Diabetes medication is not always prescribed for type 2 diabetics. Your medical doctor will decide this based on your case. The higher your fasting blood level, the greater the chance that you will be given prescription medication.
The type of medication that is given to a type 1 diabetic is different than that given to a type 2 diabetic. That’s because the person diagnosed with type 1 diabetes cannot create the quantity of insulin he or she needs … whereas a type 2 diabetic is pumping out more than enough! As a type 2 diabetic, you would never be able to share medication with a a person with type 1 diabetes. Of course, sharing medication is against the law anyway!
Usually type 2 diabetics are given oral medications that are in the category called biguanides. One example of a biguanide is Metformin. These drugs lower blood sugar levels by decreasing the amount of glucose produced by your liver. They also increase the amount of insulin that the muscles in your body recognize as insulin and then use. Metformin is one of the most prescribed medications for type 2 diabetes.
Some health care providers will prescribe medications that stimulate the beta cells of your pancreas to release more insulin. Drugs that are used to do this fall into the category of sulfonylureas and meglitinides. The physician determines whether or not you will need these drugs by examining your insulin levels. It’s possible that your pancreas has been overworked so hard that it’s cells are not capable of producing enough insulin, and if that is the case, that is when he’ll prescribe these medications.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Diabetes is a common ...
...form of disease condition caused by the presence of excess free sugar in the blood stream. Diabetes basically results from either the malfunctioning of hormone insulin (type 1 diabetes) or though metabolic disorder (type 2 or diabetes mellitus). It is common to the growing adults. There is no doubt that glucose is essential for all metabolic activities for supply of energy.
Normally, when glucose is released into the blood stream, the liver organ functions to mop up the excess through conversion to glycogen, which is stored. However, during fasting, the glycogen is reconverted to glucose, released into the blood stream for energy matter. Hormone insulin is regulatory in function, but fear and other accidental discoveries forces insulin to release glucose into the blood stream to provide energy for escape
SCIENCE OF VITAMIN C
Vitamin C contains ascorbic acid, made up of the oil-soluble and water soluble-ends. It is a weak acid, hence has the capacity to exchange hydrogen with some light metals in the activity series, during acid-base titration. Ascorbic acid works to prevent diabetes by mopping up free radicals in the blood stream. The free radicals cause damage to the vital organs in the body.
As a result of concentration differences of vitamin C in fruits, the ascorbic acid content also differs. Rather than consuming in excess a particular fruit that may end up making one susceptible to diabetes, take a mixture of five different fruits along with vegetables. This explains why the market today is flooded with fruit juices and concentrates. However, the vitamin C type needed is present in raw fruits only and not in the processed fruits whose vitamin C might have been denatured.
Therefore, the higher the Vitamin C concentration, the lower the probability of developing diabetes. Vitamin C present in higher concentration can also reduce the risk of obesity and other complications such as strokes, arteriolosclerosis (hardening of the blood vessels), renal (kidney) failure and cardiac disorders. High concentration of Vitamin C improves blood sugar control and reduces cholesterol and fat content. This implies that there exists an inverse relationship between ascorbic acid and the blood sugar; the higher the ascorbic content, the lower the blood sugar and vice-versa.
At this juncture, only raw (natural) fruits could solve the problems of precipitated by diabetes and please do not consume in excess; consult a nutrition expert for medical guide. Vegetables contains roughages, vitamins, minerals effective to mop up free radicals in the blood stream, Bitter leave vegetable ranks the best in reducing blood sugars.
Nearly all fruits are low in fats, rich in nutrients and vitamin, but with varying degree of free sugar. The following fruits with higher sugar contents, however, should be played down upon when combating diabetes:
1. Mango
2. Custard apple
3. Bananas
4. Chikoo
5. Grapes
I. Grape Fruits - Refreshing flavour; highly medicinal; capable of reducing blood sugar in the next 72hours; eat more vegetables while taken grape fruits for quick result
II. Jambul - Rose Apple (jambul) Hormone repairs pancreas to halt converting starch into frees sugars; seeds can be pulverised into powder and taken with water; the bark can be powdered for consumption.
