Diabetes is a condition where the body is unable to create the hormone insulin for the body. There are two types of diabetic conditions, the first being Type I diabetes. This kind of diabetes presents itself as the body’s inability to produce insulin and is wired to destroy the cells that produce insulin. The second type is called Type II diabetes and this condition is a result of inadequate supply of insulin for use by the body. Insulin helps regulate the body’s glucose level in the bloodstream and it also is the key for the cells to use the glucose in the bloodstream as fuel for its needs.

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Red spots on the feet are common in diabetes sufferers. Diabetes is a serious disease resulting from the body’s inability to metabolize insulin as needed by the body to regulate the body’s blood glucose levels. The pancreas produces the insulin that helps the cell use glucose as fuel and maintains glucose levels in the bloodstream. There are two types of diabetes. The first being Type I diabetes or juvenile diabetes. In this case, the body is unable to produce the required insulin for the body. The second is called Type II diabetes or diabetes mellitus. In this case, the body, the body is unable to produce the requisite insulin to process the glucose in the body.

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Diabetes is both a cumbersome and expensive disease to medicate and manage. In the first world, diabetes sufferers are determined by undergoing an array of tests that require fasting and blood samples for its efficacy. Day to day management of the disease is also a very complicated process. Firstly, one has to again draw blood and with the use of a strip and a device, the amount of blood glucose is determined. If the blood sugar level is high, one then needs to calculate the required amount of insulin to remedy the situation. This involves bringing out the syringe and needle. The diabetic then needs to get the correct dosage into the syringe and then inject the hormone into the body. Another way to go about it is with the use of an insulin pump that injects insulin automatically by intravenous means.

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The central aspect of diabetes medication and management is controlling blood sugar levels in the body. In keeping the blood sugar levels low for a diabetic, this can help manage the cell and organ degeneration that accompanies diabetes as it ravages the body.

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The International Diabetes Federation has recently released very staggering and alarming numbers on the current diabetes sufferers the world over. According to their study, the number of diabetics has risen from thirty million to two hundred forty six million over the past twenty years. Their study further reveals that seven out of the top ten countries with the highest number of diabetics are found in the developing world. The top developing countries with the highest percentage of diabetes sufferers are in China and in India. The highest density of population sufferers are found in the Caribbean and the Middle East, with their population numbering from twelve to twenty percent of their total populations.

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The most crippling effect of diabetes, literally is foot ulceration. This may lead to one of the debilitating effects of diabetes, which is amputation of a foot or leg. This is the final step in the fight with the disease resulting in poor circulation, reduction of sensory perception and dry skin. Another effect of diabetes is the susceptibility of the individual to yeast and other fungal infections as there is a compromised immune system and slower healing process compared to non-diabetics.

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As you very well know, one of the most pleasurable activities known to man is eating. Gastronomic pleasure is the only pleasure that truly nourishes and gives life to an individual. Sadly, this pleasure needs to be curtailed when it comes to diabetes sufferers. This article provides the basis why diabetes diets need to be special and the secrets in keeping the diet of diabetes within bounds of health rather than the cause of exacerbating the condition.

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Diabetics, more often than not, succumb to a form of blindness called diabetic retinopathy. This is caused by the light absorbing nerves in the eyes or the retina’s degeneration. Inadequate supply of glucose to be used by these nerves is the main culprit in this degeneration because there is either no or low supply of the hormone insulin to be used to process glucose for the cell’s use. Also, the thickened bloodstream causes damage to the fine blood vessels leading to the eye, causing these blood vessels to burst. This leads to the cut off of supplies to these nerves in the eye. Diabetic retinopathy is just one of the many conditions that diabetics succumb to in the long run. The main difference though is that many advances in eye treatment have been made in the past few years and one of them is Laser eye surgery. Is Laser eye surgery or any laser eye surgery for that matter, good to treat diabetic retinopathy?

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Glucose is the fuel of the body. This is metabolized from the ingestion of food, especially carbohydrates. The glucose is then absorbed by the body and is carried by the blood throughout the body. In order to unlock the energy properties of glucose for the cells, the hormone insulin is needed. Special cells in the pancreas called beta cells produce this hormone. This is what happens in a normal person but this is not what happens with a diabetic. In a diabetic, the pancreas does not or is unable to produce the hormone insulin for the regulation of blood glucose. This causes many problems for the body, which happens in a diabetes sufferer.

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Obesity is the condition of being overweight. This means that an individual has been eating too much food yet there is little or no instance of the excess glucose absorbed by the body being burned up as fuel for the body. This excess is thus stored as fat in the body. The stress caused is having too much of this stored fat in the body causing stress on many of the body’s organs affecting overall health.  Obesity is one of the primary causes of diabetes mellitus or Type II diabetes. Many of the organs of the body are forced to work double time to maintain normal levels because of the excess fat in the body. Thus the body experiences obesity related conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and sleep apnea. Another main concern is the impaired glucose tolerance by the body, impairing the pancreas in its production of the hormone insulin that leads to diabetes.

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