Anyone with diabetes must take care of their disease in a holistic manner. This phrase may sound like a cliché but it encapsulates the whole background of the diabetes problem. If you don’t do things right, the disease will – over time – unquestionably take its toll. And since with poorly controlled diabetes the awareness … Read more
Diabetes is a disease “in crescendo”, so much so that it is considered the epidemic of the 21st century. According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, more than 366 million people in the world have diabetes, and this figure is likely to double by 2030. The increase in the prevalence of obesity is undoubtedly contributing … Read more
Hypercholesterolemia is the most common dyslipidemia and exists when the blood cholesterol level exceeds 200-240 mg/dl. It is an important cardiovascular risk factor, accounting for 50% of mortality in developed countries, and leads to an increase in LDL cholesterol, known as “bad” cholesterol, and a decrease in HDL, the “good” cholesterol. Triglycerides, to a lesser … Read more
About 10% of the world’s population suffers from thyroid problems, and although it is more common among women, the entire population should be alert and see an endocrinology specialist. In a generalized way, hypothyroidism has been related to basal metabolism, that is, to the energy expenditure necessary at rest to maintain organic balance. Low metabolism … Read more
The thyroid is a gland located in the anterior part of the neck that is responsible for the synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones, responsible for the regulation of multiple metabolic processes. The most common thyroid diseases are: Goiter Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism Thyroid carcinoma Goiter Goiter is a condition of the gland that is defined as … Read more
The Central Sensitization Syndrome (CSS) brings together several diseases that have a common denominator: the lowering of the sensory threshold and, therefore, the alteration in the perception of stimuli. These include fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, tension or migraine headaches, temporomandibular joint disorders, restless legs syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome… Epidemiological studies indicate a high prevalence of approximately … Read more
A state of chronic elevated glucose (hyperglycemia) defines, according to the World Health Organization, diabetes. Hyperglycemia has a wide variety of repercussions on the blood vessels of our body and in fact, most scientific societies define diabetes as a vascular disease. Therefore, most complications are defined according to the size of the affected blood vessels. … Read more
Broadly speaking, in the general population the main cause of hypothyroidism would be iodine deficiency. But in developed countries such as ours where iodized salt is available, the most frequent cause is autoimmune or chronic inflammatory origin. It usually appears more in women than in men, being between 5 and 8 times more frequent. The … Read more
Obesity can be considered a universal epidemic and is a major public health problem, especially in developed countries. It is a chronic disease characterized by an excessive accumulation of body fat, which predisposes to diseases as important as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or even some tumors. The most important thing is to be aware of the … Read more
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease, characterized by a set of metabolic disorders, in which the main element is hyperglycemia (high blood glucose concentrations). Diabetes Mellitus fulfills the necessary premises to be considered a disease of the first magnitude: – It has a very high prevalence. It affects approximately 370 million people in the … Read more