Diabetes
Diabetes Basics
Our Approach
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These experts are rich in using latest technology and techniques to diagnose and treat diabetes, including Traditional Chinese Medicine, Immunotherapy and Medications therapy etc with low side effects.
Causes of Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes, Insulin-dependent diabetes is more common in children, adolescents or young adults.
It is an autoimmune disease which means that your body no longer distinguishes healthy cells from bad ones. As a result, it may attack and destroy beta cells in the pancreas. This leads to insufficiency of insulin in the body. Insulin is a hormone which can regulate blood sugar. Blood sugar builds up in your bloodstream. There are some other factors which affect type 1 diabetes onset including genetic susceptibility and environmental factors. But the exact causes are still unknown.
Causes of type 2 diabetes
In type 2 diabetes, your body doesn't use insulin which is called insulin resistance or your body is unable to make enough insulin to overcome this resistance. Type 2 is more common in adults so it is also call adult – onset- diabetes. It is thought that type 2 diabetes is caused by a combination of lifestyle and genetic factors and other factors also affect the onset of this type diabetes such as diet, obesity, increased age, female gender, a lack of sleep, etc.
Risk factors for diabetes
1. Genetics and family history – family history of diabetes is a major risk.
2. Disease of the pancreas – If the pancreas is damaged, it increases the chances of developing type 1 diabetes.
3. Obesity – Obesity is the most dangerous factor which can cause type 2 diabetes
4. High blood pressure – it is the dangerous factor which can put you at risk for diabetes.
5. History of gestational diabetes – if you develop diabetes when you are pregnant, you are put at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
6. Ethic background – diabetes is more common in Hispanic/Latino Americans, African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Alaska natives.
7. Activities – Proper activities can better control your blood sugar.
How to prevent diabetes
Monitoring blood sugar is necessary in order to early find diabetes.
Follow a healthy diet.
Lose weight.
Regular Exercise.
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Diabetes Symptoms
Diabetes is a lifelong disease which has two major types – type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. It often goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms seem so harmless. If you have one or more symptoms of the followings, you have to immediately see a doctor to have a confirmed diagnosis.
Type 1 diabetes
Increase thirst
Frequent urination
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Fatigue and irritability
Blurred vision
Type 2 diabetes
Any of the type 1 symptoms
Frequent infections
Weight gain
Cuts that are slow to heal
Tingling /numbness in the hands/feet
Recurring skin, gum, or bladder infections
Erectile dysfunction
Itching around the vagina or penis
Recurring thrush as a result of the excess glucose in your urine
Recent studies indicate that the early detection of diabetes symptoms and treatment can decrease the chance of developing diabetic complication. So it is very important to meet with your doctor if you have one or more of these symptoms.
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Diabetes Treatment
If you are diagnosed with diabetes, your doctor will suggest the best treatment to treat it. It depends on several factors including the level of blood sugar, whether you have diabetes complications or high blood pressure etc.
The treatment for diabetes will be customized to your particular needs. The experts in Diabetes Center make out the best treatment for you that have the least or no impact on your body.
One or more of the following therapies are recommended to treat diabetes and its complications.
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is an innovative treatment in China. It is a systemic treatment for diabetes including comprehensive and accurate diagnosis with the most-advanced technology and equipment, specialized care and effective treatment with the innovative therapies and conventional treatments. The specialized experts are dedicated to make sure you receive the best treatment and least impacts on your body.
Immune clearance
Immune clearance is composed of four types - immunoadsorption, plasmapheresis, hemoperfusion, and blood hemofitration. Immune clearance can completely remove the harmful and toxic substances in the body to keep the blood clean. On the other side, immune clearance can treat the serious and life-threatening symptoms in emergency. We can make out a separated immune clearance schedule according to the condition.
