Diabetes Mellitus, or diabetes, is a disease that is causedby the body''''s inability to turn sugars into energy.
Diabetes causes thesugars that your body does not turn into
energy to enter your bloodstream and causes your kidneys, which filter the blood, to work harderthan is necessary. If your kidneys cannot properly filter the sugarsfrom your blood, the result is more frequent urination, dehydration,and loss of energy.Diabetes
Mellitus is
diagnosed when your body''''sfasting blood glucose level (amount of sugar in the blood) reaches 126milligrams/deciliter. You can be diagnosed as having different stagesof diabetes mellitus. One diagnosis is pre-diabetes. You arediagnosed with pre-diabetes if your blood glucose levels are higherthan is normal when tested, but you are not yet experiencing thesymptoms of diabetes. People who are diagnosed with pre-diabetes are athigher
risk of developing type-2 diabetes at a later time, and are at ahigher risk for heart disease and stroke. If you are diagnosedwith pre-diabetes, your physician will suggest changes in yourlifestyle in order to offset the risk of developing type-2 diabetes.This will include eating a
healthy diet and getting regular exercise.Diabetes Mellitus - Metabolism DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease - caused when thepancreas does not produce enough insulin. Insulin is the naturalhormone in your body that helps turn sugars into energy by moving thesesugars from the blood stream to the muscle, fat, and liver cells. Themuscle, fat, and liver cells then use the sugars as fuel for your body.Your body needs a certain level of energy to enable your internalorgans to function properly. Your body also needs energy to perform thedaily activities involved in leading a normal life.If your body does not produce enough energy for your internalorgans to function and for you to perform activities, you have a lowmetabolism - and you can often be tired, irritable, and experiencebouts of fatigue. If your body produces more energy than you are using,you have a high metabolism and may be restless, fidgety, and experiencebouts of hyperactivity.Other Risks Involved With Diabetes MellitusThere are other health risks involved with diabetes mellitus.The risk of heart disease and strokes is increased in patients who havebeen diagnosed with diabetes and other risk factors, such as high bloodpressure, obesity, abnormal cholesterol, and high triglycerides. Themore factors involved, the more your chance of dying from heart diseaseor stroke increases.The Importance of Preventive Measures in Diabetes MellitusAlthough diabetes mellitus is a controllable disease, thecombination of diabetes and other risk factors decreases your chance ofliving a normal life span. It is very important that you take stepsbefore you are diagnosed with diabetes to prevent its onset or to delaythe onset as long as possible.The single most important step you can take in the
prevention ofdiabetes is to live a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle includesmany different aspects of your life. Eating a healthy diet is essentialto helping your body to perform its normal tasks as naturally aspossible. A regular exercise routine is essential to maintaining ahealthy weight and in keeping your muscles toned, which allows yourmuscles to assist your internal organs in performing their tasks.Avoiding stress, or learning how to deal with stress in a healthymanner, helps your brain and nervous system to work with other parts ofyour body to perform the tasks needed to sustain life.It is important that you realize how your body works together -and how the things that you do on a daily basis can prevent your bodyfrom performing the tasks necessary. Beginning a healthy lifestyle asearly as possible gives you the best chance to avoid the risksassociated with diabetes mellitus - and decreases thechancf the other factors that may come into play - therebydecreasing your risks of more serious diseases such as heart diseaseand stroke. Both your physical condition and your mental condition playan important role in your overall health.
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