The discovery of a role for the pancreas in diabetes is generally ascribed to Joseph von Mering and Oskar Minkowski, who in 1889 found that dogs whose pancreas was removed developed all the signs and symptoms of diabetes and died shortly afterwards. In 1910, Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Shafer suggested that people with diabetes were deficient in a single chemical that was normally produced by the pancreas—he proposed calling this substance insulin, from the Latin insula, meaning island, in reference to the insulin-producing islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
After that is was Sir Fredrick Grant Banting, and Charles Herbert Best who repeated the work of the two gentleman above in 1921 where they clarified the work on the pancreas, and the existence of insulin. By doing experiments they could induce diabetes in dogs, and then in turn reverse it by giving them an extract from the pancreatic islets of Langerhans from healthy dogs.
Two years later Banting and Best both received the Noble Prize for their work. After this Insulin production was stepped up, and it wasn't long before it spread through out the world.
- Diabetes screening is recommended for many people at various stages of life, and for those with a certain risk factor. The screening test varies according to circumstances and local policy. Many healthcare providers recommend universal screening for adults at age 40 or 50, and often periodically thereafter. Earlier screening is typically recommended for those with risk factors such as obesity, or a family history of diabetes.
- Many medical conditions are associated with diabetes and warrant screening. A partial list includes: high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, coronary artery disease, past gestational diabetes, etc. The risk of diabetes is higher with chronic use of several medications, including high-dose glucorticoids, some chemotherapy agents (especially L-asparaginase), as well as some of the antipsychotics and mood stabilizers.
- Diabetes is often detected when a person suffers a problem frequently caused by diabetes, such as a heart attack, stroke, neuropathy, poor wound healing, or a foot ulcer, or certain eye problems.
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According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 18.3% (8.6 million) of Americans age 60 and older have diabetes. Diabetes mellitus prevalence increases with age, and the numbers of older persons with diabetes are expected to grow as the elderly population increases in number. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) demonstrated that, in the population over 65 years old, almost 18% to 20% have diabetes.
Regarding another study more than 40% of Americans 65 yr and older meet diagnostic criteria for type 2 diabetes. Older Americans are also more likely to have complicating conditions such as retinopathy, hypertension, and kidney problems.
The way diabetes is managed changes with age. Insulin production decreases because of the age-related impairment of pancreatic beta cells. Insulin resistance increases due to the loss of lean tissue and the accumulation of fat, particularly intra-abdominal fat, and the decreased tissue sensitivity to insulin. Glucose tolerance progressively declines with age, and there is a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes and postchallenge hyperglycemia in the older population. Age-related glucose intolerance in humans is often accompanied by insulin resistance, but circulating insulin levels are similar to those of younger people.
Researchers and clinicians agree that treatment goals for older patient with diabetes need to be individualized and take into account health status, as well as life expectancy, level of dependence, and willingness to adhere to a treatment regimen. Following evaluation, one of two levels of care can be recommended: symptom-preventing care or aggressive care. The decision is made jointly by the patient and the primary caregiver.
Click here for an interesting website on Diabetes.
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Does excessive sweating cause you problems? top of page
By Ivan (Mick) Hince.
I'm sure we all know people that perspire a lot, and if were honest it's not a pleasant site. Some people have that constant stale smell that's not pleasant at all, even when you know that they have showered a couple of hours earlier.
The following website I'm recommending deals with this problem, and even offers money back should it not cure you.
To view the website click here.
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Hypnosis downloads. top of page
By Ivan (Mick) Hince.
All I can say on the following website is that it a gem. If you have any form of phobia, or need to give up smoking etc. It's all there. It's nice to know that someone has gone to a lot of trouble to put everything together like this. Yes I do know it's commercial but even so it's great.
Click here to visit this great site.
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Hypnotherapy Course. top of page
By Ivan (Mick) Hince.
This is another fabulous website, and if you have ever fancied your hand at Hypnotherapy I think you'll find that this course has a lot to offer at a realistic price.
Click here to go to the website.
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Skin Cancer Advice. top of page
By Ivan (Mick) Hince.
There are many forms of Cancer in today's modern society, and most of them are not very pleasant. Skin Cancer seems to be on the increase, and like all Cancer's is worrying for the person involved. Usually Skin Cancer develops in the epidedermis which is the outermost layer of the skin. so that tumors can easily spotted and detected at an early stage. As far as modern medicine can tell, there are three types of Skin Cancer and each is named after the part of the skin that it comes from.
Each year there is more and more publicity advising us to use sun screen when we go out into the sun, and generally it is advised to use a sun factor of at least 30. If you are fair skinned the chances of getting skin cancer from the sun are quite high. Were possible wear long sleeves or a hat, or keep re-applying the sun cream every two hours to form a barrier against the Ultraviolet radiation.
The most dangerous of Skin Cancers is the Malignant Melanoma which has a dark brown or black colour in appearance. Signs that might indicate a malignant melanoma include change in size, shape, colour or elevation of a mole. The appearance of a new mole during adulthood, or new pain, itching, ulceration or bleeding of an existing mole should be checked.
Most skin cancers can be treated by removal of the lesion, making sure that the edges (margins) are free of tumor cells. The excisions provide the best cure for both early and high-risk disease.
For low-risk disease, radiation therapy and cryotherapy (freezing the cancer off) can provide adequate control of the disease; both, however, have lower overall cure rates than surgery.
