Diabetes mellitus in children: causes, clinic, diagnosis

Characteristic features of endocrine and metabolic disorders in children : • Almost all types of diabetes are insulin-dependent. • Hypoglycemia should be excluded whenever a child suddenly becomes ill. • Congenital hypothyroidism is relatively common and is detected during routine biochemical screening (Guthrie’s test). • Congenital metabolic disorders alone are rare, but are expected in a wide range of differential diagnoses. ….

Gestational diabetes. Prestigious diabetes

In 3-4% of otherwise healthy pregnant women, there is no increase in insulin secretion sufficient to overcome the insulin resistance of peripheral tissues and maintain euglycemia. This condition is called gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is very reminiscent of type II diabetes mellitus: in both cases, increased insulin resistance of peripheral tissues and insufficient insulin secretion….

Type 1 diabetes: causes

The development of type 1 diabetes occurs against the background of a lack of insulin in the patient’s body, which is often total. The most important thing about type 1 diabetes The disease causes the patient to destroy the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Autoimmune disease is not associated with lifestyle factors. The development of type….

Cardiovascular system for diabetes in the elderly

Diabetes mellitus is a common disease caused by disorders of the pancreas. For various reasons, it ceases to produce the hormone insulin, and this in turn affects all metabolic processes in the body. Diabetes mellitus is dangerous for its complications and, above all, on the part of the cardiovascular system.   Cardiovascular system for diabetes Diabetes mellitus changes the composition….

People with diabetes: regular or seriously ill?

People with diabetes are a fairly large group of the population of our planet, about 200 million people. Among them, the vast majority suffer from type 2 diabetes mellitus (more than 90%), and slightly less than 10% occur in patients with other forms of diabetes – type 1 diabetes mellitus , gestational diabetes, and others. In recent years, there has….

Diabetes mellitus: a chronic disease. How to return a full life?

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that occurs in people of different ages for many reasons. The very fact of establishing a diagnosis indicates that the patient will have to radically change his lifestyle. This is necessary because the treatment of diabetes is based not only on the regular intake of medicines, but also on a certain diet and….

Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: General and Differences

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are completely different diseases, but they also have common features. Among them, the main symptom, because of which this ailment got its name – high blood sugar. Both of these diseases are severe, changes affect all organs and systems of the patient. After diagnosis, a person’s life changes completely. What is common and….

How is diabetes manifested?

How is diabetes manifested? Its first symptoms depend on the form of the disease. The first type of diabetes in acute form is often manifested in young people. Type 2 diabetes develops mainly in people who are old, slow and often hidden. Manifestations of diabetes in the first type of disease Symptoms of diabetes mellitus of the first….

Diabetes mellitus in children

In childhood, diabetes is a rare occurrence, however, this pathology is found even in newborns. The most critical for the development of diabetes in infants is the age from 5 to 12 years, since the pancreas of children in this age period is in the process of formation, and the process of insulin production has not….

Diabetes and depression: is there a connection?

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic violation of all types of metabolism in the body, especially carbohydrate metabolism. Moreover, with type 1 diabetes mellitus, the insulin necessary for breaking down sugar is simply not produced by pancreatic cells, and with type 2 diabetes it is produced, but the cells and tissues of the body do not perceive….