Monday, December 1, 2008

Diabetes Mellitus I and II

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
a. Insulin dependent
b. below 40 years old(younger)
c. insulin deficiency
a.autoimmune
b. infection

d. thin
e. juvenile onset diabetes mellitus


Triad of Treatment
-Insulin injection
- Modified Diet
-Regulated exercise

Complications:
1. Eye complication (Blindness)
2. Kidney damage (Nephropathy)
3. Nerve damage (nerve impulse)
4. Poor wound healing
5. gangrene
6. Impotence(Erectile dysfunction)
7. They are also prone to heart attack and stroke

Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
1. Pallor
2. Headache/Dizziness
3. Blurred Vision
4. Sweating
5. Fainting

Type II Diabetes Mellitus
a.Non insulin dependent
b.above 40 years older
c. insulin resistance
d.Obese
e.adult onset diabetes Mellitus
f.Triad of Treatment
oral hypoglycemic drug
modified diet
regulated exercise

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