In Saudi Arabia alone 25% of the population is diabetic.
Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes—is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. This high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of polyuria (frequent urination), polydipsia (increased thirst) and polyphagia (increased hunger).
There are three main types of diabetes:
Type 1 diabetes: results from the body's failure to produce insulin, and presently requires the person to inject insulin. (Also referred to as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM for short, and juvenile diabetes.)
Type 2 diabetes: results from insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to use insulin properly, sometimes combined with an absolute insulin deficiency. (Formerly referred to as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM for short, and adult-onset diabetes.)
Gestational diabetes: is when pregnant women, who have never had diabetes before, have a high blood glucose level during pregnancy. It may precede development of type 2 DM.
Other forms of diabetes mellitus include congenital diabetes, which is due to genetic defects of insulin secretion, cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, steroid diabetes induced by high doses of glucocorticoids, and several forms of monogenic diabetes.
All forms of diabetes have been treatable since insulin became available in 1921, and type 2 diabetes may be controlled with medications. Both type 1 and 2 are chronic conditions that usually cannot be cured. Pancreas transplants have been tried with limited success in type 1 DM; gastric bypass surgery has been successful in many with morbid obesity and type 2 DM. Gestational diabetes usually resolves after delivery. Diabetes without proper treatments can cause many complications. Acute complications include hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, or nonketotic hyperosmolar coma. Serious long-term complications include cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, retinal damage. Adequate treatment of diabetes is thus important, as well as blood pressure control and lifestyle factors such as smoking cessation and maintaining a healthy body weight.
As of 2000 at least 171 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, or 2.8% of the population.[2] Type 2 diabetes is by far the most common, affecting 90 to 95% of the U.S. diabetes population.
The cause of diabetes depends on the type.
Type 1 diabetes is partly inherited and then triggered by certain infections, with some evidence pointing at Coxsackie B4 virus. There is a genetic element in individual susceptibility to some of these triggers which has been traced to particular HLA genotypes (i.e., the genetic "self" identifiers relied upon by the immune system). However, even in those who have inherited the susceptibility, type 1 diabetes mellitus seems to require an environmental trigger.
Type 2 diabetes is due primarily to lifestyle factors and genetics.
Lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu lahu-l-mulku
Wa lahu-l-hamdu yuḥyi Wa yumītu Wa huwa ḥayyu-llā yamūtu abadan abada
ḏū-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām, biyadihi-l-khayr
wa huwa ‘alā kulli Shay’in qadīr.
In Saudi Arabia alone 25% of the population is diabetic.
25%??? WOW!!!
Do you think that the figure was that high all along and it is just being diagnosed and tracked now or are there serious diet and activity changes in the community in recent years?
Most researches point out to the fact that refined sugar, processed foods have really increased the risk and prevalence of diabetes. Along with an extremely stressful lifestyle, where people are exposed to rays, (lights, electronic, magnetic rays, infra reds and what not) ALL the time, hence contributing to less exposure to healthy environment, and increased stress on human biology.
So if one was to look at diet pattern, definitely yes the diets have changed and have lesser health value even if they just taste and look great. Take fast foods for example, So unhealthy.
25%??? WOW!!!
Do you think that the figure was that high all along and it is just being diagnosed and tracked now or are there serious diet and activity changes in the community in recent years?
As-Salāmu `Alaykum (السلام عليكم):
Ukhti ProudMuslimSis:
The dietary habits have change in the majority of developing countries. The importing of Western style foods and tastes
have dire consequences. The advancement of medicine and the inexpensive tests now make it easier to diagnose and treat
certain ailments and diseases.
Lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu lahu-l-mulku
Wa lahu-l-hamdu yuḥyi Wa yumītu Wa huwa ḥayyu-llā yamūtu abadan abada
ḏū-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām, biyadihi-l-khayr
wa huwa ‘alā kulli Shay’in qadīr.
Most people would be at shock if I said the true fact that 74.2% of Kuwait citizens are obese. Yeah it's true.
As-Salāmu `Alaykum (السلام عليكم):
Ukhti dua:
A lack of moderation in eating effects the entire world. The more people have access too the more they consume.
Lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu lahu-l-mulku
Wa lahu-l-hamdu yuḥyi Wa yumītu Wa huwa ḥayyu-llā yamūtu abadan abada
ḏū-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām, biyadihi-l-khayr
wa huwa ‘alā kulli Shay’in qadīr.
I am diabetic (type 2). The best solution for it is a lot of exercise and cutting out unnecessary carbs. I live in America and our diet is full of the worst possible foods - hamburgers, french fries, pizza, etc. Eating halal is a good start, but even there one has to be careful - a plate of rice is just as bad as a cheese pizza (in terms of carbs).
With exercise, diet, monitoring, and medication, it is manageable.
I am diabetic (type 2). The best solution for it is a lot of exercise and cutting out unnecessary carbs. I live in America and our diet is full of the worst possible foods - hamburgers, french fries, pizza, etc. Eating halal is a good start, but even there one has to be careful - a plate of rice is just as bad as a cheese pizza (in terms of carbs).
With exercise, diet, monitoring, and medication, it is manageable.
As-Salāmu `Alaykum (السلام عليكم):
Akhi DippedinJannah:
we perform du'a that Allah grants you the best of health.
Eliminating every bad food from a diet that you have been conditioned from childhood is very difficult.
Jazakumullahu Khair
Lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu lahu-l-mulku
Wa lahu-l-hamdu yuḥyi Wa yumītu Wa huwa ḥayyu-llā yamūtu abadan abada
ḏū-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām, biyadihi-l-khayr
wa huwa ‘alā kulli Shay’in qadīr.
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