In recent years, there are more and more people diagnosed with diabetes. Most of them are men, especially those over the age of 50years old.
One factor that leads to the development of diabetes is weight. Excessive weight can have such a dramatic impact on the development of diabetes that a simple weight loss is the first recommended treatments for diabetes.
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a condition when our body losses the ability to regulate and control the glucose levels in the blood. As the result a diabetic person would have an abnormal high level of blood glucose or blood sugar.
Blood sugar levels are controlled by insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas, a gland in the middle of our body that regulates the movement of glucose into our cells. Glucose is used as fuel by our body.
Three things can happen in diabetes,
• The insulin that is produced by our pancreas does not work as well as it should.
• The insulin produced is insufficient to cope with the blood sugar levels.
• Our body totally stops producing insulin.
Type of Diabetes
There are two types of Diabetes,
1. Type 1 Diabetes (insulin dependent)
2. Type 2 Diabetes (non insulin dependent)
1. Type 1 Diabetes
In Type 1 Diabetes, our body totally stops producing insulin. This condition happens most common in children and young people under the age of 40years old.
Diabetic person must have insulin everyday for life. Insulin is quickly destroyed by the acid and digestive juice found in our stomach that is why it cannot be taken as tablet but to be injected instead.
For a diabetic person it is important to keep not only blood sugar levels under control but also need to control the blood pressure levels as strictly as possible as well.
Cause of Type 1 Diabetes
The exact cause is still unknown, but most likely it is due to viral or environmental problems that cause an immune reaction in people with genetically symptoms. Their body's white blood cells mistakenly attack the insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells.
Symptoms
Often there are no symptoms at all but some people may notice these symptoms as the first signs of type 1 diabetes,
• Feeling of tiredness or fatigued
• Feeling hungry
• Being very thirsty
• Urinating more often
• Losing weight without trying
• Having blurry eyesight
• Losing the feeling or feeling tingling in your feet
Symptoms you will notice when your blood sugar is very high,
• Dry skin and mouth
• Flushed face
• Fruity breath odour
• Nausea or vomiting, unable to keep down fluids
• Stomach pain
For people with diabetes who are taking insulin. Below are the symptoms you will notice when your blood sugar level is low,
• Headache
• Hunger
• Nervousness
• Rapid heartbeat (palpitations)
• Shaking
• Sweating
• Weakness
2. Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes happen when our body resist and does not respond properly to insulin. It means that fat, liver and muscle cells do not respond normally to insulin. As a result blood sugar does not get into the cells to be stored for energy. When sugar cannot enter the cells, an abnormally high level of sugar will built up in the blood.
This high level of blood sugar triggers the pancreas to produce more and more insulin, but still unable to keep up with our body's demand.
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic or lifelong disease. It occurs gradually, most people with the disease are overweight at the time of diagnosis. Fat interferes with the body's ability to use insulin.
However, Type 2 diabetes can also develop in people who are thin, especially the elderly.
Cause of Type 2 Diabetes
Age, 45 and above, family history and genetics are known cause of in type 2 diabetes. Excess body weight or obese, poor diet and low physical activity level will increase our risk of type 2 diabetes.
Other risk factors include:
• HDL cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Previously diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance
• Race
Symptoms
Often there are no symptoms at all but still do look out for symptoms like,
• Blurred vision
• Erectile dysfunction
• Fatigue
• Frequent or slow-healing infections
• Increased appetite
• Increased thirst
• Increased urination
Diabetes is a progressive condition with its natural tendency to worsen over time.
Therefore, the function of treatment is to slow down the progression of diabetes.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Prostatic Infection And Prostatic Disease In Men
Prostate Cancer > Prostatic Infection And Prostatic Disease In Men
Older men develop prostatic disease, sexually active younger men develop prostatic infection.
Prostate being a sexual gland, it requires the male sexual hormone, testosterone to grow. This gland is not readily appreciated as it is not visible outside the body. Men become aware of their Prostate gland existence only when they aged and develop urinary symptoms.
The Prostate glands exists in all men and it start to enlarge as early as 35 years old and it is not until in later life that the urinary symptoms start to occur.
What are a Prostate gland and its functions?
Prostate gland is a walnut shaped structure situated just behind the pubic bone, below the urinary bladder and urethral located in front of the rectum.
It is actually part of men’s reproduction systems.
The Prostate gland role is to produce spermatic or seminal fluid nutrients that are mixed with sperm as it secretes and ejaculated upon orgasm.
