Inventions New to Diabetes Treatments
Julia Hanf
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.
There are several symptoms of the disease which include loss in weight, frequent urination, blurred vision, stress, irritation, Heart problems, Kidney failure etc. Diabetes is -also a genetic disorder but it is also caused by some factors like obesity, excess intake of sugar, increased cholesterol levels etc. Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia are the two conditions that arise due to Type-1 diabetes.
Hypoglycemia is the condition when the level of glucose becomes low in the blood whereas Hyperglycemia is the condition when the level of glucose becomes high in the body.
Treatment of Diabetes includes taking care of your diet, medication, exercising, control on stress and depression , and Kidney dialysis and transplant etc. Taking a managed and balanced diet is an important factor in maintaining the blood glucose levels. A Well-balanced diet includes a healthy and nutritious diet which is low in cholesterol, sugar and fats and includes green leafy vegetables etc. Insulin is the most important drug for people suffering from Type-1 Diabetes. Exercising also keeps the disease in control and increases the body sensitivity to insulin, thereby maintaining blood glucose levels. Oral Medications are there as a means of cure if the above precautions do not serve the purpose.
Insulin replacement is included in diabetes treatments. Replacement insulin types include multiple dosages, mixed dosages, single dosages and mixed split dosages. Injections of insulin are also used by injecting right under the skins fat layers, this way it is then absorbed by the blood into the body. Pumps with insulin are available as multiple dosages units. Transplants of the pancreas, kidney and islets are other forms of treatment options available now.
Scientists are developing a mode of treatment which is absolutely painless and is developed from stem-cell technology and will be available in a few years from now. This technology is being developed by injecting the human embryonic stem cells into mice. According to the scientists, the treatment will completely eliminate the use of insulin shots. About 1,30,000 people in Australia suffer from this disease and are using insulin shots on daily basis. And the newly developed stem-cells technology would prove to be a boon for such people. But it will take some more years for the technology to evolve.
Julia Hanf author of the book How To Play the Diabetes Diet Game and Win Through a real life crisis Julia figured out how to live diabetes free. Visit http://www.yourdiabetescure.com and learn more about your solution for diabetes.
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