We Are Among The Diabetes Epidemic

The prevalence of the disease has grown so fast, almost acting as though it were an infection (not). Overall, 8% of the people of the United States have diabetes. Your initial response to insulin resistance, the more insulin. Unfortunately, your ability to increase insulin secretion decreases with time. 90-95% of type 2 diabetes. African-Americans and Hispanics 12-13% of type 2 diabetes prevalence. Prevalence among U.S. residents aged 65 or over, jumping to 25%. Increase in type 2 diabetes is due to the increasing prevalence of obesity and inactivity. Obesity and inactivity alone is not enough to cause type 2 diabetes. You must also have inherited a resistance to insulin. Type 2 diabetes is an inherited disease. If you have an identical twin of type 2 diabetes, you are almost 100% chance of developing the disease. If both parents have type 2 diabetes, your risk of developing type 2 is 25%. Insulin resistance means that your insulin is not working as it should. If inherited resistance to insulin, your body's insulin can not effectively move the sugar from your blood, your muscles and liver. Therefore, blood sugar increased. When blood sugar is higher than 125 mg / dL fasting (no food for 8 hours) or 200 mg / dl, a random time, you have diabetes. Insulin resistance can be 15-20 years before diabetes is diagnosed. Your initial response to insulin resistance, the more insulin. Unfortunately, your ability to increase insulin secretion decreases with time. This is because of your beta cells (islets or cell) death. These are the cells of the insulin. They are the pancreas. Insulin resistance and reduced insulin secretion and ultimately leads to a combination of sugar in the blood increases. By the time diabetes is diagnosed at less than 50% of their beta-cell death. Beta cell death in patients with type 2 diabetes, the exact cause is unknown. Well-known factors likely inherited component. Prevalence among U.S. residents aged 65 or over, jumping to 25%. Increase in type 2 diabetes is due to the increasing prevalence of obesity and inactivity. Obesity and inactivity alone is not enough to cause type 2 diabetes. When type 2. Diabetes develops, treatment options are diet and exercise, oral medications and injectable drugs.By the time diabetes is diagnosed at less than 50% of their beta-cell death. Beta cell death in patients with type 2 diabetes, the exact cause is unknown. Well-known factors likely inherited component. All the pros and cons of treatment (to be reviewed in future articles). American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends that overweight people with any of these risk factors should be screened from diabetes mellitus, regardless of the symptoms of high-risk ethnic groups (African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans), acanthosis nigricans evidence (darkening of the skin folds, usually the neck or armpits), high blood pressure, heart disease history, history of pregnancy-related diabetes, 1 degree family member with diabetes, HA1c 5.7% or more, HDL cholesterol <35 mg / dl or triglycerides> 250 mg / dl. If signs of type 2 diabetes mellitus, and learn a lot about this disease, as you can. Be proactive when you are diagnosed. Wise, early management of diabetes will have lasting benefits. Make your life today.