User Insulin, Hypoglycemia Risk Beware!
Disease May 17th, 2010
Sugar (glucose) is excessive in the blood can damage various major organs, including the heart, nerves, eyes, and kidneys. It is due is not felt immediately. But, if you do not control blood sugar, the condition would eventually be felt.
Therefore, people with diabetes are advised to keep blood sugar levels to nearly normal always. However, sometimes the treatment of excessive action against diabetes can cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
Hypoglycemia was as bad as blood sugar levels are too high. Research that was held experts from Cardiff University of 50,000 patients with type 2 diabetes found that blood sugar levels are too low increase the risk of death, especially in insulin users.
The difference is significant risk of death seen among patients taking insulin and those who take medication to increase insulin release. There are several hypotheses about this.
In this study, patients taking insulin were asked to not stop its use. In addition, the age factor and the period of diabetes patients also influential.
“It is not clear is whether the use of intensive insulin increase the risk of death or other factors. Still needed testing and further research,” said lead researcher, Dr Craig Currie.
Responding to the results of this study, Dr Iain Frame, Diabetes UK Head of Research, said that factors other than insulin, we also must consider other factors more influential on the risk of death, namely age and diabetes duration.
“The older age of the patient, the more easily attack the disease. Lifestyle factors of patients in the control of blood sugar levels are also very important,” said Frame.
Therefore, he suggested that patients with diabetes always control their blood sugar levels by regulating diet and diligent exercise and medication.
