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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Diabetes

Maklumat yang Abuyya perolehi mengenai peratus kenaikan pengidap kencing manis cukup menggerunkan dan tidak mustahil menjadi punca utama penyebab kematian di Malaysia. Untuk itu Abuyya banyak melanggan maklumat mengenai kencing manis yang diemailkan kepada Abuyya yang wajar dikongsi dengan rakan net. Di sini Abuyya perturunkan rencana dalam bahasa Inggeris dari American Diabetes Association dengan sedikit pengubahsuaian (maaf tak sempat untuk terjemah).


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Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. 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 both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.

There are 18.2 million people in the United States, or 6.3% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 13 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 5.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease.

In order to determine whether or not a patient has pre-diabetes or diabetes, health care providers conduct a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (FPG) or an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). Either test can be used to diagnose pre-diabetes or diabetes. The American Diabetes Association recommends the FPG because it is easier, faster, and less expensive to perform.

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

In the OGTT test, a person's blood glucose level is measured after a fast and two hours after drinking a glucose-rich beverage. 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 at 200 mg/dl or higher, the person tested has diabetes.

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