What Is Type 2 Diabetes
By: Tania IvanovichTotal Views: 261, Word Count: 603,
Type-2 diabetes can be described in terms of the inability of body cells to receive insulin hormone with glucose compounds required for the conversion of sugar. The phenomenon usually occurs in people above 40 years. Seldom is this disease found among young generation. This is also known as insulin resistant state in which the insulin is resisted by the body cells. However, any particular cause has not been defined; obesity and excessive weight are the primary reasons. This is the seventh cause of increasing mortality rate in US according to the survey conducted by National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. This is an incurable disease which can only be prevented by controlling high fat and carbohydrate diet and following regular exercise and health regime.
Common causes of the development of type-two disease:
- Hereditary factor: If one or both the parents suffer from this disease, there are 80 to 90% chances that the child is attacked by type-2 diabetes. The sugar level of pregnant women should be maintained in order to avoid the inheritance of high glucose level from mother to the fetus. Research is being conducted on the type of gene associated with type-2 diabetes by National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases of USA.
- Obesity: It is a state which is gained by accumulating excess fat in the body parts that hampers the basic movements of the body. The causal organism is the patient itself as he/she is incapable of balancing a check on the quality and quantity of food. The American health department stated that 80% type-2 diabetes is the direct consequence of overweight and obesity. Fat deposition on the body cells obstructs insulin in supplying and converting glucose into energy which is required for the normal functioning of the body
- Virus infection can cause diabetes: The attack of virus coxsackie B in the pancreatic gland damages the formation of beta cells which secrete insulin in the blood. This can be diagnosed with the aid of viral antibody test and islet cell antibody test.
- Smoking: The American survey confirms that men develop double the chances of diabetes from women due to excessive tobacco inhalation. The toxins found in tobacco affect the production of insulin and its proper circulation.
Diagnosis of type-2 diabetes:
- Urine test: It is a common technique conducted by physicians to grasp the inclination of high sugar level in the body and blood.
- Semi-quantitative urine test: A small sample of urine is required to diagnose the level of sugar in body. For the procedure of testing, chemically coated stripes are inserted in the sample of the urine which changes from pink to blue color if the patient is suffering from sugar.
- Test conducted in a quantitative measurement: If the findings in semi-quantitative test are dicey then this test is followed. A predetermined time is set for the collection of urine, say around 24-hr, which is tested for the level of sugar present in blood. The exact concentration of sugar is manifested in the test which is an easier way of diagnoses.
- Blood test: A sample of blood is taken from the patient body to get it analyzed in the laboratory.
Type-2 diabetes is an incurable from of disease which can be prevented by reading a self help guide which contains all the necessary information from the diet plan to exercise regime to be followed, along with consulting a doctor on a regular basis.
About the Author
Tania Ivanovich is a famous physician researching on the hazards and genetic causes of diabetes. Her study stresses on the application of medication and a self help book which she recommends to her patients to grasp the complete knowledge of food intake and physical activity plan. One of the books she suggests is “How To Play The Diabetes Game To Win!”
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