Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 is a disease that a lot of people are trying to control right now. It has no cure and that’s such a shame. There are a lot of complications because of this illness and it affects the daily performance of the people who bare it. In this essay you will observe that Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, is the one diagnosed because of obesity, it does not only affect what people see -like skin- but it also affects other systems. The Renal, Endocrine and Reproductive Systems are severally affected by this type of diabetes in so many different ways.
In the Renal System, many complications can appear if you have a diabetic life. “Nephropathy is a long term complication of diabetes that results when small capillaries in the kidneys become damaged from years of high blood glucose levels and/or high blood pressure.” All of this means your kidneys lose the ability to filter blood and toxins build up in your blood. Diabetes can damage this system pretty bad. High levels of blood sugar make the kidneys filter too much blood. All this extra work is hard on the filters. After many years, they start to leak and useful protein is lost in the urine. Having small amounts of protein in the urine is called microalbuminuria.
The Reproductive System is divided in two branches: male and female. Both of this have complications during Diabetes Type 2. “Decreased or absent sexual response can include the inability to become or remain aroused, reduced or no sensation in the genital area, and the constant or occasional inability to reach orgasm.” The female is no longer comfortable during sex and can feel a little pain. She can also experience vaginismus, vaginal dryness. “Diabetes can damage the peripheral, autonomic, and cranial nerves. Damage to these nerves can prevent a man’s penis from getting firm when he wants to have sex. The reason can be also in reduced blood flow that prevents the ability to maintain a normal erection.” The man can’t have a proper erection and will feel less pleasure in the sexual intercourse. They are most likely to have balanoposthitis that is when the head of the penis becomes irritated and inflamed by bacteria or fungi.
One of the most affected systems is the Endocrine. This system has the insulin producer: the pancreas. As everyone know, Diabetes Type 2 at first it’s the excess of insulin that ends up being a deficiency of it, this means the pancreas is really affected. “Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in girls is also often associated with insulin resistance.” In this syndrome caused by diabetes in the Endocrine System ovaries become enlarged and develop fluid-filled sacs called cysts. A hormone that can have a negative effect on diabetes when it is out of balance is vasopressin (produced by the hypothalamus) because it regulates blood pressure and helps maintain the body’s proper levels of water and electrolytes. If you have diabetes type 2, this hormone can have a deficit and it can be detrimental to the patient.
One of the most affected systems is the Endocrine. This system has the insulin producer: the pancreas. As everyone know, Diabetes Type 2 at first it’s the excess of insulin that ends up being a deficiency of it, this means the pancreas is really affected. “Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in girls is also often associated with insulin resistance.” In this syndrome caused by diabetes in the Endocrine System ovaries become enlarged and develop fluid-filled sacs called cysts. A hormone that can have a negative effect on diabetes when it is out of balance is vasopressin (produced by the hypothalamus) because it regulates blood pressure and helps maintain the body’s proper levels of water and electrolytes. If you have diabetes type 2, this hormone can have a deficit and it can be detrimental to the patient.
People should not think about Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 as just another disease caused by obesity that any fat person can get but can be controlled. People should see all the risks they can put up with because this diabetes affects every system in their body even if they don’t see it at first. All this complications can lead to major problems in the future if they are not treated when needed.
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