Two vasa tubes, one from each testis, release the sperm that is ejaculated from the testes through the prostate. Parts of this fluid come from the testes, the prostate gland and from the glands inside the penis.
The testes do not produce all the fluid that is ejaculated.
The fluid from the prostate nourishes and protects the sperm. It contains a substance called the prostatic antibacterial factor that protects men from urinary tract infection.
Prostate gland gradually grows to reach its normal adult size, from the age of about 45 it grows larger and as the result will become a source of medical problems.
Because of where the prostate gland is situated, the bladder and urinary system are the main area that is affected when it start to malfunction.
There are three main diseases of the prostate:
1. Prostatitis
2. Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
3. Prostate Cancer
Prostatitis
Prostatitis is the infection and inflammation of the prostate gland. It could be resulted from bacterial, virus and chemical inflammation of the prostate. The cause of Prostatitis is often unclear. It is least common and least well known prostate problems.
This problem affects more young and middle age men than the elderly. The age between 30 to 50 years old is the period of prostatitis development in men.
Prostatitis symptoms
* High temperature with fever, chill or pain felt between the anus and the scrotum. Often causing discomfort on sitting and sometimes in the testicles and lower back as well.
* Pain, discomfort and difficulty in passing urine.
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) or Benign Prostatic Enlargement (BPE) is a condition when the prostate gland enlarges or excessive growth as men age.
When the prostate gland becomes enlarged the urethra tube within the prostate where the urine passes is squeezed causing the urine to flow slowly and become obstructed.
BPH usually happens in men 50years of age and older. It worsens as men gets older but some men as young as 45 years of age are known to suffer from this condition.
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) symptoms
* Intermittent flow or a weak stream of urine.
* Straining to pass urine and taking a long time to urinate.
* Hesitancy – Stop / start urination where the urine flow appears to have stopped but then starts again.
* Nocturia – frequency of night urination of 2 times or more.
* Terminal dribbling – a little leaking at the first sign of wanting to go.
* Gradual increase of inability to pass urine normally.
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the uncontrollable growth of prostate cell. It may invade the surrounding organs, spread to distant sites in our body and eventually spreads to the bone. If left untreated, it will result in death.
Prostate cancer grow very slowly, it takes several years before any symptoms appears.
Men with prostate cancer may not show any symptoms or realized that they have prostate cancer until it had spread to surrounding tissue walls and caused other symptoms such as bone pain.
Prostate cancer tends to be rare in men under the age of 40.
Prostate cancer can occur in men with BPH as the two conditions can co-exist.
Prostate Cancer symptoms
Similar to BPH symptoms, only in addition to;
* Pain or burning sensation upon urination
Cause of Prostate Cancer
Although their causes are unknown, below are probable risk factors.
* Old age or growing old
* Family history
* High fat diet
* Race – e.g. Afro - Caribbean
* Low exposure to sunlight - people living away from the equator Norway and Sweden
* Smoking
* Hormones
If prostate cancer is detected early and treated properly, it can be cured.
Posted by: Mo Salle
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Older men develop prostatic disease, sexually active younger men develop prostatic infection.
Prostate being a sexual gland, it requires the male sexual hormone, testosterone to grow. This gland is not readily appreciated as it is not visible outside the body. Men become aware of their Prostate gland existence only when they aged and develop urinary symptoms.
The Prostate glands exists in all men and it start to enlarge as early as 35 years old and it is not until in later life that the urinary symptoms start to occur.
What are a Prostate gland and its functions?
Prostate gland is a walnut shaped structure situated just behind the pubic bone, below the urinary bladder and urethral located in front of the rectum.
It is actually part of men’s reproduction systems.
The Prostate gland role is to produce spermatic or seminal fluid nutrients that are mixed with sperm as it secretes and ejaculated upon orgasm.
Two vasa tubes, one from each testis, release the sperm that is ejaculated from the testes through the prostate. Parts of this fluid come from the testes, the prostate gland and from the glands inside the penis.
The testes do not produce all the fluid that is ejaculated.
The fluid from the prostate nourishes and protects the sperm. It contains a substance called the prostatic antibacterial factor that protects men from urinary tract infection.
Prostate gland gradually grows to reach its normal adult size, from the age of about 45 it grows larger and as the result will become a source of medical problems.
Because of where the prostate gland is situated, the bladder and urinary system are the main area that is affected when it start to malfunction.
There are three main diseases of the prostate:
1. Prostatitis
2. Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
3. Prostate Cancer
Prostatitis
Prostatitis is the infection and inflammation of the prostate gland. It could be resulted from bacterial, virus and chemical inflammation of the prostate. The cause of Prostatitis is often unclear. It is least common and least well known prostate problems.
