Routine Control Very Important for People with Diabetes

Approximately 7.7 percent of Indonesia did not know he was suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM). This percentage is equivalent to 11 million people. Figures based on data Ministry of Health, 2007. The data also showed that only about 23 percent of the schools he was suffering from DM. This figure is equivalent to three million people.

"From this data could be summed up most people do not understand what is diabetes. In addition, people also do not understand about the disease diabetes. They beranggpan DM diseases such as flu or colds. Once healed directly taking medication," says internist, Dr. Tri July Edi Tarigan PD Sp (K).

This, he says, because of the knowledge society and culture are still minimal on the DM. Most people do not mengatahui DM is forever. Disease caused by failure or lack of it will stick to the proper functioning of insulin in patients continues.

Lazy control becomes the next factor. The doctor who was familiarly called TJ says, "People Indonesia assumed control of the disease once went wrong. As soon as it comes control, blood sugar is rising or too low. Complications have occurred."

In fact, for diabetics, the control routine is very important. This control to determine the type and dose of medication. The type, dose, and schedule of visits vary depending on sugar content. Currently RSCM most diabetics who were treated using oral medications. The amount is approximately 47 percent. Drug injecting around 30 percent, while the combined estimated 23 percent.

A further factor is fear of kidney damage. TJ said this is not true. Kidney damage in diabetics due to high sugar levels. Medication for diabetics and blood thinners are designed not cause kidney damage.

Diabetes Twice Greater Stroke Risk

People with diabetes are two times greater risk of stroke. It is said to be teachers of the Division of Endocrine Metabolic Medical Faculty University of Indonesia (Faculty of medicine) Dr. Eddie Tarin Tri July PD Sp (K).

"Diabetes is a trigger. The disease is also not the direct cause of death. This disease can cause complications. People with diabetes also have the possibility of amputation nonkecelakaan. Amounting to 75 percent of diabetics die of heart attacks," he said in Jakarta, Wednesday (16/11).

Diabetes is a disease caused by failure or lack of proper functioning of insulin. Insulin is produced organ pancreas. Functions of insulin such as 'funnel' that delivers sugar into the cells.

If the 'funnel' is absent or not functioning optimally, sugar is not channeled into the cell. As a result, sugar is eaten into the blood. Cells that can not eat will starve and destroy himself.

This disease has a type one and two. Type of the objec damaged pancreas and does not produce insulin. As a result, the body suffers an absolute deficit of insulin. In type two, there is damage to body cells despite adequate amount of insulin. This resulted in relative insulin deficit.

Diabetes is a disease related to lifestyle. "It used to diabetics age range 50 to 60. Now age twenty've got even a dozen," said the doctor who often greeted this TJ.

Irregular eating habits and a good number of portions, smoking, and lack of exercise to be triggered. Society must raise awareness of this disease.

TJ said, people usually are not aware of diabetes. When the control has occurred complications. As a result of treatment must be given immediately. Currently pemunuh diabetes has become number two after the stroke.

This disease can actually be prevented. "Notice the portions and frequency of eating. Rajin consumption of vegetables and fruits. Do not forget to exercise. Minimum 30 minutes, three to five times a week," said TJ.

Beware, Trigger Diabetes Not Just Food, Pollutants Can Also

Now, not merely a diet and unhealthy lifestyle can lead to diabetes. A study revealed that pollutants are also at risk of making a person develops diabetes.

Several types of pollutants or pollutants such as pesticides and "poly-chlorinated biphenyls" or suspected PCB-related type 2 diabetes. Both types of pollutants are often found in high-fat meats and fish. PCBs have been used in the manufacture of paints, plastics, and electrical equipment, but now no longer used in many countries.

However exposure to chemicals still occurs in the general population because they are contaminated from the food chain. A study published in the journal Diabetes Care says, the chemicals are likely to be driving changes in the body and trigger diabetes. But researchers were not able to prove that the chemical does cause diabetes.

The study was conducted on 725 adults with diabetes in Sweden is free. The researchers took their blood samples to measure levels of pollutants. Then, the researchers observed them for five years. A total of 36 of all participants diagnosed with type 2 diabetes during the observation.

