levels within normal range every day. Before each meal than 100mg/dl two hours after each meal between 140 and 150mg/dl .. It means you have to measure yourself many times in one day!

You must keep your glycosylated hemoglobin than 6%, we know that sometimes this is hard, but remember that if you really want.

Do a little exercise will help you a lot, I highly recommend swimming and water if they’re not very good walk also suit you.

As always a balanced diet is very important, remember to make 5 meals a day in small portions is very good, consult your nutritionist.

Imbalances in blood sugar and excess weight may appear together or one following the other, especially after middle age. When that happens not only produces a semantic combination of the names of these two disorders, but triggered a mixture of effects which is harmful to health.

The generalization of overweight, obesity and diabetes among the population has already reached in many developed countries the size of a real pandemic, which in 2025 may affect worldwide to 300 million people, with a high risk of suffering severe vascular disorders.

The problem is much greater in countries like the U.S., where smoking also threatens to collapse the health system unless we take drastic measures to narrow, but the so-called “diabesity” ‘-clever contraction of the words diabetes and obesity-is reached worrying proportions in other developed countries.

The relationship between excess weight and diabetes was one of the main issues discussed during the last congress of the uropean Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) held in the city of Jerusalem. The participants have agreed on linking diabetes with the current sedentary lifestyle and poor diet which encourages overweight, and warned that there will be an escalation in the incidence of both diseases if urgent measures are taken so that society change their behavior.

Excess fat, excess sugar behaves like a true gland attached to the body and dangerous to your health. This is because fat cells secrete molecules that promote insulin resistance, a process that causes blood sugar to rise, along with promoting inflammation, alter immune response and damage the inner lining or endothelium of the blood vessels.

Diabesity sufferers are born with a pancreas that produce insulin in adequate quantity and works well. But due to obesity that insulin than before did its role in the body is now produced in exorbitant amounts, the muscles have to
carry the glucose to fly resistant to this hormone and an increased glucose level blood, in what is called diabetes II.

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