Seriously harmed by complications of diabetes

Diabetes is due to insulin secretion and (or) the role of defects caused by increased glucose metabolic diseases characterized. As long as a good blood sugar control, diabetes, life-long ill patients can survive. However, the most horrible thing is that high incidence of diabetic complications, disability and mortality high.

Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Guang-wei, director of a recent interview with reporters, stressed that diabetes superficial, but the harm is very serious. Studies have shown that 10 years after diabetes onset, 30% -40% of patients for at least a complication occurs. Therefore, the patient is essential to guard against diabetic complications.

Sub-acute and chronic complications of diabetes two categories. Among them, acute complications, including diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetes, lactic acidosis, etc.; chronic complications such as retinopathy and blindness, diabetes, kidney disease (severe lead to renal failure), diabetic foot (severe limb amputation), large vascular disease (a serious cause of myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disease), etc..

Clinical statistics show that 40% -50% of diabetes patients 10 years after the onset of retinopathy; about 2% of patients 15 years after the onset of total blindness; 5% -10% of patients 20 years after the onset of the deterioration into the end end stage renal disease.

Guang-wei is responsible for the Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes admissions each year more than 40000 visitors, a number of patients to his tragic experience unforgettable. A 18-year-old girl suffering from type ' diabetes mellitus in the field to come to treatment, Guang-wei suggested her insulin injections. Girl's father rejected the fear of addiction to insulin injections. 3 years later, the Guang-wei to see girl, blind father, she was carried away with a stick to the road. There is a 50-year-old Beijing residents 15 years of diabetes, usually do not care, medication is not the law. Once, when he put his right foot Tanghuai feet, and later wound infection and ulceration. He thought that amputation can save lives, never imagined that three years after the amputation sudden myocardial infarction died.

Diabetes mellitus by the Chinese Medical Association credits will be completed in China the latest survey epidemiology of diabetes mellitus: At present, in China's urban population, with diabetes, about 41 million people, compared with the International Diabetes Federation in 2003 the projected 39.8 million people out of more than 100万人。 In addition, 14 provinces and cities nationwide almost 5 million people in research, and found that in people aged 20 -70 years of age, men incidence of diabetes has reached 12%, than females and total population, higher incidence rates of about 2 %. Young men to become the main force of China's diabetes group.

In order to effectively respond to a rapid increase in incidence of diabetes and getting younger and younger, from the Ministry of Health and other departments to launch the "China Health knowledge dissemination incentive plan" will be the theme of the 2008 promotion of "prevention and control diabetes." The Ministry of Health Deputy Secretary for Disease Control and Prevention, said Kong Lingzhi, in the past year, doctors, patients and the media make use of this platform, in advocacy, prevention and treatment of diabetes knowledge popularization achieved significant results.

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