TYPE II DIABETES

Prevalence of Type II Diabetes

Prevalence of Type II Diabetes

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus is a state illustrated by a virtual insulin deficiency resulting in an abnormal fuel-hormone response, especially when challenged by the ingestion of food (Bank, 2006, pp. 50). This abnormal fuel-hormone response involves decreased storage and utilization of fuels and results in elevated blood levels of glucose, free fatty acids, and ketones. Diabetes results from a deficiency in the insulin-secretary mechanism of the beta cells of the pancreas, a faulty insulin receptor site on the cell surfaces of liver, adipose, and muscle tissue, and/or a metabolic defect in the cell itself.

Type II Diabetes is the most common diabetes. Millions of people around the world are diagnosed with Type II Diabetes every year, while many more remain unaware of the fact that they are at a great risk of getting the disease. Various groups of individuals tend to be more vulnerable for developing Type II Diabetes than others. Type II Diabetes is more frequent in African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, Asians and other Pacific Islanders, as well as, amongst the aged segment of the population. In case of an individual suffering from Type II Diabetes, either his body does not create adequate insulin or the cells simply start ignoring the insulin, which is an essential element for the body, in order to utilize the glucose for energy (McCarthy, 2010).

Discussion

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multisystem impact syndrome, which affects the microcirculation and macro circulation. This is considered a risk factor for coronary and cardiovascular disease equivalent. An idea of the clinical significance of cardiac impact of DM, given the fact that coronary heart disease in the diabetic population shares a mortality and morbidity among 2 and 4 times higher than that observed in non-diabetic subjects, and is responsible for 70-80% of the deaths among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Prevalence of Diabetes in U.K and Finland

A study by researchers at the University of Newcastle (UK), concludes that a diet of 600 calories from beverages without calories and vegetables without starch, can reverse type 2 diabetes mellitus in just two months. This metabolic disease character is expressed with high blood glucose levels, the resistance of cells to the action of insulin deficiency and pancreatic insulin secretion. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes mellitus, only in the UK affecting more than 2.5 million people dependent on exogenous administration of insulin to live.

In the study funded by Diabetes UK , an organization dedicated to the treatment and care of people with diabetes, involving 11 people diagnosed with this disease, which were given a diet of 600 calories for eight weeks, the results were surprising to about three months after completing the study, seven of the participants no longer had the disease. The diet of 600 calories against type 2 diabetes, reduces the level of fat in the liver and the pancreas, which allows to regulate insulin production to normal levels.

According to experts, one week after the first results were ...