K-link for Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce insulin or use it. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.

There are 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 6.2 million people (nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease.

To determine whether a patient has diabetes or pre-diabetes, health care providers perform a fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) or an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Either test can be used to diagnose diabetes or pre-diabetes. The American Diabetes Association recommends the FPG because it is simpler, faster and less costly to achieve.

With the test of fasting blood glucose, fasting blood glucose levels between 100 and 125 mg / dl signals pre-diabetes. A person with a level of fasting blood glucose of 126 mg / dl or higher has diabetes.

In the OGTT test, a blood sugar is measured after a fast and two hours after drinking a beverage rich in glucose. If the two-hour blood glucose level is between 140 and 199 mg / dl, the person tested has pre-diabetes. If the two-hour blood glucose level is 200 mg / dl or higher, the person tested has diabetes.

Symptoms of diabetes:

* Increased thirst
* Increased urination
* Increased appetite
* Fatigue
* Blurred vision
* Slow-healing infections
* Impotence in men

Signs and Tests

A urine analysis may be used to look for glucose and ketones from the breakdown of fat. However, a urine test alone does not diagnose diabetes. The following blood glucose tests are used to diagnose diabetes:

* Fasting blood glucose level -- diabetes is diagnosed if higher than 126 mg/dL on two occasions. Levels between 100 and 126 mg/dl are referred to as impaired fasting glucose or pre-diabetes. These levels are considered to be risk factors for type 2 diabetes and its complications.
* Random (non-fasting) blood glucose level -- diabetes is suspected if higher than 200 mg/dL and accompanied by the classic symptoms of increased thirst, urination, and fatigue. (This test must be confirmed with a fasting blood glucose test.)
* Oral glucose tolerance test -- diabetes is diagnosed if glucose level is higher than 200 mg/dL after 2 hours (This test is used more for type 2 diabetes.)

Treatment

*K-Liquid Chlorophyl
*Kinotakara
*Gamat Extract
*K-Ayurveda Ayubes