This problem affects more young and middle age men than the elderly. The age between 30 to 50 years old is the period of prostatitis development in men.
Prostatitis symptoms
* High temperature with fever, chill or pain felt between the anus and the scrotum. Often causing discomfort on sitting and sometimes in the testicles and lower back as well.
* Pain, discomfort and difficulty in passing urine.
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) or Benign Prostatic Enlargement (BPE) is a condition when the prostate gland enlarges or excessive growth as men age.
When the prostate gland becomes enlarged the urethra tube within the prostate where the urine passes is squeezed causing the urine to flow slowly and become obstructed.
BPH usually happens in men 50years of age and older. It worsens as men gets older but some men as young as 45 years of age are known to suffer from this condition.
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) symptoms
* Intermittent flow or a weak stream of urine.
* Straining to pass urine and taking a long time to urinate.
* Hesitancy – Stop / start urination where the urine flow appears to have stopped but then starts again.
* Nocturia – frequency of night urination of 2 times or more.
* Terminal dribbling – a little leaking at the first sign of wanting to go.
* Gradual increase of inability to pass urine normally.
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the uncontrollable growth of prostate cell. It may invade the surrounding organs, spread to distant sites in our body and eventually spreads to the bone. If left untreated, it will result in death.
Prostate cancer grow very slowly, it takes several years before any symptoms appears.
Men with prostate cancer may not show any symptoms or realized that they have prostate cancer until it had spread to surrounding tissue walls and caused other symptoms such as bone pain.
Prostate cancer tends to be rare in men under the age of 40.
Prostate cancer can occur in men with BPH as the two conditions can co-exist.
Prostate Cancer symptoms
Similar to BPH symptoms, only in addition to;
* Pain or burning sensation upon urination
Cause of Prostate Cancer
Although their causes are unknown, below are probable risk factors.
* Old age or growing old
* Family history
* High fat diet
* Race – e.g. Afro - Caribbean
* Low exposure to sunlight - people living away from the equator Norway and Sweden
* Smoking
* Hormones
If prostate cancer is detected early and treated properly, it can be cured.
Posted by: Mo Salle
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• Important To Detect Prostate Cancer Early
• Prostate And 7 Cups Of Tea Per Day
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 | Management Of Prostate Diseases |
Friday, April 8, 2011
Why Do Men Feel Sleepy After Sex?
Insomnia: Sleep Disorder > Why Do Men Feel Sleepy After Sex?
Sleepiness after sex is more pronounced in men.
Find out what caused this phenomenon.
This phenomenon seems more pronounced in men, although women sometimes also feel sleepy after sex.
There are several factors that contribute to the desire for sleep by men following a sexual intercourse.
Sex frequently takes place at night and in bed.
After this physically exhausting activity, it’s natural for men to feel sleepy.
Holding one’s breath prior to and during orgasm might heighten the sensations caused by climax.
So, many men will hold their breath when they first start to feel the beginning of their orgasm.
Holding our breath causes deprivation of oxygen to the brain, which can leads to sleepiness.
Most men felt lethargic after holding their breath during sex that their fatigue and tiredness might even extend into the next day.
When men reach orgasm, all fear and anxiety are released resulting in a relaxing moment.
This explains why men felt sleepy.
Then there is this biochemistry of the orgasm during ejaculation.
A cocktail of brain chemicals such as norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin, vasopressin, nitric oxide (NO), and the hormone prolactin are released.
Prolactin is linked to the feeling of sexual satisfaction, and mediates recovery.
The duration of time, men must wait before giving it another go.
Deficient in prolactin allows faster recovery times.
Prolactin levels are naturally higher during sleep.
This shows a strong link between prolactin and sleep, so the release of this hormone during orgasm causes men to feel sleepy.
Oxytocin and vasopressin, another two chemicals released during orgasm are also associated with sleep.
Their release usually followed by melatonin, the primary hormone that regulates our body clocks.
Oxytocin is thought to reduce stress levels, which again could lead to relaxation and sleepiness.
The evolutionary reasons for men post-sex sleepiness explains the natural need to pro-create.
Men’s primary goal is to produce as many offspring as possible.
Sleeping is a form of recovery time to re-energizing ourselves.
It is possible that sleepiness is a side effect associated with the release of oxytocin and vasopressin.
In addition to being related with sleep, both chemicals are also intimately involved in human bonding, the social and sexual attachment between male and female commonly shared.
