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Although it is not known exactly which are the causes of diabetes mellitus, seems that there are involved genetic and environmental factors. It is thought that in type I diabetes, a virus or another microorganism that destroys cells in the pancreas that produce insulin triggers the immune system. In type II, age, obesity, and family history may play a role.
It is known that in type II diabetes the cells have become resistant to the insulin produced by the pancreas, so even if the pancreas produces enough insulin, it may not work as effectively.
The first signs of type II diabetes are lethargy, extreme thirst, and frequent urination, but there can be other symptoms too, like sudden weight loss, urinary tract infections, slow wound healing, and blurred vision.
It is known that there are some categories of persons who are at a high risk of developing type II diabetes mellitus. We can mention obese people, those who have a relative with diabetes mellitus, people who belong to a high-risk ethnic population like African-American, Native American, Hispanic, or Native Hawaiian, persons who have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes or have delivered a baby weighing more than 9 lbs.
Also, at a high risk are those who have a high density lipoprotein cholesterol level less than or equal to 35 mg/dL and/or a triglyceride level greater than or equal to 250 mg/dL; those who have high blood pressure and have had impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose on previous testing
It was seen that some medications cause a condition called secondary diabetes, impairing the body’s use of insulin. For example, this can be caused by treatments for high blood pressure- such as furosemide, clonidine, and thiazide diuretics-, the anti-inflamation drug indomethacin and drugs with hormonal activity like oral contraceptives, thyroid hormone, progestins, and glucocorticorids.
Also, drugs that are used to treat mood disorders can impair glucose absorption, and there can be other medication too that cause diabetes symptoms: isoniazid, nicotinic acid, cimetidine, and heparin.
The symptoms of diabetes can develop suddenly, or gradually. Some classic symptoms are frequent urination, excessive thirst, excessive hunger, feeling tired and sick, and weight loss.
Ketoacidosis, a condition due to starvation or uncontrolled diabetes, common in type I diabetes shows symptoms like abdominal pain, vomiting, rapid breathing, extreme lethargy and drowsiness. This condition can bring death if left untreated.
In order to diagnose diabetes, the doctor analyzes the symptoms and also performs blood and urine tests. These tests can also be used once the patient is on a standardized diet, oral medications or insulin.
In what concerns urine tests, Clinistix and Diastix are paper strips or dipsticks that change color in contact with urine. The test strip is compared to a chart, and in this way it is found the amount of glucose in the urine. It is important to know that blood test is more accurate.
There are other dipstick tests that can determine the presence of protein or albumin in the urine, and also ketones in the urine.
So, if you want to find out more about type 1 diabetes or even about symptoms of diabetes please follow this link http://diabetes-info-center.com/
Groshan Fabiola
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Diverticulitis is a problem that can happen if you have diverticula in your intestine. Diverticula are tiny pouches or weak areas that bulge out from the lining of the wall of the intestine. They look like small thumbs poking out of the side of the bowel. When you have diverticula in your intestines, it is called diverticulosis. When these pouches become inflamed, it is called diverticulitis. You are more likely to have these pouches as you get older.
Diverticulosis is the condition of having diverticulae present. This condition is usually symptom-free, and most people do not realize they even have it. However, for a few people, diverticulosis results in spasms and pain.
What causes diverticulitis?
Diverticulosis can lead to diverticulitis. Diverticulosis, or diverticula in the colon, may be caused by a low-fiber diet. Without fiber to add bulk to the stool, the colon must exert more pressure than normal to move the stool forward. The pressure may cause pouches (diverticula) to form in weak spots along the colon. Diverticulitis develops when bacteria become trapped in diverticula, leading to an infection. The bacteria grow and cause inflammation and pressure.
Existing weakness in the colon walls-either from age or, in younger people, or from collagen disorders like Marfan’s syndrome-also contribute to the development of diverticula. Most often, the pouches form in the sigmoid colon, which is the lower left part of the colon that connects to the rectum. This area of the colon is subject to the highest amount of pressure because it is the narrowest portion of the large intestine. Soluble fiber dissolves easily in water and takes on a soft, jelly-like texture in the intestines. Insoluble fiber passes almost unchanged through the intestines. Both kinds of fiber help make stools soft and easy to pass, which helps to prevent constipation.
