❤️Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)❤️ T2DM is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for approximately 95 percent of all cases. Obesity is the primary cause for T2DM and the alarming rise in diabetes prevalence throughout the world has been in direct association increase rates of obesity worldwide. T2DM leads to many health problems including cardiovascular disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, neuropathy, amputations, impotency, depression, cognitive decline and mortality risk from certain forms of cancer. Premature death from T2DM is increased by as much as 80 percent and life expectancy is reduced by 12 to 14 years.❤️ Current therapy for T2DM includes lifestyle intervention (weight-loss, appropriate diet, exercise) and anti-diabetes medication(s). Medical supervision and strict adherence to the prescribed diabetes treatment regimen may help to keep blood sugar levels from being excessively high although medications and lifestyle changes cause remission of the disease. In fact, T2DM often worsens with time, requiring even greater numbers of medication or a higher dosage to keep blood sugar under control. For this reason, T2DM has been considered a chronic and progressive disease.❤️ Metabolic and Batriatric Surgery and T2DM Nearly all individuals who have bariatric surgery show improvement in their diabetic state. Bariatric surgeries performed in more than 135,000 patients were found to affect T2DM in the following ways: Improve T2DM in nearly 90 percent of patients by: lowering blood sugar and percent glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reducing the dosage and type of medication required improving diabetes-related health problems Cause T2DM to go into remission in 78 percent of individuals by: reducing blood sugar levels to normal levels eliminating the need for diabetes medications Health Improvements Cause the improvement or remission of T2DM to last for years
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 03:59:50 +0000
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