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Why You Really Hurt
It All Starts in the foot
by Dr. Burton S. Shuler
Type I By definition the only
treatment for Type I
diabetes, is the on
going injection(s) of
insulin. Before Insulin was discovered in the early
1920's by two Canadians, Frederick Grant Banting
and Charles H.Best, most people with IDDM
died within a short time
of getting Diabetes
because the "beta cells" of their pancreas were
destroyed. Please remember insulin is not a cure
for diabetes. Beside the
insulin, patients with Type I diabetes must also follow a specific personalized diet, with daily checking of
blood sugar, and of course exercise. Type IIIn NIDD you have less
insulin than the normal
person, because even though
the pancreas is producing some insulin, via its working
"beta cells" there is too little of it
(insulin) for your body to
work properly.
The aim of the treatment
for those with Type II
is to supplement the
amount of insulin that is already in your body in
order to prevent a full
blown case of diabetes
from occurring. The basic preventive technique
like Type I, is to diet,
exercise, and check your glucose level. Many
Type II patient's also
have to take pills called "oral hypoglycemic
agents" to lower their
sugar level, by exciting
the beta cells in the
panaceas to make
more insulin.
If is vital to keep
control of your
NIDDM/Type II diabetes.
If not, over a period
of time you will be
prone to having any and or
all of the following
symptoms; cold hands and feet, burning and/or
numbness of the feet or
hands, poor vision,
increased thirst,
increased urination, and
sores that are slow healing or won't heal.
THE TEAM APPROACHDiabetes is a multiple
system disease. This
means it is affecting
many parts of your body
at the same time. You
must get the right person
to handle the specific part of your body. Besides your family doctor you may want
to be under the care of
a diabetic specialist
called an endocrinologist.
He is a doctor who spends most of his day dealing
with diabetics. I would
encourage all patients
especially Type I, to see
an endocrinologist
at least once to evaluate your condition, unless you are already under the
care of an internist, and there appears to be no
problems in your
treatment. Other members of
this team would be a
kidney specialist, and eye specialist, and a foot
specialist. Also if you are having an on going
problem with your diet,
an dietitian would be of
great use. Thousands of people live
long, totally normal lives with Diabetes, but it does depend on how well they take care of themselves.
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