Changes seen in the body of an elderly patient suffering from diabetes

Kwiatkowska Klaudia, Wąsicki Mariusz, Modrzejewski Mateusz, Porada Mateusz, Szewczak Dorota, Rozmarynowicz Ewa, Madziarska Marta, Karło Aneta, Kontowicz Marlena, Kędziora-Kornatowska Kornelia. Changes seen in the body of an elderly patient suffering from diabetes. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(9):1109-1123. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3464239 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7546 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 25.08.2019. Revised: 31.08.2019. Accepted: 22.09.2019. Changes seen in the body of an elderly patient suffering from diabetes Klaudia Kwiatkowska1, Mariusz Wąsicki1, Mateusz Modrzejewski1, Mateusz Porada1, Dorota Szewczak1, Ewa Rozmarynowicz1, Marta Madziarska1, Aneta Karło1, Marlena Kontowicz1, Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska1 1 Faculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus University Abstract: Background: Diabetes is a foreign disease today. This is a chronic, metabolic disease that is characterized by elevated blood glucose levels. There are many types of disease. Each of them has different characteristics. The key in the fight against the disease is to perform appropriate laboratory tests to diagnose diabetes and to introduce appropriate treatment to prevent many complications, e.g. impairment of: vision, kidneys, cardiovascular system or hearing. Material and methods: A proper review of the literature was used, which identifies risk factors, complications and proper management in diagnosing diabetes. Results: The growing problem of diabetes forces us to find the most accurate way to treat the disease. Performing reliable diagnostics is crucial. The reference method (IDMS) and methods used in routine diagnostics, oxidase hexokinase are the basic and necessary laboratory tests used in the diagnosis of diabetes. Conclusions: In the coming years, the number of patients suffering from diabetes will continue to grow. Diagnosis and treatment of this disease is extremely important, because neglecting the disease can have many serious consequences for healthy physical and mental functioning. The basis is the performance of correct tests, which allows for proper treatment. Key words: diabetes, hyperglycaemia, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular, sight complications, hearing complications, kidney complication