diabetes - Diabetes can result in many complications, chief of which are heart disease, stroke, eye problems, kidney disease, foot unclers, frequent and recalcitrant infections and abscesses, and importence in men. It is the leading cause of eye disease, kidney failure, leg amputations and erectitle dysfunction.

What's Diabetes

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Diabetes mellitus is a set of diseases and complications caused by a failure to regulate sugars in the blood (glucose). This failure to regulate blood glucse levels can arise by many different mechanisms. While there are many different types of diabetes, all involve problems with the production or utilization of the hormone insulin.

Insulin is a hormone that helps your body make use of the sugar and fat in the food you eat. The diagnosis of diabetes is based upon the degree of excess sugar (glucose) in the blood. If left untreated, diabetes can cause significant health risks and complications.

Currently, over 150 million people have diabetes and the number is expected to rise sharply. While anyone can develop diabetes, it is most common in adults over the age of 45 who are overweight or lead sedentary lifestyles. It is believed that up to a third of people with this condition are not aware of it.

There is no cure to diabetes, but diabetics can lead healthy lives by proactively managing their disease through lifestyle choices and appropriate medications.

Fighting diabetes, the holistic way

The world health Organization has warned of an impending diabetes pandemic in Asia, and Malaysia will not be spared. Already about 10% of adult Malaysians are diabetic, and the prevalence is increasing. The situation is not much better in developed countries.

Globally, the affluent modern lifestyle synonymous with an unhealthy diet, overweight/obesity and lack of physical activity / exercise.

In malaysia, about 20% of us are overweight and another 10% are obese (grossly overweight). We also do not exercise enought.

Diabetes can result in many complications, chief of which are heart disease, stroke, eye problems, kidney disease, foot unclers, frequent and recalcitrant infections and abscesses, and importence in men. It is the leading cause of eye disease, kidney failure, leg amputations and erectitle dysfunction.

While we know what cause diabetes, unforrtunately, the prevention and treatment aspects still need to be improved. Type 1 diabetes (due to lack of insulin production) is genetic and becomes apparent early, before adulthood. Type 2 diabetes (due to insulin resistance). Which affects 90% of the patients, also has a familial history), but all the other risk factors are related to diet and lifestyle, and are there fore modifiable.