Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Diabetic Dental Care

Diabetic Dental Care

Immaculate mouth care is a must.

Diabetics are much more prone to gum disease.

More frequent dental visits may be needed and careful brushing and flossing are a necessity.

Avoid ill-fitting dentures that may cause mouth sores.

Must-know on Diabetes

Diabetes = Chronic NCD which always amaze the world by its mysterious ice burg-tip phenomenon, by this I mean that the outlook of world toward diabetes is much enough like an imagination of the total area of ice-burg floating with reference to the view-able mysterious tip.

Once again the following national study proves the importance of early diagnosis and correct management i.e. Prevention.

Prevention is like maintaining your healthy reservoir to handle the dams productivity in worse times... my experience and study focuses only to holistic herbal therapy and a positive life-style guided through it, to be the answer.

*** Dr. Mayur Jain MD (H)

RAY OF HOPE FOR DIABETES

"Ray of hope for Diabetes and Impotence"

With your blessings and in association with AAYYUSKAAM DIABETIC FOUNDAATION and under the guidance of several excellent healers & scholars from across the globe the research for The Holistic Herbal Care for Diabetes – DBATOX-6 is consummated.

'DBATOX-6'

It consolidates the vascular walls of circulatory system and prevents and delays the development of diabetic complications. Creation of protective barrier and the affection for the whole organism saves from diabetes. Affection also stimulates pancreas activity and positively influences on the renewal of beta cells in pancreas. Then the human body starts to produce own necessary insulin and this brings the total balance-harmony of the hormones + bio-chemicals in the human economy.

HISTORY OF DIABETES

The history of diabetes started in approximately 1550BC. An Egyptian papyrus mentions a rare disease that causes the patient to lose weight rapidly and urinate frequently. This is thought to be the first reference to the disease.

Aretaeus

Diabetes was given its name by the Greek Physician Aretaeus (30-90CE). He recorded a disease with symptoms such as constant thirst (polydipsia), excessive urination (polyuria) and loss of weight. He named the condition ‘diabetes’, meaning ‘a flowing through.’

Later, Galen (131-201CE) noted the rarity of this condition and theorised that it was an affliction of the kidneys.

After this period, diabetes is rarely mentioned. Indeed, it seems to have been a mystery or incredibly rare during the Middle Ages. The first clear reference to the disease came from Avicenna, the famous Arabian Physician. He described in detail the complications of the disease, and how it progressed.

Uroscopy

Around this period, ‘uroscopy’ came into being as a way of identifying disease. The colour, sediment and odour of the urine were examined to try to establish what was wrong with the patient. Some physicians even tasted the urine, and this is apparently how diabetes was given its second name, mellitus, meaning ‘honey’ in Latin.

Calorie intake

By the early 19th Century, chemical tests had been devised through which it was possible to detect excess sugar in the urine. Despite therapies being proposed, in the absence of a cause, they proved unsuccessful. It was not until the Franco-Prussian War, when the French Physician Bouchardat noticed that restricted diets helped his patients, that calorie intake was recognised as important.

Barron and the 1920sAround this period, microscopic studies by a medical student known as Paul Langerhans had revealed the composition of the pancreas. In so doing, he had identified tiny cell islands whose function was unknown.

It was not until 1920 that an American called Moses Barron linked the Langerhans cells with the basis of diabetes mellitus.

Picking up on the research of Barron, a doctor called Frederick Banting conducted critical experiments linking the pancreas and diabetes. He discovered an essential hormone called insulin, named after the ‘islands’ of cells described by Langerhans. Banting and one of his colleagues were recognised for their achievement with a Nobel Prize.

Throughout the 20th century, treatment and understanding of the disease has advanced significantly. Although prevention and management remains difficult, the life of an average diabetic is becoming both longer and easier all the time.

Type 3 diabetes

Recently, a third type of diabetes, Type 3 Diabetes was discovered by US scientists. However, many people are still disputing the validity of this third type of diabetes in its own right.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

INDIAN TYPE II DIABETES - Asian Genotype

“INDIAN TYPE II DIABETES”

Current Status:

India leads the world with largest number of diabetic subjects; the “diabetes capital of the world”. WHO reports show that 32 million people had diabetes in the year 2000. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates the total number of diabetic subjects to be around 40.9 million in India and this is further set to rise to 69.9 million by the year 2025 unless urgent preventive steps are taken.

To understand the status and pattern of type 2 diabetes in India various studies have been conducted on state and national level. Based on these studies various hypothesis and facts are reported. This data helps us to understand the depth of this epidemic in a broad and better perspective. Also, it shows us the way to identify the high risk individual and further management required to prevent further progression of diabetes.

Following are the abstracts of various studies conducted in India over the years and their results:

1. Prevalence rate in various part of India,

2. Prevalence rate of known cases,

3. Prevalence rate of undiagnosed cases & why they are more important – medically/nationally,

4. Prevalence rate of Pre-diabetics,

5. Prevalence rate of complications in diabetic & non-diabetic patient,

6. Asian Indian Phenotype,

7. The epidemiological transition

8. Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS).

9. Prevention guide-line.

World Diabetes Day

14 November 2011

World Diabetes Day, on the 14th November every year, has grown from humble beginnings to become a globally-celebrated event to increase awareness about diabetes.

Comprising hundreds of campaigns, activities, screenings, lecture, meetings and more, World Diabetes Day is proving internationally effective in spreading the message about diabetes.

World Diabetes Day raises global awareness of diabetes - its escalating rates around the world and how to prevent the illness in most cases.

Started by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and WHO, the Day is celebrated on 14 November to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, was instrumental in the discovery of insulin in 1922, a life-saving treatment for diabetes patients.

WHO estimates that more than 346 million people worldwide have diabetes. This number is likely to more than double by 2030 without intervention. Almost 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.