Diabetes type II provokes the development of tuberculosis

Diabetes type II is the most common disease in the world and is able, as recent studies have shown, to influence the incidence of tuberculosis. Scientists believe that the spread of diabetes in developing countries directly affects the attempts to eliminate tuberculosis.

In case of diabetes, a person is at risk for developing active tuberculosis, as well as for activating the latent form of this disease. In addition, taking medications from various diseases can reduce the therapeutic effect, as well as increase the likelihood of adverse reactions.

As statistics show, about 15% of the adult population suffers from diabetes tuberculosis, and in recent years, the diagnosis of tuberculosis associated with diabetes has increased by 5% and now a year more than a million such cases of double disease are detected. For example, in India, the largest number of patients with a double diagnosis. WHO predicts that by 2020 the number of patients suffering from both tuberculosis and diabetes will increase by 55%, especially in countries with an initially high incidence of tuberculosis.

But scientists continue to work, and recently in Melbourne a group of specialists made a discovery that could help cope with autoimmune diseases, in particular diabetes.

Type I diabetes is a disease in which one's own immunity begins to attack cells that produce insulin in the pancreas, and as a result the body ceases to control the sugar level.

Six years, specialists spent on monitoring the cells of the pancreas of one volunteer, who eventually died of type I diabetes. For the first time in the history of science, specialists have been able to protect cells and observe their interaction with immune cells that have failed in their work. Scientists were able to do so, that pancreatic cells recognized insulin where the response of immunity is manifested. Slightly corrected the place of action, scientists came to the conclusion that it is possible to slow down or postpone the pathological process. Now the plans of scientists to conduct clinical trials.

The epidemic of type II diabetes in the modern world, according to experts, is associated with a high level of stress. Scientists have conducted research and found that a person who is constantly experiencing strong pressure at work 45% more likely to develop type II diabetes, which faces future problems with vision, heart, blood vessels, etc.

In one of the Munich Institutes, a group of researchers analyzed the state of health of more than five thousand people from 29 to 66 years old. All volunteers worked full-time. The experiment lasted 12 years, for which 300 people were diagnosed with diabetes, while none of them had serious health problems. Scientists came to the conclusion that an unfavorable atmosphere at work plays a significant role in the development of the disease. The worst variant of the work was called by scientists, when a person needs a maximum with a minimal possibility of controlling the work process.

As noted by scientists, every fifth employee gets a lot of stresses at work, and for a long time an increased level of stress hormones in the body leads to imbalance of glucose. In addition, high blood pressure disturbs blood flow and worsens the work of some organs.

For prevention of diabetes, experts recommend a healthy lifestyle, a balanced diet, exercise.

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