Decompensated diabetes mellitus is a condition due to which it is not possible to normalize the glucose content in the body, or its correction with medications is not enough. As a result, in the absence of the required therapeutic effect, with decompensated diabetes, complications in the functioning of all internal organs and systems are manifested. And…
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The easiest way to limit the diet for diabetes is people who do not drink alcohol. And, if there is such an opportunity, it is better to abandon alcohol, since diabetes and alcohol are poorly compatible things. Doctors are strongly opposed to drinking alcohol, but they are obliged to give detailed instructions on how to prevent complications…
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An insulin pump (diabetes pump, insulin pump) is a special device for continuous subcutaneous administration of insulin to patients with diabetes mellitus. The device significantly improves the quality of life of people suffering from this disease and avoids “surges” in blood sugar, which means it helps to reduce the risks of diabetes complications. Diabetes mellitus in children…
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Diabetes mellitus is a serious, common disease. To exclude the possibility of the presence of pathology, it is necessary to pass a diabetes test in a medical institution. Pay attention to the presence of the main symptoms of the disease. Despite the division of the pathology into several types, there are signs of diabetes that are often found…
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The results of clinical studies indicate that lipid-lowering therapy is especially effective for their prevention in patients with diabetes. A 4S study (Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study) showed that patients suffering from cardiovascular disease and diabetes received much more benefit from treatment with simvastatin than patients without…
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History of Diabetes More than three hundred years have passed since the discovery of the disease, which is now called diabetes. Translated from the Greek, the word “diabetes” means “expiration” and, therefore, the expression “diabetes” literally means “losing sugar.” This reflects the main symptom of the disease – loss of sugar in the urine. Even before our…
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Risk factors for type 2 diabetes • Impaired glucose tolerance. • Fasting hyperglycemia. • A history of gestational diabetes. • Birth of a child weighing more than 4.5 kg. • Arterial hypertension (> 140/90 mmHg). • Dyslepidemia: – triglycerides> 2.2 mmol / l; – HLVP <0,8 mmol / l. • Abdominal obesity: – excess weight>…
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Diabetes mellitus is an insidious disease, the main cause of non-traumatic amputations, blindness among young people, as well as their renal failure. Dying due to diabetes takes the third leading place in the list of causes of early death. People with diabetes have high rates of cardiovascular disease. As a result of age-related changes, an increase in…
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In the structure of endocrine pathologists, diabetes is one of the leading places. According to the association of West European pediatricians, the last 10 years are characterized by a distinct increase in this pathology. This applies to the Scandinavian countries, Belgium, Poland, St. Petersburg. Moscow data: In the 70s, the incidence of 5.5%, in the 80s – 9.5%,…
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Classification Primaryinsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1 diabetes mellitus).Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes mellitus): non-obese, obese, juvenile non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (MODY – maturity-onset diabetes of the young). SecondarySurgical diseases of the pancreas, disorders of the secretion of hormones of the adrenal glands and adenohypophysis, exposure to toxic substances and drugs, syndromes of insulin resistance, other…
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