Diabetes

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that Juvenile Diabetes (now called Type I) and Adult On-set diabetes (Type II) are incurable diseases affecting about 10% of the population in the United States. As the population ages and lives longer, the complications of Type II diabetes becomes a serious health risk for the elderly. The author stresses that diabetes is manageable and treatable, if diabetics a) follow diet guidelines, b) get regular exercise, c) check and monitor their blood sugar levels and d) get regular checkups for blood sugar levels, kidney, liver, heart, extremities and eyes, especially the elderly. The paper relates that a number of new drugs and therapies loom on the horizon, but some of them may take years before FDA approval.

Table of Contents
Introduction
What is Diabetes?
How do People Get Diabetes?
Diabetes Control
Diabetes Diets
Potential Health Problems for Elderly Diabetics
Future 'Cures' for Diabetes
Elderly Diabetes Patients
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"For Type I diabetics, consistency in food intake and regularity of meals is vital,. For Type II diabetics the priority is weight control, since the body tends to produce some insulin. Obesity, however could create serious insulin deficiencies and, even, turn into Type I diabetes. What makes diet so important for the elderly, especially, is the fact that their bodies require fewer calories, and when the "normal" intake is continued, obesity as well as increased glucose levels can easily occur. That is why a diet- and not the usual "yo-yo" weight loss diet, is really mandatory.
Medical practitioners and hospitals with diabetes centers also provide diet charts with "exchanges" for foods, these exchanges provide information about portions and daily amount of each food is "permissible" to control diabetes."

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