III. Apple - Rich in pectin which produces acid that neutralizes poisonous waste from the body; its vitamin B1 content prevents damage of the brain cells during diabetic acidosis
As a result of varying degree of ascorbic acid concentration, consuming at least five different fruits is recommended to prevent and control diabetes. Fruits and vegetables are the complementary pair to fight diabetes to a standstill; always go for fruits and vegetables that are lower in sugar contents. However, the effectiveness of fruits in depressing blood sugar is also a function of timing, size of fruits consumed and table manner.
Normally, when glucose is released into the blood stream, the liver organ functions to mop up the excess through conversion to glycogen, which is stored. However, during fasting, the glycogen is reconverted to glucose, released into the blood stream for energy matter. Hormone insulin is regulatory in function, but fear and other accidental discoveries forces insulin to release glucose into the blood stream to provide energy for escape
SCIENCE OF VITAMIN C
Vitamin C contains ascorbic acid, made up of the oil-soluble and water soluble-ends. It is a weak acid, hence has the capacity to exchange hydrogen with some light metals in the activity series, during acid-base titration. Ascorbic acid works to prevent diabetes by mopping up free radicals in the blood stream. The free radicals cause damage to the vital organs in the body.
As a result of concentration differences of vitamin C in fruits, the ascorbic acid content also differs. Rather than consuming in excess a particular fruit that may end up making one susceptible to diabetes, take a mixture of five different fruits along with vegetables. This explains why the market today is flooded with fruit juices and concentrates. However, the vitamin C type needed is present in raw fruits only and not in the processed fruits whose vitamin C might have been denatured.
Therefore, the higher the Vitamin C concentration, the lower the probability of developing diabetes. Vitamin C present in higher concentration can also reduce the risk of obesity and other complications such as strokes, arteriolosclerosis (hardening of the blood vessels), renal (kidney) failure and cardiac disorders. High concentration of Vitamin C improves blood sugar control and reduces cholesterol and fat content. This implies that there exists an inverse relationship between ascorbic acid and the blood sugar; the higher the ascorbic content, the lower the blood sugar and vice-versa.
At this juncture, only raw (natural) fruits could solve the problems of precipitated by diabetes and please do not consume in excess; consult a nutrition expert for medical guide. Vegetables contains roughages, vitamins, minerals effective to mop up free radicals in the blood stream, Bitter leave vegetable ranks the best in reducing blood sugars.
Nearly all fruits are low in fats, rich in nutrients and vitamin, but with varying degree of free sugar. The following fruits with higher sugar contents, however, should be played down upon when combating diabetes:
1. Mango
2. Custard apple
3. Bananas
4. Chikoo
5. Grapes
I. Grape Fruits - Refreshing flavour; highly medicinal; capable of reducing blood sugar in the next 72hours; eat more vegetables while taken grape fruits for quick result
II. Jambul - Rose Apple (jambul) Hormone repairs pancreas to halt converting starch into frees sugars; seeds can be pulverised into powder and taken with water; the bark can be powdered for consumption.
III. Apple - Rich in pectin which produces acid that neutralizes poisonous waste from the body; its vitamin B1 content prevents damage of the brain cells during diabetic acidosis
As a result of varying degree of ascorbic acid concentration, consuming at least five different fruits is recommended to prevent and control diabetes. Fruits and vegetables are the complementary pair to fight diabetes to a standstill; always go for fruits and vegetables that are lower in sugar contents. However, the effectiveness of fruits in depressing blood sugar is also a function of timing, size of fruits consumed and table manner.
If you have type 2 diabetes .
It seems counter intuitive that non-insulin dependent diabetics should ever need to take insulin, but despite the advice of scores of diabetes experts who don't actually have diabetes, insulin is the one treatment that will always lower blood sugar levels in any kind of diabetes.
