Dr. Kumud Verma M.D. provides medical care to patients with chronic problems like diabetes at his family practice in Delta, British Columbia. In fact, Dr. Kumud Verma has participated in original clinical research on diabetes.
In healthy people, the body produces insulin, a hormone manufactured in the pancreas. The insulin allows the body to utilize and store sugar. Diabetes, a class of illnesses defined by insulin production deficiencies, prevents patients from properly metabolizing sugar. Patients with diabetes may also develop insulin resistance, wherein insulin is present but does not result in the proper management of blood sugar.
In patients with diabetes, glucose accumulates in the blood, doing serious damage to the circulatory and nervous systems. Symptoms include blurred vision, infections, problems healing, and frequent urination. If allowed to progress, diabetes can cause heart disease, kidney failure as well as decreased circulation to the extremities and ultimately endanger life.
Diabetes is fairly common in the United States, with roughly 30 million patients living with the disease. Furthermore, more than 85 million Americans have pre-diabetes. Diabetes represents a significant drain on the economy, costing an estimated $245 billion per year.
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