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DIABETES
LA PAZ - BOLIVIA
2017
DIABETES
Definition
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does no produce
enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces
Clasificación
Diabetes type 1
Diabetes type 2
Diabetes gestational
CLINICAL
Symptoms include excessive excretion of urine (polyuria)
Trist (polydipsia)
Constant hanger, weight losst vision, changes, and fatigue. These symptoms my
occurs suddenly
DIAGNOSTIC
Early diagnosis can be accomplished through relatively inexpensive testing of blood
sugar
TREATMENT
The treatment of diabetes involves diet, physical activity and pharmacologic
Along with lowering blood glucose and the levels of other known risk factors
that damage blood vessels
COMPLICATIONS
Diabetic Nephropathy: kidney vein damage that end up damaging the redness
Diabetic Neuropathy: sensory loss
Diabetic foot: changes in blood vessels
Diabetic Retinopathy: alteration envision until visual loss
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