The Analyst™ Age: 55   Reference: 135 Report generated on: Sep 30, 2003


HEALTH  EVALUATION
for John Doe

Reviewed and summarized by:  Dr. Eliza Doolittle, MD
Thank you for taking so much time to explain your situation. Your documentation of your medical history, current status and medications was just excellent. Based on that I'm afraid you have a condition called hyperhomocysteinemia. Thankfully it is one of the easiest conditions to treat.

Homocysteine is a toxic metabolite of normal protein metabolism that builds up in everyone's body every day, but our body has a number of pathways to neutralize this substance. One of those pathways uses vitamin B12 and folic acid. People who don't get enough folic acid (like typical meat-eaters who don't eat enough fruits and vegetables) or people who don't get enough B12 (like most vegans) can get elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood, a condition called hyperhomocysteinemia. High homocysteine levels can cause high blood pressure and coronary artery blockage, and may also be tied to stroke and dementia.

Being a vegan with excellent cholesterol and exercise levels, and an extraordinarily healthy diet (keep eating those greens!), the most fitting explanation of your coronary blockage, especially given your veganism, would be too much homocysteine in the blood.

Homocysteine and B12 levels can be tested (by getting a blood test called a "serum homocysteine" and a urine test called a "urine MMA (methylmalonic acid)" respectively). But since the treatment has no recorded side-effects and would be beneficial for you in other ways, you may choose to just treat yourself without getting tested. The treatment is to take a regular and reliable source of vitamin B12. If you haven't been, I'd suggest taking 2000 micrograms of a sublingual vitamin B12 supplement (letting it dissolve under your tongue) every day for 2 weeks. This should get your B12 stores back up and knock down your homocysteine back to normal. Then as a maintenance dose, either 2000 micrograms of vitamin B12 once a week or 100 micrograms once a day. You can not overdose on this vitamin.

Based on recent studies of vegans, this one intervention may extend your life expectancy as many as four years.

In terms of your other health issues, I agree that you may have an ulcer - especially given your chronic reflux I think it would be a good idea to schedule an endoscopy.

The treatment of your iron deficiency should obviously focus on the primary cause, which sounds like loss of blood through your digestive tract. In the meantime, though, I encourage you to take 75 milligrams of vitamin C with every lunch and supper (so twice a day with the meals). Vitamin C enhances the absorption of the form of iron found in plant foods.

If you are deciding to take fish oil capsules, you should try to figure out a way to ensure you take them regularly. You definitely need a source of omega 3 fatty acids in your diet, which are found in fish oil, but are also found in flax seeds and flax seed oil. Although not enough research has been done to prove the equivalency of flax oil and fish oil, if for whatever reason you'd rather not take the fish oil, I'd encourage you to take get your omega 3's from flax every day. The best way to get your flax (better than the oil) is to eat two tablespoons of ground flax seed every day.

Information about vegans and homocysteine and omega 3 Fats can be found at http://www.veganoutreach.org/health.

I'd also suggest you increase your water consumption to 5 cups a day. Studies on Seventh Day Adventist vegetarians suggest that those who drink that much water a day halve their risk of dying from heart disease and stroke as well.

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Conditions Highlighted By The Analyst
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  Hypertension
 
 
  A Potentially Urgent Medical Need
   
  Atherosclerosis
   
 
  Increased Risk Of Stroke
   
 
  Megaloblastic Anemia
   
 
  Increased Risk of Coronary Disease / Heart Attack
   
  Stress
   
  Heartburn / GERD
   
  IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
   
 
  Bacterial Dysbiosis
   
  Myocarditis
   
 
  Autoimmune Tendency
   
 
  Gastric/Peptic Ulcers
   
  Low Testosterone Level
   
 
  Hydrochloric Acid Deficiency
   
 
  Diabetes Type II
   
 
  Gluten Sensitivity / Celiac Disease
   
 
  General Detoxification Requirement
   
  Hemorrhoids
   
  Need For Routine Preventative Health Measures
   
 
  Dehydration
   
 
  Herpes I
   
 
  Dyspepsia / Poor Digestion
   
 
  Hypothyroidism
   
 
  Cirrhosis of the Liver

Recommendations Most Likely To Benefit You
Possible Definite
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  Aerobic Exercise
 
