Why is diabetes such a headache? What causes this disease in modern people? In this article, we will discuss with you the development of the disease and its clinical features and types, and hope that it will be useful.
Characteristics, types and prevention of diabetes mellitus in Western medicine
Patients with different types and stages of diabetes can have symptoms of varying severity, ranging from no sensation in mild cases to life-altering symptoms in severe cases, and can be typical or atypical symptoms that seem difficult to associate with diabetes. The typical symptoms are polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia and weight loss (three more and one less), which should occur in this order according to the mechanism of occurrence, but can also highlight only one symptom.
1, polyuria: Not only the number of times of urination increases, but also the volume of urination increases, up to more than 20 times in 24 hours, and the volume of urination can reach 2~3 liters to as much as 10 liters. There is even more foam in urine, and the urine stains are white and sticky. Polyuria is due to the increase of blood sugar, more than the renal sugar threshold (8.9~10m mol/l) more sugar into the urine, so the number of urine and urine volume increased.
2. Drinking more: After urinating more, the water in the body is reduced. When the total amount of water in the body is reduced by 1~2%, it can cause the excitement of the thirst center of the brain and the desire to drink.
It should be noted that the diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus, significantly lower than the renal sugar threshold, so the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus may have been confirmed before the appearance of polyuria. On the other hand, the renal vascular sclerosis of the elderly, and the renal sugar threshold is elevated, so the blood sugar is very high, and there is no sugar in the urine, and there is no polyuria; furthermore, the central nervous receptors of the elderly are weakened, and although the water loss in the body is obvious, and the thirst center does not feel, and does not think of drinking, which is the reason for the common, high mortality rate of non-ketotic hypertonic coma in diabetes in the elderly.
3, more food: because blood sugar can not enter the cells, can not be used by the cells, then it will stimulate the hunger center of the brain to excite and eat more, so that after eating no sense of satiety satisfaction, so the number of times to eat and the amount of food are significantly increased.
It should be noted that in the early stage of type II diabetes, due to hyperinsulinemia, the utilization of blood glucose is accelerated, and the obvious hunger before meals or even hypoglycemia occurs, which is often the first symptom of type II diabetes.
This is often the first symptom of type II diabetes. 4, wasting: due to the reduction of glucose utilization, increased fat decomposition, insufficient protein synthesis, accelerated decomposition, etc., can cause wasting, such as polyuria symptoms, water loss in the body will aggravate the wasting symptoms. Similarly, the longer the duration of the disease, the higher the blood sugar; the heavier the disease, the more obvious the wasting other symptoms.
5, fatigue and weakness: due to blood sugar can not enter the cells, cells lack of energy caused. It is reported that 2/3 of diabetic patients have symptoms of weakness, even more than the number of wasting.
6, prone to infection: diabetes affects immune function, resulting in reduced resistance, prone to scabies skin, various inflammatory diseases of the respiratory, urinary and biliary systems, and difficult to treat.
7, skin sensory abnormalities: sensory nerve disorders cause abnormal skin sensations in the end parts of the limbs, such as ants, numbness, pins and needles, itching, especially female vulvar itching can be the first symptoms.
8.Visual impairment: Diabetes can cause comorbidity in various parts of the eye, even to the appearance of vision loss, black haze, blindness, etc.
9, sexual dysfunction: diabetes causes vascular and neurological lesions as well as psychological disorders that lead to male impotence, female sexual indifference, menstrual disorders and other sexual dysfunctions.
10. X syndrome: Type II diabetes has insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, so hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity coronary heart disease and high blood viscosity can occur at the same time or successively, which are not symptoms of diabetes, but when these conditions exist, attention should be paid to whether blood sugar is elevated.
Diabetes prevention 4 points
One, a little more knowledge, that is, a little more knowledge of diabetes, a little more knowledge of its hazards, a little more knowledge of its prevention and control measures.
The main food should be less, and the side food, especially the high-calorie side food should also be less. Don’t think that eating is blessing, sometimes eating can also cause trouble, to eat appropriately, scientifically, reasonably, not to eat indiscriminately.
Third, move a little more diligently, to often maintain a certain amount of exercise. This controls the diet, coupled with enhanced exercise, the weight is not too fat. We choke to know that obesity is an important factor causing diabetes, not obese, the chance of getting diabetes will be reduced. There is a British proverb that says: “The longer the belt the shorter the life expectancy”. So controlling weight is a very important one.
About obesity (people with obese bodies have a higher chance of getting diabetes), there is another point that must be reminded. Obesity can be divided into two types, one is called apple type obesity, body shape like an apple, is round, the stomach is particularly large, the limbs are thin, also called central obesity. This kind of obese people’s fat are piled up in the heart, pancreas, liver and kidneys around, the body is greatly affected, easy to get diabetes, coronary heart disease and high blood pressure. Apple type obesity is more common in men, women also have. Another kind is called pear-shaped obesity, fat mainly accumulates in the buttocks and thighs, this kind of obesity has a slightly smaller impact on health. Of course, it is better not to be fat. If you have apple-type obesity, waist circumference is very thick, it is more important to pay attention to strengthen physical exercise.
Fourth, relax a little, which refers to the psychological adjustment. A good state of mind on the prevention of diabetes is also its positive effect. Because eating more and exercising less can easily cause blood sugar to rise, various psychological imbalances will further strengthen pancreatic resistance and contribute to the occurrence of diabetes. There is this situation, maybe you turn out to be still another two years before you get diabetes, only because of a big mental stimulation, a very long time to worry about, may soon get diabetes.