Research Paper
THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS ITS CURRENT TREATMENT TRENDS
Author: AMIT VAIBHAV*,, O. P. SINGH**, ANIL KUMAR TRIPATHI***
*Ph.D Scholar (Ayu.) , Department of Kayachikitsa [I.M.S.] B.H.U. Varanasi (U.P.) India. (Editorial Board Member)
**Reader, Department of Kayachikitsa [I.M.S.] B.H.U. Varanasi (U.P.) India.
***Ph.D Scholar (Ayu.) Department of Shalya Tantra [I.M.S.] B.H.U. Varanasi (U.P.) India.
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Abstract
Diabetes Mellitus is a set of metabolic diseases in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar level in the blood due to some reasons. The level of sugar especially glucose increases more than appropriate limit in blood that causes several complexities and triggers several diseases, even death. It is one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting almost 6% of the world’s population. It is a group of disease characterized by elevated blood glucose concentration because of diminished or exhausted insulin secretion from pancreatic
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-cells and insulin resistance. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness, renal failure, nerve damage which can lead to erectile dysfunction (impotence), foot and leg amputations in adults. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing rapidly in the 21st century as a result of obesity, an ageing population, lack of exercise, and increased migration of susceptible patients. Type 2 DM is the more common form and the primary aim of management is to delay the micro- and macrovascular complications by achieving good glycaemic control. This involves changes in lifestyle, such as weight loss and exercise, and drug therapy In this present study an effort is made to give a concise view about diabetes in present global scenario along with its treatment possibilities.
