Welcome to your portal directory at http://www.glucoactive.com.http://www.glucoactive.com Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes—is a group of
metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the
body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the
insulin that is produced. This high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms
of polyuria (frequent urination), polydipsia (increased thirst) and polyphagia
(increased hunger).
There are three main types of diabetes:
- Type 1 diabetes: results from the body's failure to produce insulin, and
presently requires the person to inject insulin. (Also referred to as
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM for short, and juvenile diabetes.)
- Type 2 diabetes: results from insulin resistance, a condition in which
cells fail to use insulin properly, sometimes combined with an absolute
insulin deficiency. (Formerly referred to as non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus, NIDDM for short, and adult-onset diabetes.)
- Gestational diabetes: is when pregnant women, who have never had
diabetes before, have a high blood glucose level during pregnancy. It may
precede development of type 2 DM.
Other forms of diabetes mellitus include congenital diabetes, which is due to
genetic defects of insulin secretion, cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, steroid
diabetes induced by high doses of glucocorticoids, and several forms of
monogenic diabetes.
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| Lancets for Diabetics |
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Lancets are used for diabetic testing. It's the device that punctures the finger (or alternative site for most new meters) to extract blood for testing. Diabetic lancets are available in different gauges. The gauge of the lancet refers width of the metal point. The higher the gauge, the smaller the perforation the lancet makes. Usually a higher-gauge lancet is less painful to use, but it may be harder to get an adequate amount of blood with a higher-gauge lancet. Some individuals use lancets alone to get a blood sample. This method can sometime be painful so most people prefer to use some type of diabetic lancing device. A lancing device uses a spring mechanism to insert the lancet into the skin. It also allows the user to adjust the depth depending on the thickness of the skin and sensitivity of the fingertip. In this way, enough blood can be obtained without causing unnecessary pain. In most cases, when you buy a blood glucose monitor a lancing device is read entire article»» |
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| ¿Produce diabetes el azúcar? |
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Cuando consumimos azúcar, neces-itamos una hormona denominada insulina que reduce el azúcar del cuerpo a su nivel normal. La diabetes se debe a la falta de insulina, y no a un exceso de azúcar en la dieta. Cuando se diagnostica la diabetes, lo importante es controlar la cantidad y la frecuencia de las comidas y los tipos de carbohidratos ingeridos, entre ellos el azúcar, para permitir al organismo controlar el nivel de azúcar en sangre. read entire article»» |
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| What are Lancets Used for? |
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Lancets are small needles used for piercing the skin to obtain a drop of blood in order for diabetic persons to monitor their blood sugar levels. read entire article»» |
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