Saturday, 8 December 2012

What is DIABETES MELLITUS???



Diabetes mellitus is a condition where the glucose level in the blood higher than the normal values. This occurs due to inability of the body to produce or/and use the insulin that help lowers the glucose in the blood. 

Nowadays diabetes in Malaysia has become a growing problem as The Health Ministry recently comes out with a statistic that around 2.6 million of Malaysian people has suffer from diabetic and it make up one in five people have diabetes in Malaysia. A prediction on diabetic that it will be 7th leading causes of death in Malaysia in 2030.



*      Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (1DDM)
Previously type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is known as Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset. Basically, insulin injection is required for patient with T1DM. 

It is a subtype of diabetes mellitus where the body cannot produce insulin needed to control the blood glucose level. It mostly affects children and young adult.

*      Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is known as non-insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes. Basically, this kind of diabetes mellitus can be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin. 

It is another subtypes of the diabetes mellitus where the body cannot produce enough insulin or the insulin cannot work efficiently. It usually gives effects on the adult and accounts for about 90% of people with diabetes.

*      Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
GDM occurs when there is high glucose in blood during pregnancy where the body has less ability to produce enough insulin to meet extra needs of pregnancy. 

The onset of the GDM is on second (14 to 28 weeks of pregnancy) and third (29 weeks until delivery) trimester of pregnancy. It affects about one to two percent of all pregnancy women.



More info on Type 1 DM CLICK HERE :)
More info on Type 2 DM CLICK HERE :)
More info on Gestational DM CLICK HERE :)

source : Lecture Note of Medical Nutrition Therapy of Diabetes Mellitus

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