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Glibenclamide is not the only ingredient of modern medicine were found in the survey. By coincidence, the team found the compound hydrochloorthiazide, or so-called HCT, the diabetes drug from China. This is surprising. According to pharmacologist, University of Indonesia, Zunilda Bustami, HCT is commonly used in modern medicine for high blood pressure disease, not diabetes. How it works is classified as a diuretic drugs, which inhibit the process of re-absorption of important substances the body needs, such as water, salts, and minerals, by the kidneys. In patients with hypertension, blood pressure can be triggered by high salinity, the effect of diuretics is necessary

DISEASE diabetes or diabetes mellitus do require lifelong treatment is stree-race bag. But, if you want to switch to traditional medicines are less expensive, should be careful in choosing. TEMPO survey found some things in medicine or traditional Chinese medicine? Which actually also is not cheap-so cheap? That it can endanger the health and ultimately break your pocket. Which mainly have to watch out for is the content of elements in traditional medicine. Make sure that the drugs do not mix synthetic compounds that should not be used carelessly. Because, of some samples studied, it turns out there is known to traditional medicine for diabetes that contain glibenclamide, a chemical that should not be allowed to circulate freely. In modern medicine, glibenclamide is usually used to treat diabetes. Only, its use is strictly regulated and must always be in control of physicians. In fact, the doctors were very cautious in prescribing.

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by absolute or relative deficiency of insulin resulting in hyperglycemia. It has been considered a multifactorial disease which involves genetic, immunological and purchase.

The importance of the association between diabetes and pregnancy is the high maternal and perinatal risk involved. Before the discovery of insulin, maternal mortality ranged from 30 to 50% and perinatal mortality from 50 to 60%. Later, with the use of insulin, with the knowledge of the physiological changes of glucose metabolism during pregnancy and the introduction of improved techniques and equipment in the neonatal handling, maternal and perinatal prognosis has changed dramatically.

Thus, at present maternal death from diabetes is exceptional and decreased perinatal mortality ranges from 3 to 6%.
The association of diabetes and pregnancy has a frequency between 1 and 5%, varying in relation to the population analyzed by geographic area and the diagnostic criteria used. This partnership can take two forms:
The National Diabetes Data Group (NDDG) proposed a classification of diabetes mellitus based on etiologic factors, dependence on insulin and other clinical findings. This is classified into four categories: DM type I (insulin dependent), DM type II (insulin independent), DM type III (gestational diabetes) and DM type IV (secondary diabetes).