WHAT IS TYPE 2 DIABETES?
Type 2 diabetes is the type of diabetes seen in adults. The pancreas produces insulin; However, due to insulin resistance, the body cannot use it properly. It mostly occurs in people over the age of 40.
Diabetes is a lifelong disease that affects the way glucose, a type of sugar in the blood, is used by the body.
It is a chronic condition that affects the metabolized sugar (glucose) metabolism, which is an important fuel source for your body.
In this disease, the body either resists the effect of insulin, the hormone that regulates sugar transport to cells, or does not produce enough insulin to maintain a normal glucose level.
WHAT ARE THE BASICS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES TREATMENT?
In the primary care plan:
Diet, that is, regulation of nutritional habits
Changing lifestyle
The implementation of exercise programs is included.
If blood sugar cannot be kept within normal limits with this treatment plan; Sugar-lowering drugs taken orally as pills are added to the treatment. However, some patients may need insulin to keep blood glucose levels within normal limits. In these cases, treatment is supported by insulin injections at the appropriate dose.
THE PLACE OF METABOLIC SURGERY IN TYPE 2 DIABETES TREATMENT
Insulin Resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes has both pre-cellular and intracellular components. In this table; Resistance hormones originating from the digestive system, in particular, surround the cells like an “armor” and play a key role by preventing the entry of insulin into the cell.
As a result of Metabolic Surgery applications, resistance hormones originating from the digestive system are extinguished. This “armor” around the cell opens and insulin easily enters the cell. Similarly, 2-3 months after the operation; Since fat, protein metabolism, fatty liver and damage are improved, intracellular signal transduction mechanisms are also reversed. As a result, after Metabolic Surgery applications, besides the blood sugar, cholesterol and triglyceride levels of the patients; Problems such as high blood pressure, excess weight, fatty liver, eye-kidney damage and foot wounds are solved with a single operation.
- Patients who cannot control their blood sugar despite appropriate treatment
- Patients with signs and symptoms of organ damage such as eyes, heart, kidney, liver, feet
- Patients with serious weight problems