Outline of diabetes
Researcher - Dr. Dinesh Kacha Research Article - Diabetes Reversal Through Ayurvedic Lifestyle
Objective:- To Understand, Detect, Diagnose & Prevent Type 2 Diabetes To Understand The Root Cause of Type 2 Diabetes To Identify Insulin Resistance Mechanism
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to diabetes mellitus (diabetes insipidus not included below):
Diabetes mellitus – group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond properly to the insulin that is produced,[1] a condition called insulin resistance. The resultant high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of polyuria (frequent urination), polydipsia (increased thirst) and polyphagia (increased hunger).
What is diabetes mellitus?
[edit]Diabetes can be described as:
- A class of metabolic diseases
- A class of systemic diseases[2][3]
Types of diabetes mellitus
[edit]- Prediabetes –
- Main types of diabetes:
- Type 1 diabetes – disease that results in autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.[4]
- Type 2 diabetes – metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency.[5]
- Disease of affluence – type 2 diabetes is one of the "diseases of affluence", which include mostly chronic non-communicable diseases for which personal lifestyles and societal conditions associated with economic development are believed to be important risk factors.
- Gestational diabetes – Gestational diabetes, is a temporary condition that is first diagnosed during pregnancy. Like type 1 and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes causes blood sugar levels to become too high. It involves an increased risk of developing diabetes for both mother and child.
- Other types of diabetes:
Signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus
[edit]- Symptoms of prediabetes – prediabetes typically has no distinct signs or symptoms. Patients should monitor for signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes mellitus (see below).
Signs and symptoms of Type II diabetes mellitus
[edit]Symptoms of type II diabetes mellitus include:[6]
- Constant hunger
- Unexplained weight loss
- Weight gain
- Flu-like symptoms, including weakness and fatigue
- Blurred vision
- Slow healing of cuts or bruises
- Tingling or loss of feeling in hands or feet
- Recurring gum or skin infections
- Recurring vaginal or bladder infections
- Acetone odor during diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
Causes of diabetes
[edit]Causes of diabetes mellitus type 1
[edit]Causes of diabetes mellitus type 2
[edit]Related conditions
[edit]Preventing diabetes mellitus
[edit]Preventing diabetes mellitus type 1
[edit]Currently, there is no known way to prevent diabetes mellitus type 1. However, onset of diabetes mellitus type 1 may be delayed by about two years by administering Teplizumab.
Preventing diabetes mellitus type 2
[edit]Preventing diabetes mellitus type 2 – entails a lifestyle with a routine, regime, or self care program that includes the following:
- Maintaining a healthy weight –
- Proper nutrition –
- Regular physical exercise – in addition to helping to maintain a healthy weight, sufficient vigorous physical exercise increases cells' sensitivity to insulin, and can thus prevent and possibly revert insulin resistance.
- Medication – specific medications have been shown to be able to prevent type 2 diabetes. However, the disease can often be delayed through proper nutrition and regular exercise.[7]
Treating diabetes mellitus
[edit]- Insulin therapy
- Insulin
- Insulin pumps
- Manual injections
Low-carbohydrate diet
[edit]- Carbohydrate
- Monosaccharide (simple carbohydrate) –
- Insulin index
- Glycemic index
- Glycemic load
Low-carbohydrate dietary programs
[edit]- Atkins diet
- William Banting
- Richard K. Bernstein
- Diabetic diet (low-carb)
- CarbSmart ice cream products from Breyers
- Ketogenic diet
- Low-glycemic index diet
- Meatatarian – (all meat diet, generally not recommended by some nutritionists)[8][9]
- Montignac diet
- No-carbohydrate diet
- Pritikin diet
- Shirataki noodles
- South Beach Living
- Stillman diet
- Sugar Busters!
- Gary Taubes
- Zone diet
Pancreatic islet cell replacement therapy
[edit]- VX-880, developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, is a stem cell-derived therapy for people with diabetes mellitus type 1.[10]
- VX-880 involves replacement of non-functioning insulin-producing cells with transplanted functional cells. VX-880 is in clinical trials but has already resulted in patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 achieving insulin independence.[11]
History of diabetes mellitus
[edit]History of diabetes influence
Persons influential in relation to diabetes mellitus
[edit]- Paul Langerhans
- Joseph von Mering
- Oskar Minkowski
- Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer
- Frederick Banting
- Charles Best
- James Collip
- Harold Percival Himsworth
- Dr Dinesh Kacha
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Shoback (2011). Gardner, David G. (ed.). Greenspan's basic & clinical endocrinology (9 ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. ISBN 978-0-07-162243-1.
- ^ "Can Diabetes be Cured Naturally? - Diabetes Destroyer Review". Diabetes Destroyer Review. 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ "Can Diabetes be Cured Naturally? | New Research to Cure Type 2 Diabetes- Start Reversing Today". curetype2diabetes.cf. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ "Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Cotran, Ramzi S.; Robbins, Stanley L. (2005). Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (7th ed.). Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders. pp. 1194–1195. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.
- ^ Mayo Clinic Diabetes: "Prediabetes". [1]. Accessed Jan. 27, 2009.
- ^ Raina Elley C, Kenealy T (December 2008). "Lifestyle interventions reduced the long-term risk of diabetes in adults with impaired glucose tolerance". Evid-Based Med. 13 (6): 173. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.6.173. PMID 19043031. S2CID 26714233.
- ^ Jamie Oliver's 2010 TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/765
- ^ Canada's Health Food Guide, Reference Page: https://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php
- ^ "A new therapy for treating Type 1 diabetes". Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI). 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Vertex Presents Positive, Updated VX-880 Results From Ongoing Phase 1/2 Study in Type 1 Diabetes at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes 59th Annual Meeting". Business Wire. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-05-27.