What is DM?

First of all I wrote this kind of article because I can actually relate to it, because it is my father's disease, specifically this kind of disease may be a genetic factor and its diet modification.

Diabetes Mellitus what we call, it is a metabolic disorder with abnormally high blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) as its most prominent feature. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, controls the level of glucose in the body by regulating the production and storage of glucose.

Types of Diabetes

• Type 1 diabetes -IDDM (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus), it is controlled by daily injections of insulin, it is necessary to control blood sugar and strict diet modification.
  
• Type 2 diabetes-NDDM (Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus), it more on diet modification, oral hypoglycemic drugs such as, tolbutamide, chlorpropamide, glipizide, glimepiricide.

3P's manifestations of diabetes

• Polyuria (frequent urination)
• Polydipsia (increased thirst)
  
• Polyphagia (increased appetite)

other symptoms include fatigue and weakness, sudden vision changes, tingling or numbness in hands or feet, dry skin, skin lesions or wounds that are slow to heal and recurrent nfections.

an example of a gangrene foot of a diabetic client

Management

• People with diabetes should practice good foot care and check their feet everyday. Nerve damage from DM reduces sensation in the feet, and small foot problems may turn into major infections.
• Blood glucose monitoring is very important to check if the client is suffering from hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia
• Diet modification and lifestyle modification
• Proper exercise