Q. My mom had told me diabetes was caused by eating too much sugar, but I found out it was a myth! So, what exactly causes it? What's the role of food with a lot of carbs?
And the insulin -- what happens when the pancreas produces too much?
I would like answers from people who actually know about this, not from people who think they know but are not sure.
And the insulin -- what happens when the pancreas produces too much?
I would like answers from people who actually know about this, not from people who think they know but are not sure.
A. If you believe the media, and what most people around you think, then Type 2 diabetes is caused by eating too much sugar, eating too much junk food, living a bad lifestyle, being a couch potato. You will also hear lots of information about how you can 'prevent' diabetes by losing a little weight and taking regular exercise.
Guess what? Most of that is rubbish. I learnt that the hard way. Last year I was diagnosed with diabetes. I hadn't touched sugar in 15 years, and was not a great fan of any refined carbohydrates. I was known among my friends for eating a healthy, varied diet. I don't have a car; my only form of transport is walking and I do that a lot. I used to be overweight but over the past years had lost 25% of my body weight, and kept it off. I was 129 pounds/BMI 23.9 when diagnosed.
Ever since then I've been reading all I can about the condition, and I realized (and this is backed up by my doctors) that the only thing I did 'wrong' was to have chosen the wrong grandparents. Oops! How could I prevent diabetes by choosing better grandparents?
I recently read a really good summary of what medical science knows (and doesn't know) about diabetes. It's by the chief medical officer of the American Diabetes Association and you can find it here:
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/15/with-diabetes-dont-focus-on-blame/
Guess what? Most of that is rubbish. I learnt that the hard way. Last year I was diagnosed with diabetes. I hadn't touched sugar in 15 years, and was not a great fan of any refined carbohydrates. I was known among my friends for eating a healthy, varied diet. I don't have a car; my only form of transport is walking and I do that a lot. I used to be overweight but over the past years had lost 25% of my body weight, and kept it off. I was 129 pounds/BMI 23.9 when diagnosed.
Ever since then I've been reading all I can about the condition, and I realized (and this is backed up by my doctors) that the only thing I did 'wrong' was to have chosen the wrong grandparents. Oops! How could I prevent diabetes by choosing better grandparents?
I recently read a really good summary of what medical science knows (and doesn't know) about diabetes. It's by the chief medical officer of the American Diabetes Association and you can find it here:
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/15/with-diabetes-dont-focus-on-blame/
How does diabetes lead to so many other problems?
Q. I heard that diabetes can cause blindness and amputation in the legs, kidney failure and liver damage.
Can someone please explain in Detail as I want explain to a friend who is addicted to sugar.
Can someone please explain in Detail as I want explain to a friend who is addicted to sugar.
A. actually diabetes is not related to addiction to sugar, although it's true that sugar can make you obese, and it's obesity that is related to diabetes.
Diabetes messes up with circulation and blood vessels. High level of sugar stored in blood vessels can cause damage, and this eventually cause damage to organs.
For eye disease, it's because the microvascular (small blood vessels) around retina, which is like a screen at the back of eyeball breaks, and it regrows in a wrong way that it causes further damage.
Disorder in the vessels can cause wounds and ulcers difficult to heal, and it also lessens the amount of oxygen the tissue around the wound gets. That way, some of the tissues die, and it easily becomes food for bacterias. If it no longer can be saved, it should be amputed, because if not, the fed bacterias will spread via bloodstream and cause more tissue death.
Kidney abnormalities can also be caused by disorder in vessel supporting kidney.
It can also cause nerve damage and heart damage.
Diabetes messes up with circulation and blood vessels. High level of sugar stored in blood vessels can cause damage, and this eventually cause damage to organs.
For eye disease, it's because the microvascular (small blood vessels) around retina, which is like a screen at the back of eyeball breaks, and it regrows in a wrong way that it causes further damage.
Disorder in the vessels can cause wounds and ulcers difficult to heal, and it also lessens the amount of oxygen the tissue around the wound gets. That way, some of the tissues die, and it easily becomes food for bacterias. If it no longer can be saved, it should be amputed, because if not, the fed bacterias will spread via bloodstream and cause more tissue death.
Kidney abnormalities can also be caused by disorder in vessel supporting kidney.
It can also cause nerve damage and heart damage.
I am 18 years old and have had type 1 diabetes for 18 years. Recently i have become sexually active?
Q. but sometimes i can't keep a hard on. I find that when this happens my blood sugar is usually low. Does low blood sugar cause this? Also, does type 1 diabetes cause ED? My A1C is always <6.5.
A. Most of the diabetic problems are resoled when their blood sugar levels are within the range.
Erectile Dysfunction can be caused by diabetes.
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Erectile Dysfunction can be caused by diabetes.
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What are the different types of names for Diabetes? Or better yet Why isnt it just called Diabetes?
Q. My teacher-a pharmacist- is asking us that question and we have already researched that there is Diabetes Insipidus and Diabetes Mellitus but what i want to know is how this diabetes is caused. Like a mechanism of action type of deal.
A. I have diabetes insipidus. Another name for this is "water diabetes". It has nothing to do with blood sugar,insulin, or the pancreas. It has to do with the hormone ADH and it usually is caused by a defect in the pituitary gland or the kidneys. Treatment usually consists of taking a hormone tablet daily. A person has to really watch out with this disease because dehydration can occur, no matter how much water is ingested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_insipidus
Diabetes mellitus- deals with the pancreas , insulin, blood sugar. Treatment for this is much more complicated. Diet changes, exercise, and possibly insulin shots, and med's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_insipidus
Diabetes mellitus- deals with the pancreas , insulin, blood sugar. Treatment for this is much more complicated. Diet changes, exercise, and possibly insulin shots, and med's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus
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