How to Prevent Diabetic Ketoacidosis ?

Preventing Complications is Essential in Managing Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetic Ketoacidosis is one the more dangerous complications of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus, commonly seen in Type I Diabetes, which requires insulin treatment. It results from the combination of glucose getting lost in urine and body cells resorting to fat metabolism to get energy, producing ketones and acidosis, which can be fatal if left untreated. In preventing Diabetic Acidosis, awareness is the key and medical attention must be sought as early as possible.

Pathophysiology, Diagnosis & Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis and what Leads to it ?

Diabetes Mellitus is a disease of glucose metabolism which affects a fairly large number of people in the world today. In this condition there is either a deficiency of insulin in the body, requiring Insulin injections (hence also known as Insulin dependent or Type I Diabetes Mellitus), or the body does not respond properly to insulin, a condition known as Insulin Resistance, requiring various measures to reduce the need for Insulin (hence also known as Non-Insulin dependent or Type II Diabetes Mellitus). Both the conditions are marked by a high glucose level in blood which may be associated with the presence of glucose in urine. It common symptoms are Polyuria (high frequency of urination), Polydipsia (high intake of water) and often weight loss (especially in Type I Diabetes) in spite of reasonable appetite.

Exercising Tips for People with Diabetes

Should Diabetics go for Normal Exercise?

Exercise has an important place in the management of Diabetes. However, unregulated exercise can also precipitate problems for diabetic patients, especially by leading to hypoglycaemia, or lack of sugar. Exercise also interacts with the anti-glycaemia medication and their effect, and hence needs to be undertaken with due caution.

Do you know this - A diabetic person on insulin who has missed his meals, and indulges in prolonged unaccustomed exercise has a greater chance of dying than if he had never taken insulin ! Diabetics on regular treatment of diabetes, by way of insulin or by oral anti-hypoglycaemic agents (OHA), need to know more about how and when to exercise than those not on such medication.

What is Diabetes Mellitus & its Signs and Symptoms?

Diabetes Mellitus is one of the Most Common & Most Dreaded Metabolic Diseases

Diabetes Mellitus is a condition that affects a large number of people around the world.  Estimates suggest that more than 220 million people in the world are affected from it, and around 3.4 million people may be losing their life every year because of it. Ironically, a lot of people affected by it do not even know that they are suffering from such a condition, making Diabetes Mellitus the most dangerous silent killer of our times. Worst of all, the World Health Organisation projects that the number of people dying from Diabetes will double between 2005 and 2030, making it imperative that every person on this planet becomes aware about this condition.

What is Diabetes Mellitus?

Diabetes Mellitus is a disease of glucose metabolism, resulting from inadequate or defective insulin, or defective response to it by the body. To understand Diabetes Mellitus, one needs to be aware of the normal glucose cycle in the body.