Modern therapeutic approaches to the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
T2DM is an acquired disease with hereditary origins closely linked to the Western lifestyle and metabolic syndrome.
T1DM is an autoimmune disease with a lack of endogenous insulin produced by pancreatic β cells. These determine glucose levels. They produce insulin according to blood glucose.
Early diagnosis in the prediabetic stage and changing the eating schedule combined with exercise and possible medication prevents complications in T2DM such as micro and macroangiopathy – diabetic neuropathy and retinopathy.
Appropriate insulin therapy in an intensified regimen with basal insulin once daily and rapid-acting insulin analogues before and possibly after meals is the appropriate choice in T1DM.
The insulin infusion pump has multiple advantages because it allows the dose to be adjusted individually over a 24-hour period. It allows for corrective doses without injection. It allows the use of multiple programs. It suspends administration in the event of hypoglycemia. It calculates the insulin dose with special software.
Ideal candidate for a pump:
- A patient with T1DM or intermediate type (LADA) under an intensive insulin therapy regimen.
- Mentally and physically able to handle the demands.
- The patient who suffers from unconscious hypoglycemia.
- Can maintain contact with the therapeutic team.
Such a therapeutic team of experienced medical – nursing and technical staff with the support of the Group operates at “PERISTERIOU MEDICAL” with the establishment of a modern diabetes center with multiple functions. There we record – examine clinically – laboratory – imaging and neurophysiologically patients with T1DM and T2DM as well as prediabetic patients with metabolic problems such as obesity.
In collaboration with the Emergency Department, we provide 24-hour health coverage to patients, filling a timeless gap in the modern treatment of diabetic patients in Western Attica with the most technologically advanced science has to offer. The brand new Medtronic Minimed 780 G pumps and Omnipod contact pump that now function as an “artificial pancreas”.
The patient with a pump is supported by a 24-hour hotline, an innovative service with social sensitivity close to patients and their relatives. The modern vascular surgery unit will operate in parallel with the diabetes center where it diagnoses – treats and treats the “diabetic foot” with the aim and vision of reducing amputations.