The sigmoid colon has a very specialized job. It contracts –quite vigorously – to maintain an essential, constant high pressure. This is the action that regulates the movement of the stool into the rectum. You might have already guessed this, but the high pressure of the sigmoid makes it susceptible to the creation of the diverticuli. It is in this portion of your colon that most of the diverticuli develop.
What are the symptoms ?
Diverticulitis symptoms can feel like appendicitis, except you’ll generally have pain in the lower left side of your abdomen, instead of the lower right side. The pain is usually severe and comes on suddenly, but sometimes you may have mild pain that becomes worse over several days and fluctuates in intensity. You may also have abdominal tenderness, fever, nausea, and constipation or diarrhea.
Diverticular bleeding occurs when the expanding diverticulum erodes into a blood vessel at the base of a diverticulum. Rectal passage of red, dark or maroon-colored blood and clots occur without any associated abdominal pain. Rarely, blood may be black from a diverticulum of the right colon. Bleeding may be continuous or intermittent, lasting several days.
How is diverticulitis diagnosed?
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and will examine you. He or she may do tests to see if you have an infection or to make sure that you don’t have other problems. Tests may include:
Blood tests, such as a complete blood count (CBC).
Imaging tests, such as an X-ray, a CT scan, or a colonoscopy.
Treatment of Diverticulosis
If the patient has diverticulosis with no symptoms, no treatment is needed. Some doctors advise eating a special high fiber diet, consisting of fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, whole-grain breads, cereals and bran.
Complicated cases typically involve severe pain, fever, or bleeding. If you have any of these symptoms, you probably will have to stay in the hospital. Treatment consists of IV antibiotics, bowel rest, and possibly surgery.
Peter rodrick
Cholesterol is a fat produced by the liver and is very important in the proper functioning of the organism and along with triglycerides it contributes to cell forming, protecting nerves, creating energy and creating hormones. The level of cholesterol depends mostly on the production assured by the liver but the cholesterol that comes from food is also important in the balance. If one person has a high level of cholesterol in the blood it is exposed to heart problems and strokes. Mostly the people aged over 40 are at risk of developing high levels of cholesterol in the blood, and especially men are exposed to this risk.
Scientists have classified the cholesterol in two ways the low density lipoprotein LDL which is bad for the organism and the high density lipoprotein HDL which is good for our body.
The low density lipoproteins make sure that the cholesterol gets to the body. The high density lipoproteins are charged with removing the cholesterol from the blood stream and carrying back to the liver. So, if the total level of cholesterol in your body is high due to low density lipoproteins this means that you are at risk of having a stroke or heart attack. You the high level is due to high density lipoproteins you can relax because this does not expose you to such a high risk.
By following an active lifestyle and a proper diet people can lower the level of LDL and increase the level of HDL this way protecting themselves from atherosclerosis and strokes.
When analyzing the blood test results the doctor will see the level of HDL, LDL and total cholesterol in the blood. It is ideal to have the total cholesterol level less than 5mmol/l, but it is dangerous to have it at over 7mmol/l.
High levels of cholesterol might appear in those who are inactive, have diabetes, who are overweight, and who have a family history of such problem, those who are over 40 and are men and who eat a lot of fatty foods and drink alcohol more than recommended.
Especially those who have suffered a heart attack, a bypass surgery, or of angina pectoris should check out their cholesterol level from time to time and try to keep the level below 5mmol/l.
It seems that cholesterol level is influenced by genes, by other diseases like reduced metabolism, diabetes, and kidney diseases. Also, people who are living in the northern European countries seem to have a higher level of cholesterol than those who live in southern Europe.
High cholesterol levels do not give any symptoms. What the patient can feel are the symptoms of the cardiovascular diseases caused by the high level of cholesterol.
The cardiovascular system is affected by cholesterol due to the fact that the arteries get blocked by the accumulation of cholesterol. The cholesterol ends up forming a plaque which will obstruct the arteries and block the blood flow. This means that the heart is at risk of not being irrigated any more and so the heart attack produces. The same thing can happen inside the brain. If one of the arteries that irrigate the brain is blocked, the cerebral vascular accident, also known as stroke will occur.
Some of the symptoms of cardiovascular disease are: angina pectoris which is present before the myocardial infarct; leg pain or exertion can be present due to the intermittent claudication.
