Introduction to Diabetes

There is something in the world that people are crazy for. It’s something that they just couldn’t live without and they always want more of it. That is the sweet taste of sugar. Although that sweet taste that everyone loves can’t be devoured by every person. The people that I am talking about are the people that are diabetics. Some diabetics can’t have any sugar or if they can have some it is very little. Imagine what you would do having to watching every little thing that you eat. That’s what diabetics have to do to survive. I am going to tell you about the different types of diabetes, how diabetics take cares of themselves, and about the future of diabetes.

There are two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 is caused when your pancreas dos not produce enough insulin and you have to inject it. Type 2 is when you have high obesity rates. In this blog we are going to focus and talk about Diabetes Type 2, its preventions and how it affects many systems in our body. In this image you can see everything related to human body and diabetes all together.

Prevalence of Diabetes in 2007

Ages and Diabetes

Musculoskeletal System

Changes in connective tissue are caused by the metabolic perturbations in diabetes, these perturbations include glycosylation of proteins, microvascular abnormalities with damage to blood vessels and nerves, and collagen accumulation in skin and periarticular structures.

Diabetic cherioarthropathy is characterized by thick, tight, waxy skin reminiscent of scleroderma. Limited joint range of motion and sclerosis of tendon sheaths are also seen.

Diabetic muscle infarction is a rare condition. This spontaneous infarction, with no history of trauma, tends to affect patients with a long history of poorly controlled diabetes. It is seen more commonly in patients with insulin-requiring diabetes, and most affected patients have multiple microvascular complications.

Osteoarthritis - Diabetes is not clearly a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA). However, obesity is a risk factor for both conditions. Both large and small joint OA have been reported to be increased in type 2 diabetes. However, OA of the weight-bearing joints in the affected type 2 diabetic patients may be related to their obesity and not to the diabetes itself.

Therapy consists of: 

• rest 
• analgesia
• routine daily activities 
• physical therapy