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The sole swallowing medications for diabetes type II disease may not be the last word, criticized a sports scientist. The patients themselves must contribute something to improve the patient’s image. To help enough exercise and a diet many patients have a higher quality of life.

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According to the National Eye Institute of the United States, the drug Lucentis company Roche AG works better than the exclusive use of lasers to treat a common type of blindness in people with diabetes.

At a conference sponsored by the institute, the Network of Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research, reported that: “Lucentis, known generically as ranibizumab, was much more effective than single treatment with laser in various types of retinal problems.”

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Diabetes is a disease that causes alterations in the smaller vessels, which are in the eyes and kidneys.

Diabetic retinopathy is divided into stages according to clinical features. It ranges from a little bleeding that can grow up to produce retinal detachment and glaucoma in advanced stages. Therefore, the most important thing is to control blood sugar levels to prevent future complications appear in the eyes.

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You should see their doctor every three months. During these visits, he can expect:
* We check the blood pressure
* We check the skin and bones in the feet and legs
* We will check the feeling in your feet
* We examine the back of the eye with a special lighted instrument called ophthalmoscope

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Type 2 diabetes is a chronic (lifelong), characterized by high levels of sugar (glucose) levels. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of this disease.

Often, people with type 2 diabetes have no symptoms. In case of symptoms, they may be blurred vision, erectile dysfunction, fatigue, frequent or slow-healing, increased appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, tests and exams.

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Half of people with diabetes develop this serious ocular complications, which can cause blindness.

One of the most common causes of eye disease in diabetics, both type 2 and 1 (the insulin-dependent), is diabetic retinopathy. The problem is the lack of symptoms in the early stages of the disease, but if detected early, its effects are devastating. For the diagnosis will only need the patient’s medical history and perform a noninvasive test: the study of the fundus.

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Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia is common in the first half of pregnancy, especially in the first quarter. Fortunately, the fetus tolerates well hypoglycemia.

Diabetic ketoacidosis: is a real danger, contrary to what occurs with hypoglycemia, is fatal to the fetus

Retinopathy (damage to the retina) retinopathy is already present in many women in early pregnancy, and may progress as it moves. Regular ophthalmoscopy is therefore important. Paradoxically, the progression of retinopathy may be related to the initiation of a strict metabolic control. When neovascularization occurs, can be controlled with photocoagulation, and it is therefore an indication for abortion.

Nephropathy (kidney damage): diabetic nephropathy in pregnant women is defined as the presence during the first half of pregnancy, proteinuria (protein in urine), persistent over 400 mg in 24 hours, in the absence of infection.

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Although type 2 diabetes is a disease most seen in adults, children are not exempt. They too, despite his young age, suffer from this type of diabetes. How can you identify if your child has symptoms of type 2 diabetes and when to take him to the doctor?

Type 2 diabetes in children is partly due to a genetic cause, but also to environmental factors. Diet and lack of exercise contribute to the increase in the rate of type 2 diabetes in children, to the extent considered an epidemic closely linked to obesity.

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Diabetic retinopathy, is a lesions in the retina of the eye that appear in the evolution of diabetes, occurs in 40-50% of diabetic patients. It is the most serious ocular complication of diabetes, leading to cause blindness. 25% of blindness in our country have this origin.

What causes it?
The onset and progression of diabetic retinopathy are related to alterations in glycemic control. Hyperglycemia (blood glucose levels) causes lesions in the retina and in the arterial vessels. These injuries are aggravated by hypertension patients often suffer with diabetes.

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