Diabetes
Man has long recognized diabetes mellitus, and this disorder - or a syndrome resembling it - was well known to the ancients. The original clinical description must now be lost in antiquity, but Lazarus and Volk in their excellent historical review attributed the earliest writings on this subject to the papyrus Ebers (circa 1500 B.C.). The term "diabetes" that we use today was introduced in more recent times by Aretaeus of Capdocia shortly after the birth of Christ. From this date onwards, the classical literature abounds with references to diabetes mellitus. However, the basic hormonal abnormalities remained unknown until the pioneering labors of Banting and Best resulted in the purification of insulin in 1921 (Robert M. Galbraith 1). The consequent realization that diabetes involves an absolute or relative deficiency of insulin can be considered to clarify the question of "what is the basic hormonal abnormality?". However, the questions of "how?' and "why?" remain to be resolved Diabetes mellitus, a chronic disease of unknown etiology, is characterized by a primary disturbance in the metabolism of carbohydrate and by the impaired utilization of protein and fats. Either an insufficiency or abnormality of
Schultz, Stacey. U.S News and World Report, "Living with diabetes is getting easier-and For insulin dependent diabetes, controlling blood sugar is no easy task. Many factors can upset the balance, including illness, stress, medications other than insulin, and alcohol. If the balance is upset, the result is an insulin reaction from too much insulin circulating in the bloodstream. Hypoglycemia occurs more commonly with insulin therapy, but it can also happen with some oral medications. Some warning signs of low blood sugar are headache, sweating, pale, moist skin, cold and clammy, extreme/sudden hunger, weakness/dizziness, shakiness, fatigue/tiredness, rapid pulse rate, blurred/double vision, shallow breathing, confusion/inattention, and loss of coordination. Symptoms that require medical intervention are seizure and loss of consciousness. The treatment for low blood sugar is to give your body sugar and fast (www.jfd.org). There are several approaches to diet therapy for diabetics. Physicians vary in their philosophies and recommendations. The three main ones are:
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