Inventions New to Diabetes Treatments
The disease known as diabetes affects a majority of people in our world today. People within the 10 to 70 year age groups suffer from this disease. A decrease in the hormone known as insulin is the cause of diabetic disease. The pancreas of the body has certain cells which insulin is secreted by. When food is eaten it breaks into small particles called glucose, which is a sugar thereby giving the energy to the body. Glucose is helped by the insulin in moving into the body’s cells. If the body does not secrete insulin, then it cannot move through the cells. This causes an increase in the content of sugar or the glucose and leads to diabetes disease.
Diabetes is prevalent in people around the world in its 2 forms: First is Type 1 diabetes – this type of diabetes is found in people with no production of insulin their body which ultimately results in increased level of blood sugar. Second is Type 2 diabetes – this type of diabetes is found in people whose body can somehow secrete insulin but the insulin is not used efficiently.
Few symptoms of diabetes disease include vision which is blurred, weight loss, urination frequency, stress, problems with the heart, irritation and failure of the kidneys. Obesity is one of the causes of diabetes as well as a disorder which is genetic, and levels of increased cholesterol and excess sugars intake. Diabetes Type 1 can cause conditions called hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. When the glucose levels within the blood gets too low this is hypoglycemia and when the glucose levels within the body rise too high this is known as hyperglycemia.
Diabetes management involves taking required medications, exercising regularly, following a diabetic friendly diet, controlling your stress levels; dialysis of the kidneys or for more advanced types, transplants may also be a form of necessary treatment. Maintaining a diet which is balanced well is very important in keeping glucose blood levels controlled. A diet which is balanced well includes nutritious, healthy foods that are also low in fats, cholesterols and sugars. Vegetables that are leafy and green are great choices and sources of nutrition. People who have Diabetes Type 1 take insulin as it is the best drug treatment for them. The disease can be controlled by exercising which increases sensitivity of the body to insulin, which then lets the levels of glucose become maintained. If the supra cited treatments are not effective then medications can be prescribed to take orally in diabetes.
Treatment of diabetes includes insulin replacement. Different forms of insulin-replacement include single-dose, mixed-dose, split mixed dose and multiple dose. Insulin shots are injected in the skin underneath the fat so that it gets absorbed in the blood. Insulin pumps are available which a part of multiple-dose of insulin. Islet transplants, kidney transplants and pancreas transplants are also available these days as a means of treatment.
Treatments by scientists are being developed to provide treatment to diabetics which are completely pain free and come from technology using the stem cells, its availability is only a couple of years away. Stem cells from human embryos are being used within mice to further develop this specific technology. The scientists contend that injections of insulin shots can be eliminated completely from diabetic treatment. In Australia over 1,30,000 people suffer with diabetes and have to use injections of insulin shots daily. The new technology developed using stem cells would become of great use to these and others which suffer from diabetes. For the time being, the technology is a few years in need of evolving.