Moh's Microsurgery is a technique where the cancer is removed with the least amount of surrounding tissue and the edges checked immediately to see if tumor is found. This provides the opportunity to remove the least amount of tissue and provide the best cosmetic surgery, especially when excess skin is limited, in areas such as the face.Cure rates are equivalent to wide excision. Special training is required in this technique.
In the case of disease that has spread (metastasized) further surgical or chemotherapy may be required.
If you are reading this and have any doubt in your mind about a mark, or a mole on your body don't hesitate to go to the Doctor's and have it checked out. Like the old saying it's better to be safe than sorry especially if it's a Malignant Melanoma which can spread to other parts of the body causing fatal results.One website I did find that was very interesting on Skin Cancer was written by Daryl Grant PhD from Brisbane Australia. If you have any worry whatsoever I suggest you check out his site.
Click here to visit Daryl Grant's website.
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Cure Warts in only seven day. top of page
By Ivan (Mick) Hince.
If warts are making your life miserable check out this website which offers Natural Cures in seven days. It doesn't matter if they are on your feet, or face, or hands.
Click here to go to the website.
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Menopause and Weight gain. top of page
By Ivan (Mick) Hince.
To a certain extent you may find it funny that an article about Menopause is being written by a man. But the side affects of living with a woman who is going through this delicate time of life is immense. I really truly believe that men should understand what women go through, and I hope that as many men read this article as women.
The mood swings, the hot flushes, the lack of sleep, the weight gain, and general depression etc. Even being a mere man I understand what a difficult time it is for you girls, and I'm sure in some cases it's worse than others.
But if you are suffering with the menopause please don’t worry because you’re not on your own. Millions of women are going through the same thing, and it may comfort you to know that there is an alternative to HRT, which is reported to be responsible for heart attacks, strokes, and even cancer.
Compiling this article I have come across several references to the Menopause, and one that caught my eye was a website by a Lady called Cathy Taylor. She went on to say how she did a lot of research and how she can offer help and encouragement to any suffering from all the Menopause symptoms. She also tells of her frustration with the lack of adequate answers to the point she felt scared, discouraged, and unhappy with her life.The more she researched the more frustrated she became as she quotes that most of the information available was years out of date. What I would like to say is that women deserve to get the best knowledge, and information because is a difficult time for both men and women. Today’s world with the Internet is getting easier for all to get that right information.
Another thing I should say before we go any further is that is very important to work with your own Doctor through your problems, and the more you understand what you’re going through, the better you will be able to talk to your Doctor about it.
For more information on the Menopause click here.
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Natural cure for Multiple Sclerosis. top of page
By Ivan (Mick) Hince.
Over the years Multiple Sclerosis has become an untameable disease, and the people that suffer will testify to that. They have aching joints, and a low quality of life. They are always tired, and lack energy normal people have, and their life expectancy is very short.
Ask yourself how you would feel if you couldn’t move properly, and your co-ordination went out of the window leaving you with bladder and bowel problems. You can imagine the despair they feel, and how hopeless their lives have become.
Recently I read a report on how most of these problems could be cured after scientific experiments. Imagine the joy someone would feel being able to move about freely, and not having to depend on others to do basic things like walking, or going to the toilet on their own.
This scientific program has helped many, and it gives everyone hope of a new beginning although at this stage it’s not sure whether it can cure it altogether.
As this is a natural cure can you imagine how much the drug companies are going to loose, and it’s so new your Doctor probably wouldn’t have heard about it. I have read many testimonials from people who call it a miracle cure, and they are looking towards Doctor Robert O Young as a God after his scientific breakthrough.
The basics of his findings is that diets of people in the Western world are so different in the last 100 years or so that the body is not designed for the likes of biscuits, or chocolate, or sugar etc. There are many more items we eat now but to list them would cause me use up many more pages.
There is so much more in this report that I couldn’t do it justice in these few words. If you are someone who suffers, or you know someone don’t hesitate to get the relief you or they deserve.
To find out more about this report please click here.
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Natural Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment. top of page
By Ivan (Mick) Hince.
On looking for a natural cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis I was quite knocked back on reading Medical notes that there wasn’t any known cure, and how the disease became worse the longer the patient had it.
But being determined I carried on and during this time I began to read horror stories after horror stories. I read how the joints in the body become inflamed, and how steadily they get more and more painful to the point that sometimes the patient cannot move out of his/her bed.
The list of the joints affected by this inflammatory disease is immense. Toes, ankles, knees, hips, arms, fingers, wrists, shoulders, and everywhere there is a joint in the body.
As the disease takes hold the patient can expect deformities, and to give an example the patient may grossly deformed fingers or toes, which give constant pain.
Further reading on the Medical side of things the Doctors and specialists still are not sure what causes it. Some think that it might come from the patient diet, while others will say that it comes from some form of bug that has been present in the patient’s food. In one case it was believed to have started from a throat infection but at the end of the day I don’t think they know.
I did come up with some facts and figures during my research, which are frightening to say the least. In normal circumstances once the patient has been diagnosed he/she will be in pain, and would likely be taking many painkillers. Between three to five years the patient would not be able to work, and would be to a large degree confined to their homes. After yen years the disease would be in control, and severe deformities, and severe pain would be constantly with them.
But after all this doom and gloom I did find a website that offered relief to the point the patient would able to be pain free, and have their mobility back. This relief comes in the way of a diet change but just to call it diet change is not really fair. The patient would have to spend quite some time reading as I did but in the end I think that it would well worthwhile.
Click here to find out more information on the Natural cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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