Diabetes Mellitus is also simply known as diabetes. It is the disease characterized by a malfunctioning metabolism and a high blood sugar level.
The result can be low levels of insulin or abnormal insulin resistance. This mixed with inadequate levels of insulin secretion results in diabetes.
Symptoms of diabetes mellitus include increased urine production, excessive thirst, extreme fatigue, and excessive thirst and weight loss. These symptoms though may not be present in those people with only mildly elevated sugar levels.
Diabetes mellitus includes type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes, which occur only during pregnancy. Each type has a different cause and different severity of symptoms. But all forms of diabetes are dangerous if not treated. With proper management though, people with diabetes can live a long, healthy, normal life.
The main cause of type 1 diabetes mellitus is the loss of insulin producing cells in the pancreas. This ultimately leads to an insulin deficiency.
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is typically found in children and young adults. It is also termed juvenile diabetes. The common treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus is daily insulin injections to replace the insulin the body is not producing properly, along with careful blood glucose monitoring.
Without careful monitoring and treatment, complications from diabetes could include loss of limps such as arms, legs and feet, blindness and diabetic comas, which can be fatal.
It is extremely important that if you suspect you or your child to have symptoms of diabetes, that you visit your doctor to be tested. If the tests are positive it is not the end of the world. With careful monitoring and care, type 1 diabetics can live long healthy lives.
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Diabetic alert jewelry can save lives.
One of the gravest dangers facing a person suffering from diabetes is that they might fall into a diabetic coma. If this happens, it is vital that they receive appropriate medical treatment as a matter of urgency. If the correct treatment is not given in time, permanent damage can occur. You can even die from a diabetic coma.
An unconscious person cannot provide the medical practitioners treating him/her with details of medical history and current medical conditions. If the unconscious person gets taken to hospital by relative or friends, they can tell the medical team the patient’s medical background.
If the unconscious patient is alone upon arrival at the hospital, the medical team will usually check to see if the patient is carrying any identification and they will also be looking to see whether the patient is carrying any form of medical alert. If the patient is wearing a piece of diabetic alert jewelry such as a bracelet or pendant, the medical staff will know instantly that the patient is a diabetic. The patient will get the correct (and possibly life-saving) treatment in the fastest time possible.
More than 95 percent of emergency responders look for a medical ID; more than 75 percent check for a medical ID immediately upon assessing the patient. Every person who has diabetes should wear an item of diabetic alert jewelry all the time.
Although diabetic persons are always at risk of coma, it is not the only reason why they might become unconscious. Accidents can happen to anyone and they happen to ordinary people every day. You don’t need to take part in dangerous sports such as mountaineering or parachute jumping. You could be playing golf and get struck by lightning, or you could get knocked down while crossing the street; the list of accidents that could happen could go on forever.
If a person with no underlying health problems ends up in hospital unconscious, it will be a traumatic experience, but for a person with diabetes, it can be extremely serious.
Accidents can happen to anybody; for a person with diabetes, wearing an item of diabetic alert jewelry can make the difference between life and death.
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Every diabetic should wear a medical alert at all times. There are many different types of diabetic medical alert jewelry including diabetic alert charnms, necklaces, sports bands, bracelets for men, women and children. Diabetic alert jewelry is available in many different materials including gold, silver, and titanium. If you are looking for children’s diabetic bracelets, you will find adjustable styles that can be expanded as your child grows.
Make sure your child is identified with a medical ID. With a selection of medical IDs in Stainless Steel, Sterling Silver, 10Kt Gold-Filled, 10Kt and 14Kt Gold, we can offer numerous bracelet and necklace options for you and your child to choose from. Our “Build Your ID” process enables, you and your child to work together to design a medical ID that best fits your child’s lifestyle.
For a child involved in outdoor and physical activities, we recommend our durable Stainless Steel Classic Bracelet, Necklace or Sportband. If a necklace best fits your child’s needs, our Heart Charm, Classic, Pendant and Dog Tag necklaces are ideal selections.
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A coma is a state of deep unconsciousness, the length of time a coma continues varies. Diabetics are at risk of falling into a coma if their management of food and liquid intake goes wrong. You can die from a diabetic coma, so it is vital that anyone with diabetes receives urgent medical attention if they become unconscious.
A diabetic coma can occur due to excessive loss of fluids from the body. This can happen if the diabetic person misses their insulin shot or consumes too much sugar without exercising or failing to use other diabetic medication correctly. In this situation the blood glucose levels can become dangerously high, the kidneys will attempt to regulate the blood glucose levels; the extra work done by the kidneys will result in loss of dangerously high amounts of water from the body.
Following this loss of water the body becomes locked in a vicious cycle of increasing blood glucose levels and worsening dehydration. The brain begins to shut down and the diabetic person’s condition becomes life-threatening.
Death while suffering from diabetic coma is not inevitable; the administration of intravenous fluids or other medication can restore balance in the diabetic person’s body. In order to avoid permanent damage, the diabetic person must receive the appropriate medical treatment as a matter of urgency.
There are three different comas that are associated with diabetes: the ketoacidotic coma, the hyperosmolar coma, and the hypoglycemic coma. The different types of coma are brought on by different things. For example the hypoglycemic coma is more likely to occur in a diabetic person using insulin to control blood sugar, therefore it is more likely to occur in type 1 diabetes.
To ensure that the correct medical treatment is given without delay, it is essential that the medical team know firstly that the unconscious person has diabetes and secondly whether it is type 1 or type 2 diabetes. For this reason, anyone with diabetes should wear a medical alert in the form of a bracelet or necklace at all times.
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