3 Prevention of diabetes mellitus

Prevention of diabetes mellitus can be seen as a heavy burden on society economic, which may be an obstacle to their implementation. However, the costs of treating diabetes mellitus and its complications are so high that prevention would be beneficial in economic terms, beyond the health benefits of individuals and society.



The opportunities for prevention of diabetes mellitus are divided into three levels. The three levels include;



Primary prevention primary prevention covers the activities aimed at preventing diabetes occurring in susceptible individuals or populations through the modification of environmental risk factors and determinants, behavioural or specific interventions for susceptible persons. In practice, this includes any activity undertaken before development of clinically overt diabetes.



This secondary prevention measures covering diabetes prevention activities such as screening, aimed at early detection of diabetes, timely and effectively managing the condition with the aim of reversing the condition and/or stop progressions. In practice, this includes any detection strategy not yet diagnosed cases of diabetes. Once again, activities are aimed at populations or high-risk groups or individuals.



Tertiary education tertiary prevention diabetes prevention is any action taken to prevent complications and disability due to diabetes. That is, to prevent or delay the negative health consequences of diabetes among individuals who have already developed the disease. In practice, this means early diagnosis, effective management education and metabolic control so as to correct or reduce major risk factors for specific disorders.

Diabetes, Its Causes and Preventive Measures

Diabetes is a common disease in United States and of course in most other countries also. Diabetic prevalence has increased rapidly in half of this century and will continue rising among U.S. population. So it is very much important to create awareness in each and every citizen about the conditions that lead to diabetes.



Diabetes is a metabolic disorder where in human body does not produce or properly uses insulin, a hormone that is required to convert sugar, starches, and other food into energy. Human body has to maintain the blood glucose level at a very narrow range, which is done with insulin and glucagon. There are three types of diabetes: Type1 diabetes, Type2 diabetes, Gestational diabetes.



Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes impede a person's carefree life. When breakdown of glucose is stopped completely, body uses fat and protein for producing the energy. This results in excessive weight loss in a diabetic. Patients with diabetes are 4 times more likely to have coronary heart disease and stroke. In addition, Gestational diabetes is more dangerous for pregnant women and their fetus.



The control of diabetes highly depends on the patient; it is his/her responsibility to take care of diet, exercise and medication. Advances in diabetes research have led to better ways of controlling diabetes. One method is by taking insulin therapy and glucose testing that is, a regular check up of glucose levels. Better ways to manage mother and its fetus health during the gestational diabetes phase.



Prevention is better than cure. So it is our responsibility to see that we are not affected by diabetes, as diabetes in only controllable but not curable.