What is Flatbush Diabetes?

Описание: Are you struggling to keep your blood sugars under control maybe you've recently found that you have type 2 diabetes but struggling to keep your blood blood glucose under control with diet and medications alone. In this video we're going to look at something known as ketosis prone type 2 diabetic or flatbush diabetes which is a less common form of diabetes but it is important to understand as insulin deficiency can be just as problematic as high insulin and high blood sugar so if you like this kind of information on diet nutrition health hormones and just trying to get a better understanding of what's going on with your body click on the like button and don't forget to subscribe to the channel to get more videos like this one now for a quick disclaimer the information in this video is for informational purposes only it's not intended as a treatment for any health condition or as a substitute for seeing an actual doctor or medical profession should be used as an educational guide to deeper your understanding of your own health and treatment success if medical attention is needed don't delay in seeking that attention let's check out this topic on flatbush diabetes or ketosis prone type 2 diabetes [Music] so in this video we're going to look at what is flatbush diabetes also known as ketosis prone type 2 diabetes traditionally speaking there are only two types of diabetes there's type 2 diabetes which is non-insulin dependent you typically do not need insulin with this type of diabetes and it comes on slowly over time as you get older over the course of say five six maybe even 10 years gradually blood sugar levels are getting worse and worse so there's some obvious lead up to it whereas post with type 1 it is insulin dependent so you need insulin it comes on at an early age and typically comes on suddenly in recent years the distinction between type 1 and type 2 is being a little bit blurred and the contrast between the two isn't as sharp as we once considered it to be some type 1 diabetes have some insulin resistance also more common with type 2 and then some type 2 diabetics end up needing insulin and therefore having some of the elements of type 1. This is important to look at because when you're getting diagnosed with diabetes if you're only looking at the blood sugar numbers and hemoglobin a1c you may miss the fact that you actually do need insulin and this in some cases can be critical for getting you back on track with your blood sugar without actually needing insulin later on that is the phenomenon that occurs with this flat bush diabetes also known as ketosis pro diabetes and it does go by a few other names as well in sub-saharan africa and africa this type of diabetes is very common and one of the distinguishing factors is the need for episodic insulin dosing these patients often present and look as if they're type 2 diabetic because they tend to be overweight and they do have high blood sugar but there's one key distinguishing factor and that is they have high ketones sometimes even have ketoacidosis this is a phenomenon that happens most commonly with type 1 diabetics and very rarely with type 2. the thing is these people with flat bush diabetes or ketosis prone diabetes don't have any autoantibodies to their pancreas and therefore they wouldn't technically be classified as a type one as as that is a autoimmune type of diabetes so since they don't have autoantibodies to the beta cells in the pancreas they're not classified as type one however they do need insulin because they are lacking insulin when they initially present for diagnosis once they have insulin and the blood sugar levels drop oftentimes the beta cells in the pancreas will start to reproduce that insulin and the need for external insulin injections goes way down in these cases it is thought that the beta cells are temporarily paralyzed by the really high blood sugar levels and therefore they're unable to produce insulin prior to this treatment their cells are basically starved for glucose and they start breaking down fats instead those fats are used for fuel because fats turn into ketones that leads to the elevated ketones and sometimes ketoacidosis that's where the name ketosis prone type 2 diabetics come from because they look like type 2 diabetics even though they produce ketones and need insulin the flatbush names comes from a series of cases that was discovered in east flatbush in Brooklyn New York this type of diabetes is definitely more common in Africa and African Americans, Latin Americans, Native Americans and in parts of Asia. it is seen in caucasians as well it's just not as common treatment for this type of diabetes depends on severity and can include things like insulin injections diet medications and lifestyle modifications once the glucose levels drop the glp-1 agonists are often used to encourage the pancreas to keep producing insulin so again this just illustrates the need to properly