 
  Continued Vegetarian/Vegan Diet
 
 
  Test for Cardiac Risk Factors
 
 
  Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
 
 
  High/Increased Fiber Diet
 
 
  Continued Increased Fruit/Vegetable Consumption
 
 
  Stress Management
 
 
  Nut and Seed Consumption
 
 
  Increased Water Consumption
 
 
  Continued Sugars Avoidance / Reduction
 
 
  Continued Caffeine/Coffee Avoidance
 
 
  Magnesium
 
 
  Selenium
 
 
  Continued Garlic
 
 
  Antibiotics


Conditions/Diseases Indicated by The Analyst™:
Condition: Hypertension
Likelihood
100% 
Seriousness
  
Blood pressure is measured with a blood pressure cuff and recorded as two numbers that represent systolic (peak pressure, shown first) and diastolic (base pressure, shown second). Either or both numbers can be elevated. When the first number is the only one elevated the condition is called Isolated Systolic Hypertension (ISH).

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Raw Food Diet (web)  -  High/Increased Fiber Diet  -  Continued Increased Fruit/Vegetable Consumption  -  Increased Legume Consumption (web)
 
Hypertension is indicated mainly by the following:
  • High diastolic blood pressure
  • High systolic blood pressure
  • Blood pressure-lowering drug use
  • Recent onset hypertension
Condition: A Potentially Urgent Medical Need
Likelihood
40% 
Seriousness
  
You should seek immediate medical attention if you are not currently seeing an MD, DO, or ND regarding potentially significant problem(s) you have reported.

Emergency medicine can be life-saving. Even if you have some philosophical, religious or financial objection to doing this, it is in your best interest to take action unless you are very sure of what is causing the significant symptoms you have reported or you have already seen a qualified doctor recently regarding them.

...click here to see symptoms and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Seeing a Doctor at Earliest Opportunity (web)
 
A Potentially Urgent Medical Need is indicated mainly by the following:
  • Severe abdominal discomfort
    Severe acute or prolonged abdominal pain is a possible symptom of many serious conditions. You are advised to seek medical attention as soon as possible, unless you already know the cause of the pain.
  • Black or tarry stools
    Blood, as seen in the stool, can originate anywhere along the intestinal tract. A black stool (called melena) usually means that the blood is coming from the upper part of the tract. At least 2 Tablespoons (60ml) of blood must have been lost in order to make the stool black. Maroon-colored stools suggest that the blood is coming from the middle portion of the intestinal tract, and bright red from the large bowel or rectum. If stools change color suddenly, it can be evidence of internal bleeding which requires immediate medical attention.

    The ingestion of black licorice, Pepto-Bismol, or blueberries can all cause black stools or false melena. Stools should be tested for the presence of hidden blood.

A Potentially Urgent Medical Need is contra-indicated by the following:
  • Being under medical supervision
Condition: Atherosclerosis
Likelihood
100% 
Seriousness
  
Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is the most common form of arteriosclerosis, a class of diseases in which the walls of a person's artery become thicker and less elastic through deposits along the arteries that often contain calcium.

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Test for Cardiac Risk Factors  -  Nut and Seed Consumption  -  Continued Vegetarian/Vegan Diet  -  Aerobic Exercise
 
Atherosclerosis is suggested partly by:
  • Stress (Degree: Moderate)
    Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, reports on a study that has correlated the degree of carotid arterial atherosclerosis with exaggerated response to mental stress in men under the age of 55. Patients whose blood pressure responses to stressful situations were the strongest were found to have significantly more advanced atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries than those whose blood pressure responses were less salient.

