Introduction
Type 2 diabetes is a category under the disease diabetes and before we jump into the discussion, there are a few things worth mentioning in relation to diabetes. This disease can attack anyone it has no specific weaknesses of attack. Research indicates that over 380 million people worldwide are affected by the disease (White et al., 2013). This makes the disease kill more people than both AIDS and breast cancer does in the entire world. With a claim of 1 person in a span of every three minutes in the USA. Diabetes is a metabolic disease where the body fails to make enough insulin which results in low levels of glucose in the body and with this many organs within the body may end up failing (Inzucchi,2012). There are several classifications of diabetes, but the focused one in this paper is Type 2 diabetes. It is the most common type of diabetes and happens to be non- insulin dependent diabetes. Also referred to as the adult onset simply because it develops after the age of 35 (Inzucchi,2012).
Signs and Symptoms
There are a number of signs and symptoms that could be used to detect this problem. The first realizable sign is the rate at which one urinates. If a patient urinates more often than usual, this is a sign of the disease. Another sign is the general weakness of the body; one feels too tired and exhausted while having done nothing this is because of the low amount of glucose in the body (Inzucchi,2012). Also the sudden loss of weight of the body is a sign of this disease when a person suddenly loses weight this can be realized due to the weak immune of the body hence a lot of energy is spent in maintaining the body immunity. Also, the healing rate of a person slows down. In case the person has a cut the rate at which they heal is generally slow than normal this is the main problem associated to type 2 diabetes as it leaves the body vulnerable to many other diseases. Finally, but not the end of the list is the itching around the private parts. This final sign is confused with sexuality transmitted disease in several incidences (Inzucchi,2012). In case one shows the list of signs and symptoms listed above it is the high time they visit a doctor to get tested for the type 2 diabetes.
Treatment
There is no complete cure or treatment for the disease hence the treatment does not aim at curing the disease but it aims at keeping the patients' blood glucose levels at a normal level as possible. Apart from that the treatment also helps control the previously mention symptoms, this helps in avoiding health problems developing later in the patient's life (White et al., 2013). After a diagnosis of the patient and the realization of the disease in the body, the first thing is a look at the patient's diet. This is to be observed closely the rest of the patient's lifetime. Under normal body health the major concerns for the disease involve diet, the levels of physical activates and weight. Healthy eating. Continuous body exercises and the loss of weight in case the patient happens to be overweight will greatly help them maintain the correct glucose levels within the body (Zethelius et al., 2013).
After the change of lifestyle, the disease gets worse hence, the patient needs now to start the medication process. Here are a few medications that can be used in the process. The first medication is Metformin (White et al., 2013). It is the first medicine use for the treatment and functions by reducing the levels of glucose in the liver to the blood stream and also makes the cells be more responsive to insulin. The other medications include Sulphonylureas which increases the level insulin produced by the pancreas in the body. Also, the glitazone medication which makes the body cells more responsive to insulin.
Conclusion
This is a disease that can easily affect any person but one has a few things that they can do so as to reduce the chances of acquiring the disease. Things like body health. This is a thing you do not have to wait for the disease to get you then you start practicing but one should simply observe these things.
References
Inzucchi, S. E., Bergenstal, R. M., Buse, J. B., Diamant, M., Ferrannini, E., Nauck, M., & Matthews, D. R. (2012). Management hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient- centered approach position statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Diabetes care, 35(6), 1364- 1379.
White, W. B., Cannon, C. P., Heller, S. R., Nissen, S. E., Bergenstal, R. M., Bakris, G. L., & Wilson, C. (2013). Alogliptin after acute coronary syndrome patients with type 2 diabetes. New England journal of medicine,369(14), 1327-1335.
Zethelius B, Gudbjornsdottir S, Eliasson B, Eeg-Olofsson K, Cederholm J (2013) Level of physical activity associated with risk of cardiovascular diseases and mortality in patients with type-2 diabetes: report from the Swedish National Diabetes Register. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2: 244–51