There can be made some lifestyle changes in order to reduce the level of cholesterol: give up smoking, keep a healthy diet, meaning that you have to eat lots of vegetable, fruits, and low fat meat and be active. A little bit of alcohol is indicated as it reduces the effects of the LDL but is taken in high quantities it can do a lot of damage to the liver and will increase the level of cholesterol.
It is best to check the level of the cholesterol at the hospital because the doctor will correlate the results with the blood pressure, kidney function, age and habits, like smoking or drinking alcohol. Before the blood test you might be asked not to eat for at least 12 hours in order not to influence the blood test results if eating. Only drinking water is allowed.
The doctor will try to reduce the high level of cholesterol by suggesting some life changes to the patient at first. These consist out of a diet, of exercising, loosing weight and giving up the bad habits like smoking and drinking alcohol. If by these methods there will be no improvements the doctor will prescribe the patient some oral medication like statins. If the treatment based on statins gives muscle pain than a non-statin treatment must be instituted, like the Ezetrol treatment.
For greater resources on cholesterol please review http://www.cholesterol-info-guide.com/high-cholesterol.htm or http://www.cholesterol-info-guide.com/low-cholesterol-diet.htm
Groshan Fabiola
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The hypertension symptoms are probably one of the most discussed medical issue because clear reasons of hypertension is yet to be ascertained by medical scientists. The disease is often termed as silent killer as you carry hypertension for years without knowing that you are afflicted with it. Before you would diagnose yourself with it, it would have done enough damage to your body.
These facts suggest that it is difficult to trace hypertension as there is no clear symptom to depict mild hypertension. If you are suffering from persistent high blood pressure of less severity you are likely to remain ignorant of it till your blood pressure level rises very high.
I must relate a startling yet thought provoking fact of our country. Around fifty five million Americans are said to be suffering from hypertension and out of which fifteen millions are not aware of their high level of blood pressure.
Although there exists no clear symptom of hypertension, doctors have been found diagnosing the problem with certain general symptoms such as severe and consistent ache in the back of head. There are certain other complications also, prevalence of which indicates probable high blood pressure. For example, people identified with high cholesterol could be tested for hypertension as it happens to be almost certain that they are afflicted with high BP too. Similarly Type 2 diabetics are very much prone to it.
Some times bleeding from your nose could be due to surge in blood pressure. So you must not take nose bleeding casually. Dizziness could also be taken as a symptom of high blood pressure. In fact it indicates hypertension of very higher level.
You may also identify high blood pressure with blurred vision. It is another probable symptom of high BP. Breathing abnormality, fatigue and perspiring abnormally could be symptoms associated with hypertension.
You must check against hypertension if you are vomiting out frequently. Some times even nausea happens to be an outcome of high level of blood pressure.
But all these symptoms are based on probability. You may or may not get identified with hypertension if you are showing these symptoms as these general symptoms could exist due to other complications too.
However there are certain risk factors that strongly advocate possibility of the complication. For example, obese folks are destined to develop hypertension. Similarly, people living under constant stress are very much susceptible to it.
To sum up, I suggest all of you to be extra careful to combat this silent killer. I also suggest you to constantly keep track of your BP with the help of blood pressure measurement tools.
Ashish Jain
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Blood pressure can be defined as the pressure or force that is applied against the artery walls as blood is carried through the circulatory system. It is recorded as a measurement of this force in relation to the heart’s pumping activity, and is measured in millimeters of mercury. The top number, systolic pressure is the measurement of the pressure that occurs when the heart contracts of beats. The bottom number, or diastolic pressure, is the measurement recorded between beats, while the heart is at rest.
Causes of Primary Hypertension
Lack of physical activity: Most of the causes for primary hypertension are caused by the lifestyle factor. The lack of physical activity could, first of all, increase cholesterol levels. Rising cholesterol levels narrows the blood vessel, thus increasing the pressure of blood flow – hypertension.
Adrenal tumors that are causes of secondary hypertension are pheochromocytoma, primary aldosteronism, and Cushing’s syndrome. The last two types of adrenal tumors require complicated treatment, which unfortunately is not always effective in lowering blood pressure while removal of the pheochromocytoma has a better chance of treating hypertension.
Signs and Symptoms of Hypertension
Hypertension is only determined through a blood pressure measurement equipment and reads the systolic and diastolic of the blood. There is actually no identified sign of hypertension; rather, it varies from one person to another. Some people report to have experienced headaches, fatigue, dizziness, blurring of vision and facial flushing.
