AOK: Contract with Sanofi-Aventis ensures insulin therapy

for diabetics in Baden-Württemberg
AOK Signs Agreement with Sanofi-Aventis over insulin preparation "Lantus"

Baden-Wuerttemberg diabetics who are insured with the AOK, may continue their usual diabetes therapy with the so-called long-acting insulin analogue "Lantus".

The AOK indicates that long-acting insulin analogues future only limited health insurance can be used to cost. But the current agreement between the AOK Baden-Wuerttemberg and Sanofi-Aventis agreement allows the affected diabetics secure continuation of their therapy with the drug that they are accustomed. This secure supply burden on the insured, not more expensive.

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Obtaining stem cells from umbilical cord blood

Many expectant parents concerned with the question of whether they opt for a cord blood or against. The data obtained from umbilical cord blood stem cells are frozen in a special laboratory and can be stored in this manner over a long period of time. The research promises many benefits from the umbilical cord blood stem cells because these cells continue to remain biologically young and intact, while the body's own stem cells mitaltern with the man himself. The stored stem cells are thus directly available and can be used anytime. In this way, can also be treated diseases that occur later in life of the child. Suitable for the birth of the stored stem cells for excellent.

research he is working constantly to make the best use of stem cells. They can be used in cardiovascular disease as well as certain types of cancer and during chemotherapy. Also, people who have diabetes get their own cord blood stem cells using a powerful way to cure their disease. The vision of science, one day, through the extracted stem cells is also nachzüchten diseased organs can. Such stem cells cultured from their own institutions can be accepted by the body better than donor implants, thereby reducing the risk of rejection significantly.

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Diabetes

Definition

In diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease that is caused by an absolute or relative insulin deficiency. The main characteristic of diabetes (diabetes mellitus) are long-lasting high blood sugar levels.

Insulin is a hormone that is produced in the pancreas. Its main task is the inclusion of sugar (glucose) from the bloodstream into the cells. Lack this hormone, the sugar can not be "smuggled" into the cells and leads to a rise in blood sugar levels (hyperglycaemia =).

History

The term diabetes mellitus directs (= flow through) from the Greek "diabainein" and the Latin mellitus (= sweet as honey) from. The disease was first described about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. In 1889, discovered by Mering and Minowski that it is diabetes, a disease of the pancreas. It then took another 32 years until 1921 Banting and Best discovered the blood sugar lowering substance of the pancreas, the insulin. Before the first use of this peptide hormone in 1922, the insulin deficiency diabetes led inevitably to death.

Around the same time, the first treatments were identified with blood sugar-lowering properties. The continuous development of these oral agents and insulin therapy led to today's final result is that the quality of life of patients has increased and the development of diabetic complications can be prevented or slowed down.

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Weight loss:

In obese type 2 diabetics

In obese type 2 diabetics can be improved significantly by body weight decrease in blood sugar.

Whether obesity is present, is determined by determining the so-called body mass index (BMI). It is calculated as the ratio of weight and size. BMI values above 26 kg/m2 in women over 27 kg/m2 in men are considered overweight. shall be considered as standard values:

* Underweight: less than 20
* Normal weight: 20-25
* Increased weight (overweight): 25-30
* Obesity more than 30

better in many obese diabetic patients after weight loss, the blood sugar levels. Therefore, in type 2 diabetic patients first seek a weight loss. After the treatment recommendations of the European and American Diabetes Association will also immediately begin treatment with metformin, which supports efforts to lose weight. Weight loss is always achieved if the energy consumption is higher than the energy intake (energy conservation). Given the energy supply needs through food - measured in kilocalories / KJoule - reduces and increases fuel consumption by increasing the basal metabolic rate and movement.

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Gene mutations cause neonatal diabetes

Diabetes mellitus in children: Not everything is type 1 diabetes

1 comes from 89 000 children in Germany with diabetes to the world. This led to the recent evaluation of a patient register, the scientists in the 45th Annual Meeting of the German Diabetes Society on 12 to 15 May 2010 at the International Congress Center Stuttgart presented. In addition to type 1 diabetes, which accounts for the majority of diabetes cases in children and adolescents, there are also types of diabetes mellitus, which are genetically determined. Although they occur less often, are but for those potentially life-threatening. Experts discussed types of diabetes caused by genetic defects in a symposium of this year's Congress.

Neonatal diabetes by genetic defects, "MODY" and "DIDMOAD-Wolfram syndrome"

In DPV-Register (diabetes patient history documentation) data on more than 50,000 patients are stored, which were collected from 299 treatment centers in Germany and Austria. Including data from 90 children, where doctors found in the first 6 months diabetes. "In such cases one speaks of a neonatal diabetes mellitus. Here, a genetic defect to be the cause of a developmental disorder of the pancreas or living there beta cells that produce the hormone insulin," says Dr. Jürgen Grulich-Henn, Manager the range of children's Diabetes Center for Children's Hospital at the University Hospital Heidelberg. "Meanwhile, some gene defects known and the proportion of cases in which we find an explanation for the neonatal diabetes has increased," said Grulich-Henn.

