Diabetes Mellitus Disease

 Diabetes mellitus is a disease that can be called the "silent killer". Many times a patient does not realize that he had diabetes. If not treated quickly, diabetes mellitus will lead to various complications of the disease that will reduce labor productivity of the patient.

Therefore, the optimal prevention or treatment must be done to reduce the effects of diabetes.

A. Occurrence of Diabetes

This disease arises when a person's blood sugar levels are too high. Pancreas unable to produce the hormone insulin that is useful to change glucose in the blood into the blood sugars.

Glucose is the energy of materials needed by all cells in the body. Meanwhile, the task of insulin is to stimulate the cells to absorb glucose from the blood. In people with diabetes, cells do not normally able to absorb glucose. As a result, glucose accumulates in the blood and cause diabetes.

B. Type of Diabetes Mellitus:

Type 1

Genetic factors influence on this type of diabetes. From childhood to adolescence, a person already has talent diabetes. In the event of infection of the liver, diabetes began implicated.

Type 2

This type of disease began to attack someone who has lived 40 years. So insulin is needed to help people help convert glucose into blood sugar.

C. Signs of diabetes:

1. feeling of constant thirst

2. Body weight decreased drastically

3. Frequent urination in large volume

4. Fatigue and its causes are not clear

5. Itching and chronic skin inflammation

6. Coma, in certain cases

D. A frequent complication of diabetes mellitus following:

1. Kidney failure

2. Heart disease

3. Impotent

4. Brain damage

5. Blindness

E. Diabetes in severe circumstances:

1. The reduced weight of the patient

2. Patirasa (tingling) or pain in hands or feet

3. Ulcers on the legs that do not heal

4. Loss of consciousness

F. How to test whether a person has diabetes:

1. If the urine of a person surrounded by ants, most likely the person is suffering from diabetes.

2. Use special paper, uristix, and dip into urine. If the paper changes color, the person is suffering from diabetes.

G. Tip for people with diabetes:

1. If a person suffered from diabetes after age 40 years, this disease can often be controlled without the need for treatment. Done is to manage your diet with a diet program. By applying strict rules of behavior in terms of eating and living, it is hoped the patient will live as though have diabetes.

2. Diets for people with diabetes: Fat people who suffer from diabetes should lose weight to reach normal. Foods eaten should be a high-yield protein such as eggs, fish, beans, dark green vegetables, nuts, and so forth. Should also consume foods that are low-grade flour.

3. For people with diabetes are younger, require special medication (insulin).

H. Things to do to prevent diabetes

A. Regular Exercise

2. No smoking

3. Maintain ideal body weight to avoid obesity

4. Monitoring blood glucose levels independently at home

5. Thorough medical checkups at the hospital

6. Eyes examined regularly

7. Regulate the use of low-calorie sugar