The benefit of taking insulin injections if you have type 2 diabetes is that injected insulin gives your pancreas a break. The injected insulin will then lower blood sugar levels and prevent further damage to the insulin-making beta cells.
The kind of insulin that benefits type 2 diabetics the most, depends on whether they tend to have high blood sugar levels before or after meals. There is a small number of type 2 diabetics who have a problem with high blood sugars in the morning but not after meals. These diabetics experience the "dawn phenomenon".
This unusual feature of diabetes results from the liver's abnormal response to pulses of stress hormones an hour or two before the usual waking time. The liver converts stored glycogen into glucose so the body can get "up and running" immediately at wake-up time. In this form of diabetes, which is common in women who have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), the underlying problem is with stress hormones. This pattern of high blood sugars is treated with "slow" insulin taken before going to bed.
The majority of type 2 diabetics, at least at first, have deficiencies of "first phase" insulin. Their beta cells continue to make insulin, but they can't release enough to cover the sudden load of glucose which follows on from digesting a meal. Most diabetics need injections of "fast" insulin 15 to 60 minutes before eating to keep blood glucose from getting too high.
Unfortunately, most type 2 diabetics get the exact opposite of the kind of insulin they need. If you are getting a fast insulin when you need a slow insulin, you will still have high fasting blood sugars but you'll also risk "falling out" when you exercise or if you don't eat enough. If you are getting a slow insulin when you need a fast insulin, your blood sugars will continue to soar after meals and your muscles and liver will become more and more insulin resistant.
And any diabetic who gets a mixture of the slower N and faster R insulins in a 50-50 or 70-30 mix is going to have blood sugars that are too high or too low essentially 24 hours a day.
Insulin is the one treatment for type 2 diabetes that will always lower blood sugar levels but it's really important to get the right kind. Be sure your doctor has tested both your fasting and post-prandial (after-meal) blood sugar levels and has explained exactly what insulin injections can do for your type 2 diabetes!
The benefit of taking insulin injections if you have type 2 diabetes is that injected insulin gives your pancreas a break. The injected insulin will then lower blood sugar levels and prevent further damage to the insulin-making beta cells.
The kind of insulin that benefits type 2 diabetics the most, depends on whether they tend to have high blood sugar levels before or after meals. There is a small number of type 2 diabetics who have a problem with high blood sugars in the morning but not after meals. These diabetics experience the "dawn phenomenon".
This unusual feature of diabetes results from the liver's abnormal response to pulses of stress hormones an hour or two before the usual waking time. The liver converts stored glycogen into glucose so the body can get "up and running" immediately at wake-up time. In this form of diabetes, which is common in women who have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), the underlying problem is with stress hormones. This pattern of high blood sugars is treated with "slow" insulin taken before going to bed.
The majority of type 2 diabetics, at least at first, have deficiencies of "first phase" insulin. Their beta cells continue to make insulin, but they can't release enough to cover the sudden load of glucose which follows on from digesting a meal. Most diabetics need injections of "fast" insulin 15 to 60 minutes before eating to keep blood glucose from getting too high.
Unfortunately, most type 2 diabetics get the exact opposite of the kind of insulin they need. If you are getting a fast insulin when you need a slow insulin, you will still have high fasting blood sugars but you'll also risk "falling out" when you exercise or if you don't eat enough. If you are getting a slow insulin when you need a fast insulin, your blood sugars will continue to soar after meals and your muscles and liver will become more and more insulin resistant.
And any diabetic who gets a mixture of the slower N and faster R insulins in a 50-50 or 70-30 mix is going to have blood sugars that are too high or too low essentially 24 hours a day.
Insulin is the one treatment for type 2 diabetes that will always lower blood sugar levels but it's really important to get the right kind. Be sure your doctor has tested both your fasting and post-prandial (after-meal) blood sugar levels and has explained exactly what insulin injections can do for your type 2 diabetes!
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