When the team headed by Dr. Duk-Hee Lee, from Kyungpook National University in Daegu, South Korea, taking into account other risks such as diabetes are weight loss, exercise, and smoking, it turns out people who have high levels of PCBs, has nine times higher likelihood of having diabetes than those with low levels of pollutants in their blood.

Relation is smaller for a number of types of pesticides, while others are not associated with diabetes at all. However, the researchers were not able to prove that the PCBs or other pollutants cause diabetes.

According to the National Institutes of Health in the United States, more than eight percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, mostly type 2 diabetes. Meanwhile, according to World Health Organization, as much as 8.6 percent of Indonesia's population suffer from diabetes.

The disease consists of two types of diabetes. In type 1 diabetes is caused purely by genetic abnormalities, ie, when the body was not producing insulin which controls blood sugar levels, so patients need insulin injections every day. Type 1 diabetes usually occurs in children and adolescents.

In type 2 diabetes, pakreas produce insulin, but cells are not able to respond normally. This type of diabetes is usually associated with obesity, lack of exercise, and high blood pressure. This type is usually only attack at the age above 40 years.

If not controlled properly, high blood sugar levels in people with diabetes will result in damage to blood vessels and nerves that can cause impaired vision and kidney problems and increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and impotence.

Someone said to suffer from diabetes when blood sugar levels above 126 mg / dl fasting or 200 mg / dl when not fasting. However, the most visible symptom of new diabetes when blood sugar is above 270 mg / dl.

Common symptoms of diabetes include constant thirst, increased urinary frequency, fatigue, weight loss, impaired vision, and if injuries take a long time to heal.

Eating more vegetables and other plant foods and exercising regularly are thought to help rid the body of pollutants.
Sources: Antara

These Shoes Diabetes Work Student University of Gajah Mada Yogyakarta - Indonesia

Four students from the University of Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta - Indonesia created a shoe for people with diabetes mellitus, making it easier for people with diabetes were doing their daily activities.
"The four students namely Vivi Leona Amelia, Erlisa Diah Pertiwi, Ade Oktiyanto Saputro, and Arini Giska Safitri. They made a new breakthrough in the manufacture of shoes for diabetics," said Vice Dean for Student Affairs Faculty of Medicine, University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyakarta Suhardjo .
According to him, many diabetics feel anxious and afraid during the move, fearing exposure of gravel or tripped on the foot, causing injury and widespread. It is reasonable because the injury arises in people with diabetes is difficult to recover.
"People with diabetes have a risk of 29 times hit by diabetic ulcers. Complication of wound smells on the skin surface that often occurs in patients with diabetes, either because the use of inappropriate footwear which contributed 99.9 percent of cases," he said.
Arini Giska Safitri says diabetics do not realize the event of injury on their feet due to neuropathy or nerve sufferers experience can not feel pain that occurs in that section.
"Therefore, it is important for diabetics to use footwear that will protect the patient in order not to hurt or wound that does not widen the patient's perceived," he said.
According to him, which he developed shoes that are designed to prevent injuries as well as the addition of diabetic foot wounds. Shoes are made using carefully selected ingredients to reduce the risk of top quality wound in the leg extension.
In addition to preventing the expansion of injuries to the foot, the shoe is also designed to enhance the comfort of use in diabetic foot in daily activity. So, they do not have to worry injured while walking.
He said the diabetic shoes are made using materials that are combined in order to achieve comfort and suitability for diabetic foot conditions. The basic ingredients of shoe leather wearing the best quality beef and lamb.
Leather material is used because it fits the patient's feet humidity conditions.Diabetic foot should not be too moist so as not to cause bacteria and infection and a bad odor.
Besides leather, also added merimes (a type of foam fabric) on the inside foot to reduce the level of friction with the shoe so as to minimize the occurrence of blisters. "Our shoes are made in accordance with the size of the diabetic foot. It is to be one of the hallmarks of our products," he said
Sources: Antara