Micro-Chinese Medicine
It is a kind of Traditional Chinese Medicine which is innovative therapy by nation's top experts specialized in Diabetes with years' research. Differentia from TCM, it is an external application not oral medicines. It is made of natural herbs which are shattered into powders packaged in two bags. Patient lie on the two bags containing effective medicine powders which can directly reach to the damaged tissues with the help of osmosis devices.
Micro-Chinese Medicine is designed to restore kidneys by dilating blood vessels, fighting with inflammation and degrading extracellular matrix. After the several months' treatment, it can greatly improve the renal function and life quality.
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Diabetes Diagnosis
At Kidney Service China, you will find the latest and most-advanced technology equipment and a staff of highly specialists skilled in use. These accurate and comprehensive examinations pinpoint blood glucose levels and whether any diabetic complication occurs such as early kidney disease.
If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, it is suggested that early treatment can increase the chances for successful treatment.
Diabetes diagnosis
If you have symptoms of diabetes, you have to tell your doctor who will order a battery of tests to find whether you have diabetes or how poor your blood sugar is. One or more of the following tests are used to find out if you develop type 1 diabetes or if the treatment is working.
1. Fasting blood glucose level(FBG)
A blood sample for a FBG test is collected after a period of being fasting for at least 8 hours. It is the most common test for diabetes that indicates the beta cells function and insulin levels. If FBG is higher than 126 mg/dl two times, you are diagnosed with diabetes.
2. Random blood glucose level
It is a test to measure blood glucose but it will not consider when you have your last meal. If it is higher than 200mg/dl, you may have diabetes. This test can be used in medical emergencies if a person is drifting into a diabetes-induced coma. In several minutes, this test can tell you the levels of blood sugar in the blood.
3. Oral glucose tolerance test
Different from the two tests, you need to drink a sugary fluid in order to measure the function of your pancreas. If you don't have diabetes, the high blood glucose will fall quickly after rising. But if you are a diabetic, blood sugar will rise sharply and be sustained because your pancreas can not produce enough insulin to regulate blood sugar.
If the glucose level is higher than 200 mg/dl after 2 hours, you are diagnosed with diabetes.
Hemoglobin A1C test
This test is used to diagnose diabetes and prediabetes. In most cases, it would more often be used for diagnosing type 2 diabetes. The normal range is less than 5.7 percent. If your A1C test result is between 5.7 to 6.4 percent, you are diagnosed with pre-diabetes. If the result is 6.5 or more, you develop diabetes.
Other test may be ordered if you have diabetes complications such as urine test or blood test.
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Diabetes Healthy Living
Diet plays important role in diabetes management. Your diet is a healthy-eating plan that will provide enough nutrition and help control your blood sugar. Here is help getting started.
Some recommended foods
Each patient need to remember that quality is much more important than quantity. The followings are some nutritious foods which is suitable to diabetics.
Fiber-rich foods. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, beans (for people who develop diabetes kidney disease had better avoid beans or bean productions) and whole-wheat flour and wheat bran. Fiber can reduce the risk of heart disease and help control blood sugar levels.
Carbohydrate foods. Because the simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates can break down into blood glucose, patients can eat some healthiest carbohydrates, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low –fat dairy products.
Other foods helping to lower your cholesterol levels include avocados, almonds, pecans, walnuts, olives, and canola, olive and peanut oils.
The foods that you need to avoid
High-fat products and animal proteins should be avoided such as beef, hot dogs, and bacons.
Eggs yolks, shellfish, liver and other organ meats should be avoided. Aim for no more than 200 milligrams of cholesterol a day.
Sodium. Aim for less than 2000 mg of sodium a day. People who develop diabetes kidney disease need to avoid salt because kidneys can not filter the salt.
Some people have some queries about diabetes diet. For example, some patients reckon that they must avoid sugar at all costs. In fact, dessert doesn't have to be off limits as long as you plan properly. Developing diabetes does not mean that you are no longer able to eat normally. You still can enjoy your meals with your family and friends if you eat in moderation.
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