Granuloma Annulare Diabetes Skin Disorders
Lindelwa Maseko
Everyone needs food for energy but this does not always happen especially when a person suffers with diabetes. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body but diabetes causes glucose to back up in the bloodstream. Owing to this condition, excessive levels of glucose build up in the blood stream instead of absorption into the cells.
Two main types occur; information on both is looked at briefly here. The first type is called type one and primarily affects young people, usually called juvenile onset diabetes and is where the body completely stops the production of insulin; this means insulin must be given to the diabetic on a daily basis for them to live. Insulin is used by the body to regulate the amount of glucose the blood contains. Adult onset diabetes affects older people as the name suggests but differs from type one; it results when the body either cannot produce enough insulin or does not use the insulin it makes properly.
Those energy foods which we all need to live are pasta, rice, potatoes, bread and fruit of course. Excess glucose in the bloodstream has many dangers for the body and can cause heart disease, kidney problems and blindness, not to mention amputations as well.
However, it is possible to manage diabetes by maintaining a strict health regime; some of the possible conditions will be halted completely whilst others will be delayed. Care of your condition relies on you maintaining certain aspects and any prescribed medication must be taken routinely; it is very important that you don't smoke and maintain your blood glucose levels, cholesterol and other blood fats within your target range.
Stable weight is also a requirement that will help ensure your blood pressure is maintained at a health level. Diabetes cannot be cured and once diagnosed it is a lifelong complaint; in America there are more than five and a half million recognized sufferers.
The frightening thing is that it is estimated that at least the same number of people has this condition but just don't know it yet; over 600,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. The number of Americans who have diabetes and die each year is approximately 320,000 but only 34,000 die as a direct result of having the condition.
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