Epidemiological Journal of Indonesia
Vol 3 No 2 (2024): Epidemiological Journal of Indonesia

DIABETES IS NOT A DISEASE

Kodarusman, Dikdik (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2024

Abstract

Background: Since the centenary of the insulin discovery, our ability to manage diabetic conditions has remained low. What we do is only control blood sugar levels, preventing fatal complications. There has never been a cure for the condition. Methods: This stems from a misinterpretation of Banting et al's insulin discovery It is insulin that treats hyperglycemia. So this condition was thought to be due to the absence or deficiency of insulin. In fact, the cause is the massive release of glucagon. Results: The massive release of glucagon is the body's response to an extensive inflammatory reaction. An inflammatory response that causes discomfort. A response that triggers activation of autophagy mechanism by glucagon. Glucagon not only activates autophagy but also gluconeogenesis. A process that results in the condition of hyperglycemia, diabetes. Conclusion: That is the reason why diabetes does not deserve to be called a disease. Diabetes is a compensatory mechanism that is very likely to be present in every disease and is bound to end. Attempts to inhibit or ignore this process will only lead to new compensations, called complications..

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eji

Publisher

Subject

Environmental Science Public Health

Description

The Epidemiological Journal of Indonesia is one of the premier epidemiologic journals dedicated to the publication of empirical research findings, opinion pieces, and methodological developments in the field of epidemiologic research. It was first published on the last of October 2022 and that will ...