10 Diabetes Myths Mistakenly that needs to be clarified

10 Diabetes Myths Mistakenly that needs to be clarified 

Diabetes Mellitus Type II patients in particular often come to the doctor in a state already experiencing complications. Most patients tend not to realize the condition of pre-diabetic is going through. In addition, there are many who believe information and myths about diabetes that is not true.

Following are some false myths about diabetes that needs to be clarified. The myth that diabetes is growing a lot, but only 10 presented the following information is summarized from various sources:

1. Diabetes derived crosses, from mother to son, or from father to daughter.

Fact: Have a family history of diabetes does raise the risk of diabetes. However, had the same blood type father does not necessarily make you automatically affected by diabetes. Similarly, diabetes transmitted across a myth. Diabetes or not it depends on diet and lifestyle. If you follow a healthy lifestyle, the risk of diabetes can be avoided.

2. Diabetes is a disease of the elderly

Fact: Diabetes affects parents who apply for type 2 diabetes, because it is generally found in adults. But now more and more children and adolescents are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, especially those who are overweight. Diabetes can happen to any age, although most happen to people over the age of 40 years. However, due to changes in modern lifestyles are less healthy makes the prevalence of diabetes was 20 years or 30 years.

3. Often eating sweet cause diabetes

Fact: Diabetes Type I is due to genetic factors and more are being investigated provocation. While type 2 diabetes due to genetic factors triggered by an unhealthy lifestyle. Type 1 diabetes is caused by destruction of the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, which is not related to sugar consumption. A diet high in calories, whether from sugar or from fat, can increase body weight, which in turn increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.

4. People with diabetes should stop total consumption of sugar

Fact: If eaten as part of a healthy diet plan or combined with exercise, food and sugary drinks may be consumed by diabetics. However, although not taboo, diabetics still need to limit foods sweetened beverages. To maintain blood glucose, food or sugary drinks should be consumed after a low-carb diet, and even then limited. Then, do not forget to check blood sugar glucose monitor changes in the body.

5. Diabetes can be cured

Fact: Sometimes people think that blood sugar is always stable and normal in the long term, diabetes is considered cured. In fact, pancreatic dysfunction is permanent and irreversible. Diabetes is not curable, but with the proper management of blood sugar can be kept normal. Blood sugar is maintained within normal limits makes people with diabetes did not differ at all with healthy people, as well as keep resiiko complications of diabetes.

6. Traditional medicine is better than medicine doctors

Fact: Unlike traditional medicine with medical drugs are the most striking evidence of clinical studies or not. Every modern medicine on the market has gone through phases of clinical trials. Unlike traditional medicines do not generally have phase clinical trials, so the scientific unknown human impact.

7. People with diabetes do not need a special gauge

Fact: someone who is experiencing symptoms of high blood sugar or hyperglycemia can be felt. However, it is also a lot of diabetic patients reported they were not aware of at all. If not measured, potentially extreme conditions of hyperglycemia ketoacidosis can lead to coma patients.

8. Diabetes makes short lifespan

Fact: People with diabetes get a flu shot is recommended. This is because any disease that causes infection, can cause diabetes more difficult to control. So it is more prone to experiencing hyperglycemia could spur the development of serious complications. With diet and a healthy lifestyle, people with diabetes can reduce the risk of various diseases.

9. Use of insulin, diabetes means you have severe

Fact: This only applies to patients with diabetes type I. For patients with type II diabetes, usually can keep blood glucose with diet and keep exercising. If that was not enough, doctors advise patients to take oral glucose-lowering drugs. Over time, the patient's body gradually produces less insulin and eventually drugs are not enough to keep blood glucose levels normal. Injections of insulin needed to control blood glucose levels to normal levels.

10. Most importantly keep fasting blood sugar

Fact: High blood sugar either before or after meals as dangerous for the long term. High blood sugar after meals is a major trigger for the onset of macrovascular complications (heart and blood vessel disorders). Many people with diabetes die from heart and blood vessel complications.

Recognize Diabetes Mellitus Early

Recognize Diabetes Early

Diabetes mellitus (DM) or often referred to as diabetes is one of several metabolic diseases prevalence is increasing every year. So never underestimate the disease, because anyone can be affected by this disease.

When someone has diabetes, the rest of his life he will be very dependent on drugs and of course must always maintain food intake and lifestyle. Data from the Ministry of Health showed that the prevalence of DM approximately 1.5 to 2.3% of the population aged over 15 years.

While the World Health Organization (WHO) presented, in 1995, in Indonesia there are about 5 million people with diabetes. Thus, assuming 4% prevalence of DM, estimated in 2020 patients with DM in Indonesia will reach 12 million people. It must realize early on so that prevention efforts can be made.

