November 2012 ~ DIABETES MELLITUS

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Dawn phenomenon, somogyi effect & honeymoon phase

Posted by Dietdm Labels: Others at 05:26

Dawn phenomenon Somogyi effect Honeymoon phase However, some of the patient may not need the exogenous insulin (insulin not produced within the body) during this phase. But then, the destruction of beta-cell is still occurred. Therefore, this period might come to an end. In addition, the honeymoon period is varied for...

Glycemic index vs glycemic load

Posted by Dietdm Labels: Others at 05:07

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What is Glycemic index? Glycemic index (GI) is a system that ranking the foods on how carbohydrate in foods may affects the levels of blood glucose. It will measure how quickly or slowly the carbohydrate in the foods digested. There are three categories of GI foods which are low GI, intermediate GI, and high GI. Foods that are categories...

Insulin sensitivity vs insulin resistance

Posted by Dietdm Labels: Others at 04:57

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Do you know what insulin is??? Insulin is produced by beta cells of pancreas. It functions to convert glucose to glycogen. Insulin resistance When the insulin resistance occurred, our body cannot utilize glucose well where the body cannot respond either to exogenous or endogenous insulin. So, this condition can increase...

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

Posted by Dietdm Labels: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at 01:13

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