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Symptoms and treatment of diabetes

by Fran A

SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OF DIABETES



In all there are three kind of Diabetes.

1. Diabetes Insipidus.:

This is a disorder of pituitary gland that causes the body to produce large amount of urine.

2. Diabetes Mellitus:
This diabetes is of two kinds
A. Type 1 or decreased sensitivity is usually autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta cells.This kind of diabetes requires lifelong insulin injections of


Insulin.
B. Type 2 typically develops in middle age and can usually be controlled by diet and drugs.

C. Gestational Diabetes:

This usually occurs to pregnant woman in their second semester and it improves as soon as baby is born.

SYMPTOMS OFDIABETES

1. Excessive thirst and feeling to drink water
2. Feeling of going to the wash room and the frequency of urinating grow from 4 liters to 24 liters.
3. Hungry feeling with a sharper pain than average.
4. May suffer anemia.
5. Many times they feel itching, palpitations and general weakness.
6. Since diabetes is the disease of blood vessel, it impaires the parts of the body that consists mostly small vessels , e.g. kidney heart, feet and hands eyes foot and brain etc.
7. Tingling in the feet and hand specially after eating.
8. The mind is gets confused and decision making slows down. That is why diabetic people are not supposed to drive.
9. Eyes turn blurry.
10. Extra fatigue after meals

TREATMENT OF DIABETES

The patient and doctor should aim at the removal of the actual cause of the disease and building the health.

DIET PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES
1. Diabetics have to eat a low-glycemic index diet.
2. Low calorie diet
3. Low fat diet, the flax seeds fish oil and canola oil the best fats to use
4.Diet full of quality natural food fruits nuts vegetables along with the whole and extra fiber added breads.
5. Only lean protein, fish chicken tofu, beans are the recommended proteins.
6. Cooked starchy foods must be avoided
7. Eat the same amount of food that you want every day but make it into more portions like five times a day.
8.Try to use supplements of cinnamon or use it on food and vinegar also helps to cure diabetes.
9.Dr Akil from India practising in USA says, a vegetable called Bitter melon controls blood sugars and therefore is good for diabetes.
10. He also recommends a fruit called jambul also known as jaman is traditional remedy for improving diabetes-should be dried and powdered to eat.
11.Avoid using white sugar and food made from white sugar, use natural sweets fruits or the best artificial sweetener available in the market.
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