Proteus Syndrome Definition Proteus syndrome or Wiedemann’s syndrome is a congenital disorder resulting in overgrowth of body parts along with abnormalities of bone and skin. It involves a congenital malformation disorder where an organ or tissue overgrows in a patchy distribution. Proteus Syndrome Facts It was first recognized by Michael Cohen Jr. in the year 1979 and later named as proteus syndrome by Hans-Rudolf Wiedemann, a German pediatrician, in the year 1983. Hence, this is also known as Wiedemann syndrome. Proteus syndrome has been named after the Greek God Proteus who is believed to be capable of changing his form or shape as part of self-defense. This syndrome was popularized [...]
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Type 2 Diabetes Diet
by on 01. Oct, 2010 in Diabetes
Diet for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 diabetes patients need to follow a little different food chart than the regular people. However, this is not difficult to understand as the diseases has close relationship with our daily meals and by making only a few changes, the patients can live with much better physical condition. The changes include lower fat, salt and sugar. The main idea of the food diet chart of the diabetes patients is to keep a balance between the insulin level and glucose level in the blood. Glucose level The diabetes is caused for higher glucose level in the bloodstream. This is usually occurs when the patient [...]
Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms
by on 30. Sep, 2010 in Diseases and Conditions
Symptoms Of Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamin D is one of the four fat soluble vitamin that helps the body absorb and utilize calcium and phosphorus from the foods taken. This is also called the “sunshine vitamin” because it is created when the body absorbed the heat of the sun. A good source of this vitamin is cheese, beef liver, egg yolk, fish and fish oil. Thus, for those who are under the vegetarian diet, they are having low vitamin D levels. Vitamin D is activated by the kidneys and also the liver. If the vitamin D level is less than 50ng/ml, then the person has vitamin D deficiency. It [...]
Causes of Diabetes
by on 30. Sep, 2010 in Diabetes
What Are The Causes Of Diabetes? The causes of diabetes vary according to the type of diabetes. The difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes when it comes to what causes diabetes is that the former does not produce insulin at all while on the other hand, the latter produces insulin but makes it less effective because of resistance. Mostly, people who develop Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus or the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) are oftentimes healthy individuals. IDDM usually occurs when the body’s immune system destroys the beta cells which are the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. This process is called “autoimmune response”. The cause of diabetes of [...]
Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
by on 29. Sep, 2010 in Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Type 2 diabetes which is referred as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in medical terms is said to be found predominantly in adults. Thus it is often called adult-onset diabetes. Unlike Type 1 diabetes wherein the patient lacks the ability to produce enough insulin due to malfunction of beta cells, in Type 2 diabetes though the pancreas is capable of producing insulin; the body is unable to utilize it. It can be said that the body becomes resistant to insulin. This disorder is termed as insulin resistance. Due to this condition the sugar or glucose is not able to get into the body’s cells, rather it [...]
Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms and Signs
by on 29. Sep, 2010 in Diabetes
Symptoms and Signs of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Introduction: The symptoms of the type 1 diabetes are often goes unnoticed by the victim until he came for the treatment. Some of the symptoms have similarity with some other common diseases and often mistaken with them. In many cases, the signs of type 1 diabetes can be shown very quickly and in some cases, they might be belated. But in both cases, the signs are the same. Early signs and symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes The first symptoms of type 1 diabetes are shown at the primary stage. These symptoms are come out if the sugar level in the bloodstream gets [...]
Cracked Heels (Heel fissures)
by on 28. Sep, 2010 in Diseases and Conditions
What are Cracked Heels? Cracked heels, also called as heel fissures are among the common foot problems that many people experience. Majority of people affected by cracked heels consider this as a nuisance and unaesthetic in appearance. In severe cases of heel fissures, one may find walking, standing and even slight pressure on the heels painful. Moreover, similar to smelly feet, cracked heels prove to an unhygienic issue, resulting in infections that end in amputation. However, the common cause for cracked heels is dry skin (xerosis). The condition may become complicated, if skin on the heel becomes very thick and yellow or brown colored; this thick skin is called as [...]
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