Lymphatic & Endocrine system Articles

There are an estimated 86 million people who are prediabetic and don't know. That's one third of the American population ages 20 and over. Check yourself! Understand more about prediabetes, the indicator for developing type 2 diabetes, and prevent it.

In everyone except women in their reproductive years, getting either too much or too little sleep increases the risk of insulin resistance, the condition that almost guarantees weight gain and leads to type 2 diabetes.

An analysis of numerous studies has shown that the most frequently prescribed diabetic drug, metformin, reduces a patients mortality risk due to heart disease by 30-40% as compared to its closest competitor drug, the sulphonylureas.

There is unfortunately no cure for Type 2 diabetes but it can be managed by balancing diet with any prescribed medication and increased physical activity. This helps to lead a healthy lifestyle and reduce the risk of dealing with complications.

Fatty liver disease, also known as nonalcoholic hepatosteatosis, is a disease one-quarter of the entire population of the earth has but very few people have ever heard of. It is a major reason for liver transplantation and cause of heart to heart disease.

Metformin, next to insulin, is as close to a miracle drug for diabetes as modern medicine has achieved. Among the many benefits of this inexpensive medication is easier diabetic weight loss.

Many doctors still prescribe a class of drugs known as sulfonylureas for type 2 diabetes. These medications lower blood sugar levels, but at risk of making the underlying problem worse, and increasing the likelihood of death.

Supplemental enzymes do not have a lot of value in treating insulin resistance, the underlying cause of type 2 diabetes. They can be extremely useful, however, in treating diabetic complications such as peripheral artery disease.

Cushing syndrome is a disorder in which your body is exposed to high levels of cortisol for a long time resulting in a typical set of symptoms. It is also known as hypercortisolism.

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that results in an enlarged thyroid and overproduction of thyroid hormones (hyperthyroidism). It is one of the most common thyroid problems, especially in women.