There are two common types of diabetes mellitus in the World, the first is insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus), caused by Langerhans beta cell destruction caused by autoimmune process (unknown reason) so that there is a lack of insulin in the body. This type of diabetes can be inflicted on children and adults.

The second type of diabetes is diabetes that is not dependent on insulin (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) due to the relative failure of Langerhans beta cells resulting in insulin resistance (decreased insulin sensitivity).

The exact cause of the disease is unknown but it is suspected one of them due to obesity (overweight). Diabetes mellitus (DM) that arise from obesity usually occurs in old age or above 40 years old.

Perform diagnosis in patients with diabetes is not hard, among others, the complaints frequent urination (polyuria), especially at night, often feel thirsty (polydipsi), often feel hungry (polyfagi), taking care of the body as well as the weakness is our way of knowing a person is exposed DM or not. Especially when the results of blood sugar tests showed a figure that exceeds 200 mg / dl, the person is already suffering from diabetes can be ascertained.

Prevention of diabetes is not hard and only had to maintain a balance diet (avoiding foods high in fat and high-carbohydrate foods) and exercise regularly. Treatment of the disease DM was not in vain. Based on the results of laboratory examination of blood sugar, when blood sugar levels approaching normal, your doctor may recommend a low-calorie diet in advance and regular exercise. But if it does not also decrease blood sugar levels, your doctor will usually prescribe oral anti-diabetic (OAD).

What is Diabetes Mellitus ?

 A Brief History of Diabetes Mellitus

diabetes mellitus has been known since 1552 BC in Egypt. At that time, there is known a disease that is marked by frequent urination and the amount of which is very much (poliurial), also accompanied by weight loss dramatically. Later in the year 400 BC, a man from India named the disease as diabetes or known as Honey honey urine disease

Around the year 200 BC, an expert named Aretaeus give the name as the disease: Diabetes Mellitus.

Diabetes means of continuous flow, and mellitus means sweet.

Basically, Diabetes Mellitus is caused by reduced production of the hormone INSULIN .. Insulin is the hormone which has an important role as a regulator of blood sugar (glucose) in the blood. Glucose in the blood has normal size between 60-120 mg / dl while fasting and below 200 mg / dl at 2 hours after eating.

What is Diabetes Mellitus?

Diabetes Mellitus or blood sugar disease, is a condition of human being metabolic disorder, in which blood sugar (glucose) in the blood becomes very high, because it cannot be processed by the body.

In a healthy person, carbohydrate food will be converted into glucose in the digestive tract. And then glucose is carried by the blood to be distributed to all body cells, and then will be in use and make energy with the help of insulin. The role of insulin is very important here in which insulin works like a key that opens the entrance of glucose into the cell.

Insulin is a hormone that is produced pancreas gland, which is responsible for maintaining normal blood sugar levels in order. Insulin brings the sugar into the cells to be made in energy, as well as energy reserves.

In patients with diabetes mellitus, glucose is difficult or even can not enter cells, it is because there is no or little insulin in the body, and it could be because the cells can not respond to insulin properly. In scientific, because it lacked the amount or activity of insulin receptors in the body ....

Lack of insulin will cause blood sugar levels to be higher due to the buildup of sugar in the blood cells, the result of this buildup, sugar can not be utilized by the body, so it was forced to dispose of the urine. Impaired metabolism causes the body's energy shortage. These conditions cause side effects that are negative and harmful.

From the WHO (world health organization) mentioned that there are 3 types of Diabetes Mellitus, ie: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

Diabetes Mellitus 1: 

Body of insulin deficiency, or commonly called Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) or diabetic childrens. Her traits are: Loss of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas Langerhans islands, so that the body lacks insulin. Type 1 diabetes can occur in childrens as well as Adults. Usually Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 at the start with excellent conditions, good health and weight. Additionally sesitifitas and the body's response to insulin is generally normal in patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, especially in the early stages. Currently, treatment for diabetes mellitus type 1, the form of delivery of insulin with careful monitoring of the blood glucose level, through a test lab and others. Also in the hope to go on a diet and who exercise regularly.

Diabetes Mellitus 2: 

The hormone insulin can not play properly, or commonly called Non-Insulin Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM). Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus This is due to a defect in insulin production, and insulin resistance occurs, it could also be said reduced sensitivity to insulin. In the early stages, to no abnormality that occurs is reduced insulin sensitivity, characterized by increased levels of insulin in the blood. To overcome this Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, usually overcome by changes in physical activity (usually an increase), diet (reduction of carbohydrate intake) and through weight reduction program and control through lifestyle changes and drug therapy.

Gestational Diabetes mellitus, or GDM can be called, which only occurs during pregnancy. Diabetes Mellitus type involves a combination of responsiveness and insulin are not spending enough. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus will usually get back to normal again after giving birth.