Diabetes Mellitus
Fighting Diabetes Mellitus...
Diet control is an important part of the diabetes treatment. There are
certain do's, and not to do's as far as eating is concerned for a diabetic
patient. Eating wrong food is as good as wrong medication in diabetes. You
have a lifetime to suffer, for your negligence on this count.
The foods that are unacceptable are those
containing sugar like molasses, corn syrup, all white breads, rice
products, millet, corn, bananas, watermelons, raisins, potatoes,
carrots, beets, alcohol, beer and all liquor except red wine. The
permitted food items are barley, whole wheat pita, bean threads, green
leafy vegetables, nuts and olives.
It is
reported that 15 million Americans have Type II diabetes and a good
percentage of them are unaware that they have the disease. This type of
diabetes is also called non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).
In USA, it is the sixth largest killer disease.
There are two
types of Diabetes Mellitus: Type I diabetes millitus and type II
diabetes mellitus.
The other name for Type I diabetes millitus is
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). This disease is an auto
immuae disease. The pancreas produces no insulin. For survival, the
patient has to depend on insulin shots. There is no cure for this type
of diabetes.
The other name for type II diabetes mellitus is
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). It is also known by the
name adult onset diabetes millitus, AODM. It is a metabolic disorder.
Body is unable to make enough or proper use of insulin. It occurs mostly
in individuals over the age of 40. The incidence increases with age. A
good majority of the type II diabetes patients are obese.
Type II diabetes was the 'privilege' of the middle age and older
people. Now it is taking into its net, the younger generation also.
In
short, it can be said that diabetes shakes the entire body of an
individual. You are likely to catch the infection of the bladder and the
skin. Abrupt fluctuations in the glucose levels can lead to blurred
vision. Extremely high glucose levels can lead to diabetic coma.
Type I Diabetes mellitus is a dangerous disease and insulin is
vital to patients. Without insulin, the patient is helpless and may lead
to fatal blood sugar levels. Increased sugar level leads to increased
urination, and loss of fluid and electrolytes in the urine. Without
proper and controlled treatment, the patients of this type of diabetes
may suddenly go into coma, known as diabetic coma. Until this day there
is no medicine for diabetes. Hope for your life is in your diet and
proper exercise!
Your morning walks! Talk less and walk more!