Type 2 Diabetes Second Opinion

2020-06-12 · 1667 阅读

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What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar. Hyperglycaemia, or raised blood sugar, is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes and over time leads to serious damage to many of the body's systems, especially the nerves and blood vessels.

The number of diabetic patients continues to rise. As of November 2019, IDF data shows that the number of diabetic patients in the world is 463 million. It is predicted that the number of diabetic patients will exceed 700 million by 2045.

Diabetes is a metabolic disease, divided into type 1 diabetes (5-10%) and type 2 diabetes (90-95%)

Health impact

Over time, diabetes can damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves.

Adults with diabetes have a two- to three-fold increased risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Combined with reduced blood flow, neuropathy (nerve damage) in the feet increases the chance of foot ulcers, infection and eventual need for limb amputation.
Diabetic retinopathy is an important cause of blindness, and occurs as a result of long-term accumulated damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. Diabetes is the cause of 2.6% of global blindness.
Diabetes is among the leading causes of kidney failure.