Fil-gisem ghandna kimika li tissejjah insulina li xoghlha hu li zzomm iz-zokkor fid-demm milli joghla. Id-dijabete tirrizulta meta l-gisem jew ma jipproducix bizzejjed minnha jew inkella ma jibqax jirrirspondi ghaliha allavolja jkun hemm bizzejjed insulina.
Hafna jistaqsu kif jindunaw li jkollhom din il-kundizzjoni. Spiss ma tikkawza l-ebda sintomu. Filfatt l-iktar mod komuni ta' kif insib id-dijabete fil-pazjenti tieghi hu waqt 'check up' tad-demm. Skond l-Organizzjoni Dinjija tas-Sahha (WHO) id-dijanjosi tad-dijabete tista' tigi maghmula wara li jkun gie ttestjat id-demm ta' pazjent sajjem. Ghalhekk dan ghandu jsir regolarment specjalment f'etajiet avvanzati.
Biss meta tikkawza xi sintomi dawn ikunu xi wiehed jew bosta minn dawn: ghatx, urinazzjoni eccessiva, telf ta' piz, telqa', u hakk.
Drawwa popolari fost certu nies hi li 'jaharqu' l-urina biex jaraw ghandhomx dijabete. Filwaqt li zokkor fil-pipi vera jista' jindika dijabete, wiehed ghandu jkun jaf li d-dijabete trid tkun lahqet ghamlet certu hsara fil-kliewi qabel ma jitfacca z-zokkor fl-urina.
Dr A. Cordina
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