How to prevent from diabetes?

Diabetes is an incurable disease; according to study 47 million people have diabetes in the world. More than 80% of diabetes deaths occur in countries with low and middle income. According to WHO projections, the number of diabetes deaths will double between 2005 and 2030. As per the study of

Public Health Agency of Canada, in a report published in 2008-09, 2.4 million Canadians were diagnosed with diabetes (6.8%), of which 1.2 million between 25 and 64 years.

With the help of studies and after different research base experiments it has been shown that simple measures changing lifestyle could be effective to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. To prevent diabetes and its complications, the people should take some practical steps, which are as following:-

Prevention is Better than Cure

1. People should achieve a normal body weight and maintain it.
2. People should do physical exercise - at least 30 minutes per day of moderate regular exercise. A more intense physical activity is needed to lose weight.
3. People should use a healthy diet consisting of three to five fruits and vegetables per day and reduce sugar intake and saturated fat.
4. It is also very necessary that they stop smoking - smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
5. Tension free environment in the home and outside the home is also a very big factor to prevent from diabetes.
6. Intake of sugar should be minimizing in routine life.
7. Finally we can say that a healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal weight and stopping smoking can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.

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Diabetes and its common consequences with the passage of time

Diabetes is an incurable disease; according to study 47 million people have diabetes in the world. More than 80% of diabetes deaths occur in countries with low and middle income. According to WHO projections, the number of diabetes deaths will double between 2005 and 2030. In the long term, people with diabetes who have inadequate control of their disease risk various complications, mainly because a prolonged hyperglycemia causes tissue damage blood capillaries and nerves, as well as a narrowing of the arteries. The common consequences of diabetes are as following:-

Common consequences of diabetes

• With the passage of time the diabetes can damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves.
• Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. 50% of diabetics die of cardiovascular disease (mainly heart disease and stroke).
• Associated with reduced blood flow, neuropathy which affects the feet increases the likelihood of developing foot ulcers and, ultimately, limb amputation.
• Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness, and occurs as a result of damage to the small blood vessels of the retina that accumulate over time. After 15 years of diabetes, approximately 2% of patients become blind, and about 10% have severe visual impairment.
• Diabetes is among the leading causes of kidney failure. 10-20% of people with diabetes die of renal failure.
• Diabetic neuropathy is nerve damage following from diabetes affecting up to 50% of diabetics. Although many different problems can result from diabetic neuropathy, common symptoms include: tingling, pain, numbness or weakness in the hands and feet.
• The overall risk of death among diabetics is at least two times greater than their peers who do not have diabetes.

A healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal weight and stopping smoking can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.

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The Main Types of Diabetes Mellitus

Before it that we discuss the types of diabetes first of all we will see in short that what is the diabetes? Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body does not properly use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates the concentration of sugar in the blood. Hyperglycemia or high blood levels of sugar, leads to complications in the eyes, kidneys, heart and blood vessels.

Types of diabetes:-

The main types of diabetes are as following:

• Type 1 diabetes.
• Type 2 diabetes
• Gestational diabetes

Type 1 diabetes (previously known as insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile) is characterized by insufficient production of insulin and requires daily administration of the latter. This can be caused by a virus or toxic or autoimmune reaction that causes the destruction of pancreatic beta cells, which are responsible for the synthesis of insulin. This type of diabetes especially children and young adults, although the incidence in adults appears to be increasing. It affects approximately 10% of diabetics.

Type 2 diabetes (formerly called non-insulin dependent diabetes or adult-onset diabetes) results from a misuse of insulin by the body. This problem usually occurs in people over 45 years, but the incidence is growing rapidly among the younger. This type of diabetes, by far the most common, affecting approximately 90% of diabetics. Its symptoms can be the same as those of type 1 diabetes, but are often less marked. Therefore, the disease may be diagnosed several years after onset, once complications already present.

Gestational diabetes, some women develop gestational diabetes during the late stages of pregnancy, Simply we can say that it is defined as any glucose intolerance or diabetes that occurs during pregnancy, usually during the second or third quarter. Often, gestational diabetes is temporary and disappears shortly after delivery. Symptoms of gestational diabetes are the same as those of type 2 diabetes. It is often diagnosed during prenatal screening and not due to symptoms.

There is another form of diabetes, diabetes insipidus. It is a rare disease caused by insufficient production of antidiuretic hormone by the pituitary gland, called "vasopressin". Diabetes insipidus is accompanied by an increase in urine flow, while the sugar remains quite normal. Thus, it has nothing to do with diabetes mellitus. It's called "diabetes" tasteless because, as in diabetes mellitus, urine flow is abundant. However, urine is dull rather than sweet. (The term comes from the old methods of diagnosis: the taste of urine!)

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What is Diabetes Mellitus?

Diabetes is an incurable disease; according to study 47 million people have diabetes in the world.

More than 80% of diabetes deaths occur in countries with low and middle income. According to WHO projections, the number of diabetes deaths will double between 2005 and 2030. Diabetes occurs when the body fails to properly use sugar (glucose), which is a "fuel" essential to its operation. Glucose, poorly absorbed by the cells accumulates in the blood and is then released into the urine. This abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood is called hyperglycemia. In the long run, it can lead to complications in the eyes, kidneys, heart and blood vessels.

Diabetes can result from a failure, partial or total pancreas to produce insulin, a hormone that is essential for the absorption of glucose by the cells. It can also be caused by an inability of the cells themselves use insulin to absorb glucose. In 2 cases, the cells are deprived of their main source of energy; it follows necessarily important physiological consequences, such as extreme fatigue or problems with wound healing,

Glucose comes from two sources: carbohydrate foods that we eat and the liver (which stores glucose after a meal and empties into the blood as needed). Once extracted from the food by the digestive system, glucose passes into the bloodstream. For the body's cells can use this vital energy source, they need the intervention of insulin. Insulin is a hormone that regulates the concentration of sugar in the blood. Hyperglycemia, or high blood levels of sugar, is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes over time leads to serious damage to many organ systems, especially the nerves and blood vessels.

A healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal weight and stopping smoking can prevent or delay the onset of type two diabetes. 

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