Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by the presence of high levels of glucose in the blood.
People with diabetes have high blood sugar levels because their body cannot move sugar from the blood to muscle and fat cells to burn or store it for energy, and / or the liver produces too much glucose and secretes it in the blood. This is because:
There are several types of diabetes, but the most important are two:
In 15 % of the cases is inherited, the predisposition to develop this disease that is characterized by an autoimmune reaction of the organism, so that it attacks the cells of the pancreas in which insulin is produced.
It usually begins during childhood and adolescence, although it can affect people of any age.
The usual symptoms are:
It is produced by factors such as age, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, inadequate diet and family history. In this case, the body can produce insulin, but its action does not have the necessary efficiency (insulin resistance) and this leads to the accumulation of glucose in the blood, this type of diabetes can remain asymptomatic for a long time before is diagnosed, if it is not treated properly it can have important health consequences, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents, peripheral neuropathies, amputation of one or more limbs.
Wounds can heal slowly, and in some cases infectious diseases also occur on a recurring basis. In patients with this type of diabetes, insulin must be injected daily, these require continuous monitoring with different types of exams.
Treatment must be complemented with a specific diet and regular physical exercise. However, they can lead completely normal lives.
Yes, all controlled Diabetic patients are candidates for dental implants. As a general rule, type 1 and type 2 diabetics with their disease well controlled and without suffering concurrent medical problems, can receive all the dental treatments they need without having to modify the care protocols.
However, patients who are not controlled should contact their doctor (endocrinologist) to give them the respective indications, adjust the insulin doses or the regimen of oral antidiabetic drugs and achieve adequate sugar levels to perform surgery. of implants without complications.
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