Other symptoms such as fatigue, nervousness, palpitations, racing or irregular heartbeats, chest pain suggest hypertension caused by other conditions. Bleeding in the retina, also known as retinal hemorrhage, or from the nose (Epistaxis) may be indicative of high blood pressure. Cramping in the leg while walking, excess perspiration, nausea, vomiting, frequent urination, shortness of breath and restlessness are other possible symptoms of hypertension. In rare cases, the high blood pressure may cause heart attacks, kidney failure or brain swelling, which can lead to drowsiness and coma. Disturbed levels of consciousness such as sleepiness and even seizures in severe cases of hypertension, may occur.
Treatment of Hypertension
Drugs used in the treatment of hypertension include thiazide diuretics, beta blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and calcium channel blockers. The newer ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers were promoted as being better for the treatment of hypertension than the older thiazide diuretics and beta blockers, however this was mostly marketing hype since the newer drugs were on patent and made more money for the drug companies. However the studies showed that, at least compared to thiazide diuretics, the newer drugs weren’t as good, even they cost much more.
Thiazide diuretics. These medications act on your kidneys to help your body eliminate sodium and water, reducing blood volume. Thiazide diuretics are often the first — but not the only — choice in high blood pressure medications. Still, diuretics are often not prescribed. If you’re not taking a diuretic and your blood pressure remains high, talk to your doctor about adding one or replacing a drug you currently take with a diuretic.
Peter rodrick
What is blood pressure? It is the pressure that blood exerts on the walls of our blood vessels. Systolic blood pressure is measured when the heart contracts and diastolic blood pressure is measured when the heart relaxes. These readings can be recorded on a monitor. When these readings go beyond a certain range, it spells danger. There are hardly any symptoms which indicate high or low blood pressure. In fact, high blood pressure or hypertension is called `the silent killer`.
Hence, it is imperative for everyone to monitor their blood pressure regularly. This can be done by visiting a medical practitioner or at home also. Blood pressure kits are a revolution in this direction. Studies have indicated that it is wiser to measure blood pressure at home with a blood pressure kit than to get it measured by a doctor in his clinic. Results are more accurate and trust-worthy.
However, blood pressure kits need to be tested for accuracy from time to time. This can be done by comparing the readings between ones own blood pressure kit and one taken by a regular doctor at his clinic. The two readings must nearly be the same.
The device which measures blood pressure is called a sphygmomanometer. A cuff is wrapped around the arm and tightened by means of a pump. A stethoscope is placed on the artery near the elbow. The air pressure is then released. When the blood first gushes through the blood vessels gives the systolic reading. Diastolic reading is taken when the pulse stops. The acceptable reading on the blood pressure kit is 120/80.
There are a variety of blood pressure kits to choose from in the market. They vary in design, utility and price. Some blood pressure kits are manual while others are auto inflated. Depending on the technology used, the features that blood pressure kits offer are:
* Irregular heart beat feature
* Pressure rating feature
* A multiple number of memory readings
* Average reading feature
* Blood pressure classification
* Body fat percentage and BMI
* Time and date feature
* Alarm clock and thermometer
* Excessive motion detection
Most blood pressure kits measure blood pressure from the arm while some are used on the wrist and a few on the finger. Doctors suggest using the arm type blood pressure kit as the readings are more dependable. It is as if proximity to the heart gives a better result. Finger type blood pressure kits are totally discarded now as they showed inaccurate readings. Again, a higher price does not necessarily mean a better product. Research shows that cheaper models of blood pressure kits give more accurate results.
In recent times, man has been drawn towards astrology. This has led to innovations in astrological medicine and treatment. A Rudraksha blood pressure kit has been developed which claims to control blood pressure quite efficiently. However, it lacks medical confirmation.
The Rudraksha blood pressure kit consists of two Rudraksha beads and a bloodstone pendant embedded in silver. The beads have to be soaked overnight in water. This water is to be consumed in the morning on an empty stomach. The bloodstone pendant is to be worn around the neck in such a manner that the bloodstone remains in the area of the heart. Blood pressure is expected to stabilize within a few days.
If we pay attention to the growing number of deaths due to hypertension, then purchase of a blood pressure kit becomes a must for one and all. However care must be taken to buy the proper and accurate blood pressure kit.
Roberto Sedycias
