Diabetes is a disease that originates from the pancreas and that this is responsible for producing insulin and diabetes arises when not producing enough insulin or the body does not use effectively.
According to the World Health Organization there are three types of diabetes: type 1 (which is characterized by the need of the administration of insulin as the pancreas does not produce enough), diabetes type 2 and gestational diabetes. These types of diabetes have some similar symptoms such as:
- Weight Loss
-Vision Problems
- Urinating more often
-Constantly hungry
-Having excessive thirst
- Provide frequent infections (in the gums, skin …) dry or itchy skin.
- Tiredness or fatigue
- It takes a long time to heal the wounds
- Nausea or vomiting
- Irritability
-Have numbness in hands and / or feet
- Provide high levels of sugar in the urine or blood.
Gestational diabetes can only be diagnosed by prenatal testing.
To be sure if you have diabetes you should see your doctor so that they do a blood test and analyze the levels of sugar in it and that was ruled to be channeling treatment effects because the long-term diabetes can produce serious complications in the circulatory and nervous systems.
Lyme disease is a disease that is characterized by a bacterial infection in the skin producing a skin inflammation, swelling in the joints and can affect the nervous system.
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans by infected ticks. The main symptoms presented by this disease are similar to those of influenza:
- Red rash in the shape of the bite (erythema migrans).
- Fever with chills.
- Feeling of fatigue.
- Aching muscles, joints and headaches.
- Inflammation of the joints.
If the disease is not diagnosed and treated may be other symptoms:
- Heart trouble: as irregular heartbeat or palpitations.
- Nervous system: Paralysis of facial muscles, memory loss, impaired concentration, emotional instability, weakness in arms or legs.
- Joint problems: arthritis, pain or swelling in the joints.
If any of the aforementioned symptoms is important to see a doctor for him to realize a diagnosis based on symptoms and clinical analysis and treatment begins immediately, this is mostly in antibiotic consumption and whether the begin as soon as possible to be eradicated.
To prevent this disease must have no contact with areas that are home to many ticks if you need to go to one of these places is recommended to use light clothing for ticks and that this clothing is long sleeves and pants, tuck the ends of the shoes and use insect repellents.
Allergic rhinitis, a condition that manifests a high percentage of children carries the risk of developing asthma. Early consultation with the doctor is still the main form of prevention to avoid greater evils.
Allergic respiratory disease always begins with the entrance channel: the nose. When allergic rhinitis begins to affect the nose, problems begin to gradually expand to the rest of the respiratory system.
How rhinitis can trigger asthma?
First, when the nasal mucosa becomes inflamed and produce excessive secretions, there is a tendency to breathe through the mouth. When air enters the nose, it filters out particles in the air and heats it, and preparing for entry into the lungs. The mouth does not make any of these functions, so that when your child has allergic rhinitis and mouth breathing, dirty and cold air enters your lungs.
The air begins to sensitize the respiratory system, causing bronchial conditions, over time, can cause asthma or other respiratory impairment.
How to prevent asthma in children?
As soon as you detect the first symptoms of allergic rhinitis, consult your pediatrician. Diagnosis and treatment can prevent rhinitis is complicated, and significantly improve the quality of life of the child.
In addition, controlled rhinitis prevents incorrect mouth breathing and nasal mucosa maintained in good condition, preventing allergic respiratory disease from spreading to the lungs.
Similarly, if the child shows signs of asthma, is an important point to the doctor, in order to perform the diagnosis and treatment setting. Children whose respiratory allergic disease has been prolonged, should receive a treatment that covers all the symptoms, reactions and organs involved