Diabetes can be treated well, diagnosed early

About six million people in Germany suffer from diabetes of mellitus, and it gets more and more. \”To prevent heavy resultant damages, it is important that the illness is diagnosed and treated early\”, states Dr. Steffen Hilfer, doctor at the AOK federal association. To this end AOK offers its insured year of life the so-called check up 35 as of 35 each two years.\r\n\r\nDiabetes is a chronic metabolism illness. No more insulin is between diabetes type 1 and type 2. at the type 1 diabetes produced of the bodies because the appropriate cells are destroyed in the pancreas distinguished. Therefore type 1 diabetics must - as a rule less than 30-year - regularly inject itself the essential insulin.\r\n

Illness develops creepingly

\r\nOf the considerably more frequent type 2 diabetes men and women are primarily concerned above 40 years. Children and teenagers increasingly also fall ill with it, however. Overweight and lack of exercise play primarily a role besides a hereditary disposition and a high age in this. The pancreas still tips out insulin at the so-called age diabetes, it can, however, seem no longer adequate in the body cells. \”The illness develops creepingly and is often noticed only late\”, warns Hilfer.\r\n

Sugar damages blood vessels

\r\nThe consequence: It is too much sugar in the blood which damages the blood vessels for duration. \”If of this the huge vessels are concerned, heart attack, stroke or circulation disturbances of the legs threaten\”, explains the doctor. Blood vessels damaged are, the small it can come to kidney failure, damages of the eyes or nerves. At the same time, many diabetics suffer from high blood pressure which still makes these consequences worse.\r\n\”An important possibility of diagnosing the diabetes early\” is the so-called check up 35, says Hilfer. AOK offers its insured this preventive medical checkup as of the 35th year of life each two years. Practice charges do not arise for this. Besides diabetes high blood pressure, heart circulation and kidney diseases also can be diagnosed and treated on time through this. At the early diagnosis examination, at first the physician questions the patient to personal behaviors at his work and in the private environment which concern his health, to pre-illnesses in the family as well as on physical terms. From this he makes a personal risk profile.\r\n

Thorough examination

\r\nA thorough physical examination as well as a laboratory examination of blood and urine tests also belong the check to up 35 to. The blood is analyzed for the values of complete cholesterol and glucose (sugar), the urine on egg-white, red and white blood corpuscles, nitrite and also on glucose. After the evaluation the physician informs the insured about the result. If there is the suspicion of diabetes or another illness, it arranges for a secondary diagnostics and therapy.\r\n

Playing a part actively

\r\nIf an increased blood sugar value is said and this turns out to be diabetes, further laboratory examinations follow. Become for example the long-term blood sugar value HbA1C which determines single blood greases or further blood pressure values. In addition the family physician still examines the condition of the feet and arranges for an examination with the eye specialist.\r\n\r\nThis day, the diabetes can be treated well. It is decisive that the patients play a part actively. Hilfer knows you feed themselves balancedly, you reduce your weight and you move primarily regularly - you can lower the blood sugar values so - \”. And regular walks result in the muscles\’ burning more sugar and in the insulin\’s seeming better in the body ride a bike swim. If this does not suffice, the patients must take tablets or are treated with insulin.\r\n

AOK program

\r\nThey learn in the so-called Disease management programs (DMP) of AOK how diabetics can get a grip on their illness. Trainings are part of this Chronikerprogramme. Into this the patients learn to treat what they themselves can do around their diabetes for example optimally. It is aim of the AOK programs to prevent subsequent illnesses and to improve the quality of life of the patients.\r\n\r\nOrginaltext: www.1a-geld.info