    Although researchers are careful not to say that stress causes atherosclerosis, the evidence clearly points to cardiovascular reactivity to stress as an atherosclerotic risk factor of the same magnitude as smoking, hypertension, insulin resistance, and elevated cholesterol levels. The hypothesis is that, "Frequent and prolonged periods of elevated blood pressure during mental stress may promote mechanical injury to the endothelial lining or cause release of hormones that can promote the build up of plaque." [Circulation Vol. 96, No. 11: pp. 3842-3848]

    Moscow scientists stated in October, 2000 that they have shown atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels are formed because of adrenaline, a hormone that releases during stress.
  • Hypertension (Degree: Significant)
  • Magnesium Requirement (web) (Degree: Minor)
    Experimental studies have demonstrated a correlation between magnesium deficiency and atherosclerosis, but without any clear evidence to determine the mechanisms involved. Magnesium deficiency may affect the atherosclerosis process through several different mechanisms.
  • Syndrome X (web) (Degree: Minor)
  • Less likely possibilities: Lupus, SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythromatosis) (web)

...and partly by the following:
  • History of atherosclerosis
  • High diastolic blood pressure
  • High systolic blood pressure
  • Recent onset hypertension
  • Being male
    Men are more likely to suffer from this condition than women.
  • Being older
  • Heart disease in family members
  • Being highly motivated
  • Hydrogenated fat consumption

Atherosclerosis is contra-indicated by the following:
  • Multiple vitamin use
  • High fruit/vegetable consumption
  • Vegan diet
    The vegetarian diet promotes stabilization or possible reversal of the atherogenic process.
Condition: Increased Risk Of Stroke
Likelihood
51% 
Seriousness
  
Approximately 75-80% of strokes are of the clotting (ischemic) variety, while the remainder (hemorrhagic strokes) are due to bleeding from broken blood vessels. Sometimes platelets (cells in the blood stream responsible for clotting) become 'sticky' and promote clotting. If the blood clots too easily it can result in blood flow blockage and subsequent tissue death in that part of the brain normally nourished by the affected blood vessel. You can reduce the risk of the blockage type strokes by keeping your blood platelets from becoming sticky.

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Continued Vegetarian/Vegan Diet  -  Increased Water Consumption  -  Policosanol/Octacosanol (web)  -  Vitamin Folic Acid (web)
 
Increased Risk Of Stroke is suggested partly by:
...and partly by the following:
  • Stroke in family members
  • Recent onset hypertension

Increased Risk Of Stroke is contra-indicated by the following:
  • High fruit/vegetable consumption
  • Slowed pulse rate
    See the link between Increased Risk of Coronary Disease / Heart Attack and Pulse Rate.
Condition: Megaloblastic Anemia
Likelihood
83% 
Seriousness
  
Megaloblastic anemia is a blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that are larger than normal resulting from certain nutritional deficiencies, absorption problems or other conditions. Problems with vitamin B12 and folic acid are the most common causes of megaloblastic anemia.

CAUTION: It is always important to discover the underlying deficiency that is causing a megaloblastic anemia. Higher doses of folic acid (greater than 1mg per day) may improve or mask the anemia caused by a B12 insufficiency. Unless the B12 deficiency is corrected, permanent nervous system damage may result. In other words, don’t treat a B12 deficiency with high doses of folic acid!

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Test for B12 Levels (web)  -  Test Folic Acid Levels (web)
 
Megaloblastic Anemia is suggested partly by:
...and partly by the following:
  • Long-term vegetarian/vegan diet
    Some 80% of those who have been vegan for 2 or more years suffer from some degree of B12 deficiency: B12 deficiency is surprisingly common amongst vegetarians.
  • History of B12 deficiency
    A urine MMA test is recommended for properly diagnosing B12 deficiency due to the possible lack of sensitivity of serum B12 tests.
  • Vegan diet
    Vitamin B12 deficiency is the most common cause of megaloblastic anemia. Both low dietary consumption and poor absorption are responsible for the final outcome of a B12 deficiency, namely megaloblastic anemia and neurological symptoms.

