May 16th, 2015 by N'Zinga Shäni
OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc Presents: A Health Literacy Blog about: Diabetes Type 2: A Dangerous, Chronic, Debilitating Disease (We invite you to visit these sites) Type 2 Diabetes Is Not Just a Little Sugar. If not managed effectively it can lead to a number of severe health problems that can greatly affect the quality and longevity of one’s life. Poorly managed diabetes can lead to loss of digits, limbs and life. Diabetes can lead to Vascular Dementia. Recent studies have shown that types 2 diabetes can lead to mini strokes that can also lead to vascular dementia. Sometimes diabetes goes undiagnosed for many years; by the time an accurate diagnosis has been made much damage has been done to vital organs. Type 2 Diabetes is a serious disease that affects many major organs in the body including your heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys. Controlling blood sugar levels can help prevent these complications, or at least reduce the severity of the complicationspresented. Active control is important. Although long-term complications of diabetes develop gradually, they can eventually be disabling or even life-threatening. Some of the potential complications of diabetes include: Heart and blood vessel disease. Diabetes dramatically increases the risk of various cardiovascular problems, including coronary artery disease with chest pain (angina), heart attack, stroke, narrowing of arteries (atherosclerosis) and high blood pressure. Nerve damage (neuropathy). Excess sugar can injure the walls of the tiny blood vessels (capillaries) that nourish your nerves, especially in the legs. This can cause tingling, numbness, burning or pain that usually begins at the tips of the toes or fingers and gradually spreads upward. Poorly controlled blood sugar can eventually cause us to lose all sense of feeling in the affected limbs. Damage to the nerves that control digestion can cause problems with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation. Diabetics canalso go into a diabetic coma. Learn more about diabetic coma here: For men, erectile dysfunction may be an issue. Because Type 2 Diabetes is being diagnosed in young people, this can be a serious problem for young men. Diabetes is no longer a disease of that affects only the elderly. There are teenagers with Type 2 Diabetes mostly due to obesity. This is why exercise and nutrition are both very important. It is always better, and more efficient to prevent than to cure disease. This statement should not be confused with Type 1 Diabetes which affects young children and can run in families. In Type 1 Diabetes, the body makes very little or no Insulin because the cells in the Pancreas required to make Insulin have been destroyed. Type 1 Diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. Learn more about Type 1 Diabetes here: and also here: Kidney damage (nephropathy). The kidneys contain millions of tiny blood vesselclusters that filter waste from your blood. Diabetes can damage this delicate filtering system. Severe damage can lead to kidney failure or irreversible end-stage kidney disease, which often eventually requires dialysis or a kidney transplant. Eye damage. Diabetes can damage the blood vessels of the retina (diabetic retinopathy), potentially leading to blindness. Diabetes also increases the risk of other serious vision conditions, such as cataracts and glaucoma. Foot damage. Nerve damage in the feet or poor blood flow to the feet increases the risk of various foot complications. Left untreated, cuts and blisters can become serious infections, which may heal poorly. Severe damage might require toe, foot or leg amputation. Hearing impairment. Hearing problems are more common in people with diabetes. Skin conditions. Diabetes may leave you more susceptible to skin problems, including bacterial and fungal infections. Alzheimer’s disease. Type 2 diabetes may increase the risk ofAlzheimer’s disease. The poorer your blood sugar control, the greater the risk appears to be. The exact connection between these two conditions still remains unclear. Read more about various aspects of diabetes type 2 at this link: Learn why controlling diabetes is so critically important by visiting the links below: Controlling is nothing that should be undertaken by an amateur. Your should always be supervised by a licensed physician, a nurse or a specially certified diabetes educator. The plan is typically to keep your glucose from extremes of highs and lows. In order to do this many lifestyle changes are necessary. Controlling what we eat (our diet) is the first plan of attack; we cannot be nonchalant about it. One very important part of controlling diabetes is eating a proper diet. While it is true that diet, , and medications are always central, proper diet is possibly the most important key. Diabetics must begin the healthy habits now that probably would have helped them avoidbecoming in the first place. Exercise is always an important part of . Exercise is also an important part of maintaining overall good health. Of course, if you are not someone who have been exercising regularly, please check with your health care professional before starting an exercise program. Regular exercise might be a moderate to brisk walk 30 mins x 2, daily. American Diabetes Association has a wealth of information about all aspects of diabetes. American Diabetes Association Announces 2015 Facts and figures about Diabetes: › … › 2014 – Dec 18, 2014 – The American Diabetes Association’s federal priorities for 2015 include: Federal Funding … Prevention: Primary prevention of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes and Health – Inches and Pounds Matter – A OneWorld Diabetes Education forum: Watch by clicking this link. Statistics About Diabetes – Diabetes by Race/Ethnicity – The rates of diagnosed diabetes by race/ethnic background are: 7.6% of non-Hispanic whites 9.0% of 12.8% of 13.2%of 15.9% of (in English) and get materials in Spanish at – Progressive Institute, Inc., is a small group of committed volunteers who produce community information and education television programs on health literacy, education and civic engagement. We also find good information and post informative blogs about issues we believe shine light and are beneficial to many in our communities. Learn more about us at our web site: and visit our web health section at: Please share our information with others. Watch our informative television programs on your public access channels: Frontier (formerly AT&T), Channel 99, drop down; Charter Communications Chan. 21, and Comcast (Xfinity) Channels 10, 15, 18 & 26. Click link. OneWorld’s YouTube channel has a wealth of informative programs that viewers can watch on their computers. 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