When these brain chemicals are released during orgasm, it heightens the feelings of bonding and trust between sexual partners.
This explained the link between sex and emotional attachment.
If you are concerned about falling asleep after sex, there are ways to work around it.
* Engage in sexual activity during the day, in the
morning or afternoon will decrease the desire for
sleep.
* Have sex away from bed so you have to get up in
order to go to bed.
* Increase your energy level by having a cup of coffee
before sex or after sex. Coffee will make your mind
more alert.
For whatever the reasons biochemical, evolutionary or otherwise, direct and indirect but for sure no one body knows and able to pinpointed the exact causes of men sleepiness after sex.
Posted by: Mo Salle
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• 5 Stages Of Sleep And Sleep Disorder
• 10 Tips To Sleep Soundly Tonight
• How To Fall Asleep Quickly?
• Can Tart Cherry Juice Cure Insomnia?
• Insomnia Is A Sleeping Disorder
• 6 Reasons Why You Snore
• 9 Causes Why You Cannot Sleep
• 5 Benefits Of Waking Up Early In The Morning
• Lack Of Sleep Can Cause Weight Gain
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• 3 Ways How Smoking Affect Your Sleep
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Find out what caused this phenomenon.
This phenomenon seems more pronounced in men, although women sometimes also feel sleepy after sex.
There are several factors that contribute to the desire for sleep by men following a sexual intercourse.
Sex frequently takes place at night and in bed.
After this physically exhausting activity, it’s natural for men to feel sleepy.
Holding one’s breath prior to and during orgasm might heighten the sensations caused by climax.
So, many men will hold their breath when they first start to feel the beginning of their orgasm.
Holding our breath causes deprivation of oxygen to the brain, which can leads to sleepiness.
Most men felt lethargic after holding their breath during sex that their fatigue and tiredness might even extend into the next day.
When men reach orgasm, all fear and anxiety are released resulting in a relaxing moment.
This explains why men felt sleepy.
Then there is this biochemistry of the orgasm during ejaculation.
A cocktail of brain chemicals such as norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin, vasopressin, nitric oxide (NO), and the hormone prolactin are released.
Prolactin is linked to the feeling of sexual satisfaction, and mediates recovery.
The duration of time, men must wait before giving it another go.
Deficient in prolactin allows faster recovery times.
Prolactin levels are naturally higher during sleep.
This shows a strong link between prolactin and sleep, so the release of this hormone during orgasm causes men to feel sleepy.
Oxytocin and vasopressin, another two chemicals released during orgasm are also associated with sleep.
Their release usually followed by melatonin, the primary hormone that regulates our body clocks.
Oxytocin is thought to reduce stress levels, which again could lead to relaxation and sleepiness.
The evolutionary reasons for men post-sex sleepiness explains the natural need to pro-create.
Men’s primary goal is to produce as many offspring as possible.
Sleeping is a form of recovery time to re-energizing ourselves.
It is possible that sleepiness is a side effect associated with the release of oxytocin and vasopressin.
In addition to being related with sleep, both chemicals are also intimately involved in human bonding, the social and sexual attachment between male and female commonly shared.
When these brain chemicals are released during orgasm, it heightens the feelings of bonding and trust between sexual partners.
This explained the link between sex and emotional attachment.
If you are concerned about falling asleep after sex, there are ways to work around it.
* Engage in sexual activity during the day, in the
morning or afternoon will decrease the desire for
sleep.
* Have sex away from bed so you have to get up in
order to go to bed.
* Increase your energy level by having a cup of coffee
before sex or after sex. Coffee will make your mind
more alert.
For whatever the reasons biochemical, evolutionary or otherwise, direct and indirect but for sure no one body knows and able to pinpointed the exact causes of men sleepiness after sex.
Posted by: Mo Salle
Read Related Articles:
• 5 Stages Of Sleep And Sleep Disorder
• 10 Tips To Sleep Soundly Tonight
• How To Fall Asleep Quickly?
• Can Tart Cherry Juice Cure Insomnia?
• Insomnia Is A Sleeping Disorder
• 6 Reasons Why You Snore
• 9 Causes Why You Cannot Sleep
• 5 Benefits Of Waking Up Early In The Morning
• Lack Of Sleep Can Cause Weight Gain
• How Much Of Sleep Do You Really Need?
• 3 Ways How Smoking Affect Your Sleep
Books You Can Buy And Read:
 | Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?: More Questions You'd Only Ask A Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour |
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