    The authors of one study note that the vegan diet provides essentially no vitamin B12, and people following vegetarian diets may suffer from a deficit as well due to the lower levels in the diet. In addition, people consuming the vegan and vegetarian diets were in general also not getting adequate amounts of the essential amino acid methionine, due to the lower methionine content in plant proteins versus animal proteins. [Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 2000;44: pp.135-138]

    Serum vitamin B12 levels were 37% lower in the vegetarian group and 59% lower in the vegan group, compared with the omnivorous group. Serum B12 levels:
    • Vegetarians - 214.8 pmol/l
    • Vegans - 140.1 pmol/l
    • Omnivores - 344.7 pmol/l
    In addition, B12 levels were low enough to be considered clinically deficient in:
    • 78% of the vegans
    • 26% of the vegetarians
    • 0% of the omnivores
    Researchers compared homocysteine (Hcy) levels in 62 vegetarians, 32 vegans, and 59 people consuming an omnivorous diet. Compared to the omnivorous group, whose average Hcy levels were about 10.2 mmol/l, levels in the other groups were found to be:
    • More than 50% higher in the vegan group (15.8 mmol/l)
    • About 30% higher in the vegetarian group (13.2 mmol/l)
    Serum folate levels were within the normal range for all three groups, although they were significantly lower in omnivores. The authors conclude that "The results show that the mild hyperhomocysteinemia in alternative nutrition is a consequence of vitamin B12 deficiency."
  • Not supplementing B12
    About 25% of all lacto-ovo vegetarians have a functional B12 deficiency, meaning their homocysteine is too high. The figure is more like 80% for those who have been vegan for 2 or more years. B12 deficiency is very common among vegetarians.
  • A sore tongue

Megaloblastic Anemia is contra-indicated by the following:
  • Multiple vitamin use
Condition: Increased Risk of Coronary Disease / Heart Attack
Likelihood
 33%
Seriousness
  
Irreversible and unexpected, heart failure is the leading cause of death in Western countries. Coronary artery disease (heart attack) is the number one killer in the United States, yet it barely existed before 1900. A sampling of older cardiologists still working in the 1950s could not recall a case prior to 1910. Most people are unaware of this and do not readily believe it. It is not a highly publicized fact, possibly because it glaringly reminds us of the cause: the way we now live, principally the westernization of diet (the consumption of commercially processed foods). Some take a position that people were more active then, and we are more sedentary now. This is true, but should not be used as an excuse to continue eating what we prefer, instead of what we should.

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Test for Cardiac Risk Factors  -  Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)  -  Aerobic Exercise  -  Nut and Seed Consumption
 
Increased Risk of Coronary Disease / Heart Attack is suggested partly by:
...and partly by the following:
  • African ethnicity
    African-Americans have higher rates of diabetes, prostate cancer, hypertension and coronary heart disease than whites.
  • Air hunger
  • Recent onset hypertension
    While systolic blood pressure is a better predictor of cardiovascular events than diastolic blood pressure or pulse pressure, all three measures are strongly and directly related to the risk of coronary and cerebrovascular events. [Archives of Internal Medicine, 2001; 161: pp.1183-1192]

Increased Risk of Coronary Disease / Heart Attack is contra-indicated by the following:
  • High fruit/vegetable consumption
  • Slowed pulse rate
    Heart rate is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular death in the elderly, particularly in men, than traditional risk factors such as diabetes and hypertension. Elderly men with a pulse rate above 80 beats per minute have a significantly higher rate of cardiovascular mortality. A low heart rate, below 64 beats per minute, is protective against cardiovascular mortality.
Condition: Stress
Likelihood
100% 
Seriousness
  
A hereditary vulnerability and concerns such as economic or political uncertainties, a decreasing quality of life, looming unemployment, and fear of old age or abandonment has led to a general increase in persons who report stress. Other contributing factors include insufficient regular leisure or physical activity, poor diet, an inadequate family structure and lack of a support network. These personal, social, economical and dietary factors interact with biological factors to make stress a leading cause of ailments, from a simple heartburn to a decrease in immune responsiveness, and from this to cancer and other diseases.

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Stress Management  -  Aerobic Exercise  -  Calming / Stretching Exercises (web)  -  Magnesium
 
Stress is suggested partly by:
...and partly by the following:
  • Feeling under stress
  • High diastolic blood pressure
  • High systolic blood pressure
  • Weak sexual desire
  • Recent death of a loved one
  • Being a "night person"
  • Cold sores
  • Heart racing/palpitations
  • Inside-knee/back pain
  • Bowel movement changes
  • Dizziness when standing up
  • Physical punishment during childhood
  • Some unexplained daytime sweating
  • Short-term memory failure
Condition: Heartburn / GERD
Likelihood
100% 
Seriousness
  
Heartburn is a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which is a digestive disorder that affects the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) - the muscle connecting the esophagus with the stomach. Many people, often pregnant women, suffer from heartburn or acid indigestion caused by GERD.

