Outline of diabetes
Researcher - Dr. Dinesh Kacha Research Article - Diabetes Reversal Through Ayurvedic Lifestyle
Objective:- To Understand, Detect, Diagnose & Prevent Type 2 Diabetes To Understand The Root Cause of Type 2 Diabetes To Identify Insulin Resistance Mechanism
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to diabetes mellitus (diabetes insipidus not included below):
What is diabetes mellitus?
Diabetes can be described as:
- A class of metabolic diseases
- A class of systemic diseases[2][3]
Types of diabetes mellitus
- Prediabetes –
- Main types of diabetes:
- Type 1 diabetes – disease that results in autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.[4]
- Type 2 diabetes – metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency.[5]
- Disease of affluence – type 2 diabetes is one of the "diseases of affluence", which include mostly chronic non-communicable diseases for which personal lifestyles and societal conditions associated with economic development are believed to be important risk factors.
- Gestational diabetes – Gestational diabetes, is a temporary condition that is first diagnosed during pregnancy. Like type 1 and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes causes blood sugar levels to become too high. It involves an increased risk of developing diabetes for both mother and child.
- Other types of diabetes:
- Congenital diabetes –
- Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes–
- Steroid diabetes –
- Monogenic diabetes–
Signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus
- Symptoms of prediabetes – prediabetes typically has no distinct signs or symptoms. Patients should monitor for signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes mellitus (see below).
Signs and symptoms of Type II diabetes mellitus
Symptoms of type II diabetes mellitus include:[6]
- Constant hunger
- Unexplained weight loss
- Weight gain
- fatigue
- Blurred vision
- Slow healing of cuts or bruises
- Tingling or loss of feeling in hands or feet
- Recurring gum or skin infections
- Recurring vaginal or bladder infections
- Acetone odor during diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
Causes of diabetes
Causes of diabetes mellitus type 1
- Genetic causes of diabetes mellitus type 1
- Environmental causes of diabetes mellitus type 1
Causes of diabetes mellitus type 2
- Genetic causes of diabetes mellitus type 2
- Lifestyle causes of diabetes mellitus type 2
Related conditions
- Impaired glucose tolerance–
Preventing diabetes mellitus
Preventing diabetes mellitus type 1
Currently, there is no known way to prevent diabetes mellitus type 1. However, onset of diabetes mellitus type 1 may be delayed by about two years by administering Teplizumab.
Preventing diabetes mellitus type 2
- Maintaining a healthy weight –
- Proper nutrition –
- Regular physical exercise– in addition to helping to maintain a healthy weight, sufficient vigorous physical exercise increases cells' sensitivity to insulin, and can thus prevent and possibly revert insulin resistance.
- Medication – specific medications have been shown to be able to prevent type 2 diabetes. However, the disease can often be delayed through proper nutrition and regular exercise.[7]
Treating diabetes mellitus
Low-carbohydrate diet
- Carbohydrate
- Monosaccharide (simple carbohydrate) –
- Insulin index
- Glycemic index
- Glycemic load
Low-carbohydrate dietary programs
- Atkins diet
- Atkins Nutritionals
- Robert Atkins (nutritionist)
- William Banting
- Richard K. Bernstein
- Diabetic diet (low-carb)
- CarbSmart ice cream products from Breyers
- Ketogenic diet
- Low-glycemic index diet
- Montignac diet
- No-carbohydrate diet
- Pritikin diet
- Shirataki noodles
- South Beach Living
- Stillman diet
- Sugar Busters!
- Gary Taubes
- Zone diet
Pancreatic islet cell replacement therapy
- VX-880, developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, is a stem cell-derived therapy for people with diabetes mellitus type 1.[10]
- VX-880 involves replacement of non-functioning insulin-producing cells with transplanted functional cells. VX-880 is in clinical trials but has already resulted in patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 achieving insulin independence.[11]
History of diabetes mellitus
History of diabetes influence
Persons influential in relation to diabetes mellitus
- Paul Langerhans
- Joseph von Mering
- Oskar Minkowski
- Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer
- Frederick Banting
- Charles Best
- James Collip
- Harold Percival Himsworth
- Dr Dinesh Kacha
See also
- Outline of health
- Outline of exercise
- Outline of nutrition
- Outline of medicine
References
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- ^ "A new therapy for treating Type 1 diabetes". Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI). 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Vertex Presents Positive, Updated VX-880 Results From Ongoing Phase 1/2 Study in Type 1 Diabetes at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes 59th Annual Meeting". Business Wire. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-05-27.