Diabetes mellitus – existují možnosti prevence?
| Title in English | Diabetes mellitus - are there possibilities for prevention? |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Geriatrie a gerontologie |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Other medical specializations |
| Keywords | diabetes mellitus -ethiopathogenesis; epidemiology; late complications; future perspective; prevention |
| Description | Diabetes is a chronic disease - or rather a heterogeneous syndrome - which can be both generally and in old age characterized by hyperglycae-mia, lack of insulin action, and a tendency to develop late-onset complications (damage to blood vessels and tissues). It is a manifestation of impaired glucose homeostasis and intermediary metabolism of virtually all levels of the organism. Changes in the internal environment are a hypergly-caemic state induced by both intra- and extracellular factors. As for diabetics, the disease will affect them for the rest of their lives, requiring good compliance and strict adherence to treatment. When poor compensation occurs, serious complications gradually develop, such as visual impairment possibly leading to blindness, kidney failure, amputations of the lower limbs and cardio-and cerebrovascular complications. |