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Continued Vegetarian/Vegan Diet  -  Continued Low Fat Diet (web)  -  Smaller, More Frequent Meals (web)  -  Orange Peel (Extract) (web)
 
Heartburn / GERD is suggested partly by:
...and partly by the following:
  • Confirmed heartburn
Condition: IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Likelihood
100% 
Seriousness
  
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder of the intestines affecting perhaps 20% of the adult population that leads to pain, gassiness, bloating, and changes in bowel habits. Symptoms include constipation, diarrhea, or a painful but unsuccessful urge to move the bowels.

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Antibiotics  -  Continued Dairy Products Avoidance (web)  -  High/Increased Fiber Diet  -  Smaller, More Frequent Meals (web)
 
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) is indicated mainly by the following:
  • Confirmed IBS
  • Bloating caused by specific foods
  • Meal-related bloating
  • Severe abdominal discomfort
  • Abdominal discomfort relieved by BM
  • Bowel movement changes
  • General flatulence
Condition: Bacterial Dysbiosis
Likelihood
95% 
Seriousness
  
You can see full details and recommendations on our web site by clicking here.
 
Top recommendations: Probiotics (web)  -  Microbiological Stool Exam (web)  -  Grapefruit Seed Extract (web)  -  Antibiotics
 
Bacterial Dysbiosis is suggested partly by:
...and partly by the following:
  • Past PPI antacid use
    Research suggests that gastritis and ulcers are triggered by bacterial overgrowth, rather than by stomach acidity. Long-term treatment of patients with potent acid blockers (proton pump inhibitors) which produce a more alkaline environment that is unfriendly to acid-tolerant bacteria such as Helicobacter pylori, may actually allow the overgrowth of other types of bacteria in the stomach, including Lactobacillus, Enterobacter, Staphylococcus and Propionibacterium which can result in inflammation, gastritis and ulceration. [Gastroenterology, Jan 2002]
  • General flatulence
  • Meal-related bloating
Condition: Myocarditis
Likelihood
100% 
Seriousness
  
Myocarditis is a caused by inflammation of the heart muscle. It may be a complication during or after various viral, bacterial, or parasitic infectious diseases, such as polio, influenza, rubella or rheumatic fever. The most common cause is a viral infection, the most common virus being an enterovirus.

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Calcium-2AEP (web)  -  Conventional Drug Avoidance (web)
 
Myocarditis is indicated mainly by the following:
  • History of myocarditis
  • Heart racing/palpitations
Condition: Autoimmune Tendency
Likelihood
65% 
Seriousness
  
There appear to be some issues which seem to come up more frequently in those with autoimmune disorders. Investigation of these areas and appropriate follow up may reduce the tendency toward these types of conditions and produce a general benefit. This is especially important when multiple autoimmune conditions exist in the same person.

...click here to see symptoms and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Therapeutic Fasting (web)  -  Continued Dairy Products Avoidance (web)  -  Gluten-free Diet (web)  -  Test Copper Levels (web)
 
Autoimmune Tendency is suggested partly by:
Condition: Gastric/Peptic Ulcers
Likelihood
85% 
Seriousness
  
A peptic ulcer is a hole in the gut lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus. A peptic ulcer of the stomach is called a gastric ulcer; of the duodenum, a duodenal ulcer; and of the esophagus, an esophageal ulcer. An ulcer occurs when the lining of these organs, normally protected by a thick mucus layer, is corroded by the acidic digestive juices which are secreted by the stomach cells. Peptic ulcer disease is common, affecting millions of Americans yearly.