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Dry skin - Diabetes frequent cause of skin problems

The number of diagnosed cases in Germany Bunderrepublik of diabetes amount to 6-8 million. Skin problems in diabetes are not uncommon.

On the contrary, four out of five diabetic patients are affected, mainly older people. Because of their metabolic disease diabetes often have a decreased sweat and sebaceous glands activity, which is not enough fat and moisture can be stored in the skin.

The natural barrier function of the skin is disturbed - dry to very dry skin is the result. The skin is often stretched and reddened. In addition, the affected skin tends to itch, which can affect the daily lives significantly.

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Diabetic foot / wound healing

Foot problems in diabetes represent a particularly difficult case of a diabetic foot complications dar. play mostly two complications of diabetes are crucial: first, the nerve function is disrupted, the other is the circulation deteriorates. These two may already own cause the diabetic foot, in most cases they occur, however, common.
The feet of a diabetic patient should be examined regularly, ideally, the patient controls his own feet daily. Thus, violations are identified and dealt with quickly. If injuries do not worsen long-term notes, and ignite it, so even the bones and lower areas can be detected. Tissue can die and then the consequences are major amputations of toes or foot sections. This damage can be prevented with good blood sugar control and regular foot control, however.

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Diabetes medications

Not always is the control of blood sugar levels with insulin injections. Mainly for type 2 diabetes, there is a wide selection of medicine, can be controlled with the help of the illness.
What medications are used depends crucially on the type of diabetes. Type 1 diabetics are always dependent on insulin. It can currently only be injected, since it would immediately degraded in the digestive system before it can exert its effect. For insulin therapy, there are several types of insulins available that allow a flexible lifestyle. Regimens are the supplementary insulin therapy (SIT +), intensive conventional insulin therapy (ICT), the insulin pump therapy (CSII) and conventional therapy (CT).
Type 2 diabetes are initially treated with so-called oral hypoglycemic agents (= tablets to lower blood sugar). This happens if three months is foreseen for the consistent change in diet is no improvement in blood sugar levels or when the insulin resistance has reached an advanced stage of diabetes with healthy eating and can not be compensated.
These drugs can be divided into five classes of compounds: sulfonylureas, glinides (insulin secretagogues), glitazones or insulin sensitizers, metformin and alpha-glucosidase. They help in various ways to reduce the blood sugar levels. Their effect is due either to the increase in insulin secretion, reduction of insulin resistance or to delay the uptake of glucose from the intestine.
Two recent developments can be viewed inhaled insulins. The effect of natural products, such as cinnamon, is seen by more recent studies tend to be critical. They should not be considered as an alternative to therapy with oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin.

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Chance of cure in diabetes mellitus type 1

A hope for type 1 diabetes, the pancreas can produce insulin, the transplantation of insulin-producing donor islet cells. Type 2 diabetes usually can not be treated with a transplant, their pancreas still produces insulin, the diabetes is caused primarily by insulin resistance.
Transplantation of kidney and pancreas Type 1 diabetic patients with chronic renal failure received a kidney transplant and often simultaneously a donor pancreas. Only in exceptional cases, only the pancreas is transplanted. After the transplant rejection reaction against the powerful drugs are needed. However, the function of the transplanted pancreas over time and the need for insulin injections for the increases. Limiting for this treatment is the limited number of donor organs.

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Natural Remedies for Diabetes

Natural remedies are often referred to as complementary or alternative therapies. The methods of complementary medicine are also applied to conventional medicine, while alternative therapy is provided in place of conventional medical therapy.

Many people with diabetes want supplement with natural remedies the cure of diabetes or diabetic co-morbidity. But beware of alternative therapies: while some are effective, others can be ineffective or even harmful. Do not replace a doctor's prescription, proven therapy to alternative treatments, the effect is not proven. To avoid side effects, interactions, you should tell your doctor also if they use complementary or alternative therapies. Also in your pharmacy you get helpful information on natural remedies.

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Diabetes & Skin Care

Diabetics need special attention to the care of their skin and make their particular feet.

First, diabetics tend to have extremely dry skin that needs special care. 84% of diabetics in Germany - due to the diabetic metabolic condition - skin problems. Therefore, a consistent skin care for diabetics is essential to avoid long-term skin damage. In the pharmacy care products for extremely dry skin are available that are designed optimally for sensitive skin of diabetics.

Especially important is the care of the feet of diabetics, as these are particularly vulnerable to impact damage of diabetes (see also the information on the diabetic foot). People with diabetes should therefore check their feet daily for changes and minor injuries, to avoid major damage.

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