Written by Amal Allam Saturday, August 12, 2023 12:00 PM
Dr. Enas Shaltout, Professor of Internal Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology at Kasr El-Ainy Medicine, revealed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the launch of a new drug to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, and delay the onset of type 1 diabetes in children and young adults at risk of infection, thus delaying the onset of type 1 diabetes. In adults, and children over 8 years old.
Dr. Enas Shaltout said that it is known that the first type of diabetes occurs because the immune system attacks the beta cells responsible for producing insulin in the pancreas, destroying them and requires treating the first type of diabetes with multiple insulin injections during the day, and they must check the sugar frequently.
She explained, children and adults are more likely to develop type 1 diabetes if there is type 1 diabetes in first-degree relatives.
She said that the new drug is an injection that is taken daily for two consecutive weeks, as it works to delay the occurrence of type 1 diabetes for up to a few years by disabling the immune cells that attack the beta cells responsible for insulin production.
According to the Mayo Clinic website, diabetes refers to a group of diseases that affect how the body consumes blood sugar “glucose”, as glucose is an important source of energy supply to the cells that make up muscles and tissues, and it is also the main source of energy supply to the brain.
different The main cause of diabetes Different type, but no matter what type of diabetes you have, it can lead to an increase in the level of sugar in the blood, so an excessive increase in the level of sugar in the blood can lead to serious health problems.
Chronic diabetes cases include the first and second types of diabetes. Prediabetes occurs when blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but this increase is not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Prediabetes can lead to diabetes, which The necessary steps to prevent it were not followed. Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy, but it disappears after delivery.
2023-08-12 09:00:00
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