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Test for Helicobacter Pylori Infection (web)  -  Tobacco Avoidance (web)  -  Antibiotics  -  Increased Water Consumption
 
Gastric/Peptic Ulcers is suggested partly by:
...and partly by the following:
  • Epigastric pain
    Most patients with ulcers complain of pain or discomfort that is located in the upper part of the stomach, often in the area immediately below or around the lower part of the breast bone. This is called epigastric pain. Symptoms may be associated with meals, or occur in-between meals, or sometimes even occur at night to the point where one can be woken up from sleep. This pain may be relieved by meals also.
  • Low tolerance of spicy foods
  • Significant amounts of occult blood
  • Aspirin use
  • Black or tarry stools
    Bleeding from an ulcer may occur in the stomach or the duodenum, and sometimes is the only symptom. Rapid bleeding causes bowel movements to become black or even bloody.
  • Dizziness when standing up
    Patients with a bleeding ulcer may report a sense of passing out upon standing called orthostatic syncope.
Condition: Low Testosterone Level
Likelihood
100% 
Seriousness
  
It is likely you have a testosterone deficiency.

You can see full details and recommendations on our web site by clicking here.
 
Top recommendations: Test for Hormones (web)  -  Testosterone Levels, Test (web)  -  Tribulus (Tribulus terrestris) (web)  -  High Fat Diet (web)
 
Low Testosterone Level is suggested partly by:
  • Atherosclerosis (Degree: Significant)
    Researchers at Columbia University Medical School found that serum testosterone levels were about 90ng/dl lower in patients who had suffered myocardial infarctions (MI) than in those who had not. These results suggest that low testosterone levels predispose men to MI and are lower in men with severe coronary artery atherosclerotic disease than in controls.
  • Low Sex Drive (web) (Degree: Minor)
  • Andropause/Male Menopause (web) (Degree: Minor)
  • Osteoporosis (see evidence) (Degree: Minor)
    Some 30% of men with spinal osteoporosis have long-standing testosterone deficiency, and one-third of men with testosterone deficiency have subnormal bone density that puts them at risk of fractures.
  • Increased Risk of Coronary Disease / Heart Attack (Degree: Moderate)
    Researchers at Columbia University Medical School studied 55 men undergoing X-ray exams of their arteries and found that those with a lower testosterone level had higher degrees of heart disease (blockage of the coronary arteries). This study also found that the protective HDL cholesterol levels were higher in men with higher testosterone levels.

    Low testosterone is linked to hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosis and increased waist-to-hip ratio - all of these being heart attack risk factors. Administration of testosterone to men has been reported to decrease the risk factors for heart attack.

...and partly by the following:
  • Confirmed low testosterone levels
  • Very low fat/oil intake
  • Feeling under stress
  • Health declining with age
  • Joint pain/swelling/stiffness

Low Testosterone Level is contra-indicated by the following:
  • Being highly motivated
Condition: Hydrochloric Acid Deficiency
Likelihood
79% 
Seriousness
  
Hydrochloric acid (HCl) insufficiency can be complete (achlorhydria) or partial (hypochlorhydria) and intermittent. HCl plays an important part in the first digestive step, which if not completed properly can result in digestive problems all the way through the digestive tract.

...click here to see full details and recommendations on our web site.
 
Top recommendations: Digestive Enzyme (Trial) (web)  -  Vitamin Folic Acid (web)  -  Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum frutescens) (web)  -  Vitamin B-Complex (web)
 
Hydrochloric Acid Deficiency is suggested partly by:
...and partly by the following:
  • Meal-related burping
  • Meal-related bloating
  • Possible delayed gastric emptying
  • Offensive stool
  • General flatulence
  • Drowsiness after meals
Condition: Diabetes Type II
Likelihood
 33%
Seriousness
  
There are two major types of diabetes:
  • TYPE 1. Juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is an autoimmune-related disease, usually striking between the ages of 5 and 20 years, in which patients have lost all insulin production ability.
  • TYPE 2. Adult onset or non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) represents 90-95% of all diabetes, and is caused by a combination of insulin resistance and a relative insulin deficiency. Physical health is key to this syndrome - 80% of sufferers are overweight and physically inactive. This was once thought to be a middle-aged disease, but since childhood obesity has been on the rise, cases of Type 2 diabetes are being diagnosed at every age. The majority of T