Diabetes Mellitus can affect anyone

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is metabolism disorder characterized by hyperglycemia (increased blood sugar levels). This condition is caused by impaired insulin secretion, peripheral insulin resistance, or both. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas, is useful for maintaining blood sugar. This sugar levels vary throughout the day, increase after eating or drinking, and will return to normal within 2 hours. Increased blood sugar levels after eating or drinking stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin, which serves the sugar into cells so it can be processed into energy. In DM patients, this process does not go well so that blood sugar levels remain high.Diabetes Type II / Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) often affects more than 30 years of age and tend to be inherited genetically in families. 80-90% DM pendertia this type are obese. In this type of a decline in insulin production, insulin decreased performance due to peripheral insulin resistance, or both. More than 90% DM suffered today's adult DM Type II, is currently an increase in the incidence of Type II diabetes mellitus suffered by children with increasing cases of obesity in children. As a large DM Type II is responsive to oral OAD.Classic symptoms of DM are polodipsi (excessive thirst), polifagi (frequently hungry), polyuria (frequent urination), and weight loss is not clear why. These symptoms are related to the direct effects of high levels of sugar in the blood. The kidneys will get rid of the excess sugar through the urine, the patient will be more frequent urination, as a result the patient will feel excessive thirst and drink a lot. A large number of calories is also lost when urinating, so that patients experience weight loss, and to compensate sufferers often feel hungry, so tend to eat a lot.Diagnosis of DM in addition based on clinical symptoms, ie, from the results of blood sugar levels. Examination of fasting blood sugar levels, carried out under conditions of fasting for 10-12 hours. Pre-diabetes occurs when the condition is called impaired glucose tolerance Impaired Fasting Blood Glucose (GDPT) ie fasting blood glucose levels ranging from 100-125 mg / dL, and Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) is blood sugar levels two hours after a meal / glucose loading test range 140-199 mg / dL. Pre-diabetes can develop into diabetes if not made lifestyle changes.