Diabetes Mellitus
LAVANIYA A/P MURALLETHARAN
5A1
981202-06-5576
MODULE 2 (ACTIVITY 1)
Good morning to madam Sivanes and to my dear classmates. I’m lavaniya and would like to share about a common disease among Malaysians which is diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.Symptoms of diabetes include frequent urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger. If left untreated, diabetes can cause many complications. Serious long-term complications include cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney failure, foot ulcers and damage to the eyes.
Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin or the cells of the body not responding properly to the insulin produced.There are three main types of diabetes mellitus:
Type 1 DM results from the body's failure to produce enough insulin. The cause is unknown.
Type 2 DM begins with insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to respond to insulin properly. As the disease progresses a lack of insulin may also develop. The primary cause is excessive body weight not enough exercise, poor diet, stress, and urbanization.
Gestational diabetes, is the third main form and occurs when pregnant women without a previous history of diabetes develop a high blood glucose level resolves after the birth of the baby.
Congenital diabetes, which is due to genetic defects of insulin secretion and it strikes new born babies.
Today, I would share more regarding on damage to the eyes complications may faced by diabetic patients. Diabetic retinopathy damage to the retina which can eventually lead to blindness
It affects up to 80 percent of all patients who have diabetes for 10 years or more.
Diabetic retinopathy is the result of microvascular retinal changes. Thickens the basement membrane lead to incompetence of the vascular walls.
Small blood vessels – such as those in the eye – are especially vulnerable to poor blood sugar
5A1
981202-06-5576
MODULE 2 (ACTIVITY 1)
Good morning to madam Sivanes and to my dear classmates. I’m lavaniya and would like to share about a common disease among Malaysians which is diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.Symptoms of diabetes include frequent urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger. If left untreated, diabetes can cause many complications. Serious long-term complications include cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney failure, foot ulcers and damage to the eyes.
Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin or the cells of the body not responding properly to the insulin produced.There are three main types of diabetes mellitus:
Type 1 DM results from the body's failure to produce enough insulin. The cause is unknown.
Type 2 DM begins with insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to respond to insulin properly. As the disease progresses a lack of insulin may also develop. The primary cause is excessive body weight not enough exercise, poor diet, stress, and urbanization.
Gestational diabetes, is the third main form and occurs when pregnant women without a previous history of diabetes develop a high blood glucose level resolves after the birth of the baby.
Congenital diabetes, which is due to genetic defects of insulin secretion and it strikes new born babies.
Today, I would share more regarding on damage to the eyes complications may faced by diabetic patients. Diabetic retinopathy damage to the retina which can eventually lead to blindness
It affects up to 80 percent of all patients who have diabetes for 10 years or more.
Diabetic retinopathy is the result of microvascular retinal changes. Thickens the basement membrane lead to incompetence of the vascular walls.
Small blood vessels – such as those in the eye – are especially vulnerable to poor blood sugar