February 7th, 2009 -- Posted in Natural Health |
People who sit down to a daily breakfast of eggs may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. In a long-term study of 57,000 U.S. adults, researchers found that those who ate an egg a day were 58 per cent to 77 per cent more likely than non-egg-eaters to develop type 2 diabetes. The findings, published in the journal Diabetes Care, do not necessarily mean that eggs themselves put people on a path to diabetes, according to the researchers, but they do suggest it is wise to limit your egg intake.
“Based on the current data, our recommendations would be to consume eggs in moderation and not to exceed six eggs per week,” lead researcher Dr. Luc Djousse, of Harvard Medical School in Boston, told Reuters Health. The study does not explain exactly why eggs are linked to diabetes, but cholesterol may play a role. The study participants’ daily cholesterol intake was also related to diabetes risk and when the researchers factored this in, the relationship between egg intake and diabetes weakened.
In animal studies, high-fat diets have been shown to raise levels of blood sugar and the sugar-regulating hormone insulin suggesting a way that a cholesterol-heavy diet might promote diabetes. According to Djousse, it’s important for people at risk of type 2 diabetes due to factors like family history and obesity to pay attention to their overall cholesterol intake and not just cholesterol from eggs. Even more important, he noted, was a focus on overall health maintaining a normal weight, exercising regularly and eating a well-balanced diet rather than any one food or nutrient. He pointed out that eggs also contain important nutrients like protein, vitamins and minerals and “good” unsaturated fats.
September 16th, 2008 -- Posted in The Health Medical |
There are 2 different classifications for Diabetes. There is type 1 diabetes and there is type 2 diabetes. Both types of diabetes can be very dangerous if not properly maintained, yet they have different prescribed treatments to ensure that the disease does not get out of hand.
Here are a couple of facts that most people don’t know about type 1 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, which means to say that it is a disease where the immune system of the body automatically destructs the body’s essential cells and tissues. In the case of diabetes type 1, the body aims at destructing the beta cells of the pancreas organ. These cells help in producing the hormone insulin which is required by the body to breakdown sugars. In the absence of these cells the body produces lesser amounts of insulin. When less amounts of insulin are produced, the body is not able to breakdown ingested sugars to produce energy by providing glucose.
Type 1 diabetes is often associated with young people and is therefore also referred to as ‘juvenile diabetes.’ However, in recent times, many cases of type 1 diabetes have also been reported in adults and therefore it should be diagnosed carefully. It is important for a person suffering from type 1 diabetes to regularly inject himself with insulin, to provide the body with the required amount. In the absence of these injections, the brain might go in coma due to lack of energy provided by sugars, in the form of glucose.
A person suffering from type 1 diabetes should maintain a proper diet as it is required to provide the body with the essential amount of energy. Lack of a proper diet may lead to death or a coma. Proper care should be taken by regular exercise, frequently self checking sugar levels, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
In recent times, kidney and pancreas transplants have emerged as a treatment for this disease. However, they are not very popular due to the fact that a person must take immune-suppressants which have adverse side effects. In other cases, a person’s body may also reject the transplanted organ, leading to dangerous complications.
Dangerous complications are not usually listed at the top of anyone’s list of things that they would like to have. Surgery in and of itself is always a scary procedure let alone a transplant of that magnitude. But in some circumstances it can in fact be the only way to be treated properly. Some advance levels of diabetes can even cause death if not treated properly.
Type 1 Diabetes is a difficult disease to have. Fortunately it is not something that will shorten your lifespan if treated properly. If you pay no attention to your physicians instructions you can easily fall into some diabetes complications. This makes it imperative to follow whatever regimen your physician prescribes. Failure to do so can have some pretty impacting results overall that could end up shortening your life span for sure.
