According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 1980, 108 million people had diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus), in 2013 the number had reached 382 million while in 2017, the number reached 425 million worldwide.
WHO estimates that diabetes was the cause of 1.5 million deaths in 2012, making it the 8th deadliest factor in the world.
The high numbers of ill people implies that we should be aware of the occurrence of this disease even in the time before our era. Although often referred to as a modern disease in the civilized world, its occurrence was also described in the ancient manuscripts by Egyptian, Indian, and Greek physicians.
During the Roman Empire, diabetes was considered very rare, a time when Galen (a Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher) commented that he had encountered two situations during his career.
What is Diabetes Mellitus?
Diabetes refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood sugar (glucose). Glucose, in turn, is vital to your health because it is an important source of energy for the cells that make up your muscles and tissues. It is also the main fuel source for the brain.
The underlying cause of diabetes varies by type, but no matter what type of diabetes you have, it can lead to a high blood sugar concentration. Increased blood sugar levels can lead to serious health problems.
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
The cause of this type is unknown. What is known is that your immune system – which normally fights against harmful bacteria and viruses – attacks and destroys your insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. This leaves you with little or no insulin. Instead of being transported to your cells, sugar accumulates in your bloodstream.
Type 1 diabetes is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors, though it is still unclear what those factors are exactly.
Cause of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes?
In pre-diabetes that can lead to type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, your cells remain resistant to the action of insulin, and the pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin to overcome this resistance. Instead of moving to your cells where you need energy, sugar accumulates in your bloodstream.
Genetic and environmental factors play a role in the development of type 1 and diabetes 2. Being overweight is strongly linked to the development of type 2 diabetes but not everyone with type 2 is overweight.
What do you need to know about the treatment of this disease?
According to the Infomax portal it is claimed that a doctor from the Philippines, Dr. FEM Di Lako has found a cure for diabetes, meaning he has made a mixture containing the minerals needed to fight the disease. Although this mixture is not harmful to the health, to claim that it is a cure for this serious disease is a risk in itself.
Given the fact that, as we have explained, both types of diabetes are the patients’ biggest concerns, for Type 1 insulin must be given and for Type 2 medications such as metformin (Glucophage) must be given and besides this, physical activity is recommended in both types of diabetes as well as a healthy diet.
Lastly, we advise that if you decide to use alternative therapy as offered by the Infomax Portal, do not stop taking the medication prescribed by your doctor. We advise you to consult your doctor in order to make sure that these alternative therapies will not cause adverse reactions in your body. In addition, there are no alternative or conventional treatments that can cure diabetes, therefore it is important that people receiving insulin therapy for diabetes do not stop using the insulin unless directed to do so by their doctors.
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