2023-12-29 13:27:42
Diabetes mellitus is widespread in Germany. According to the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG), around 7.2 percent of adults between the ages of 18 and 79 suffer from the metabolic disease different forms can occur. What all types of diabetes have in common is an elevated blood sugar level because patients have a deficiency in the hormone insulin and/or the insulin effect is reduced. The main forms of diabetes are considered Typ-1-Diabetes and Typ-2-Diabetes.
In particular Typ-2-Diabetes is often associated with poor nutrition, little exercise and being overweight. According to the diabetes information portal diabinfo, an unhealthy lifestyle is also considered a risk factor for diabetes. In addition to the metabolic disease, this can also promote other diseases – for example hypertriglyceridemia. But what does it mean for diabetics when triglycerides are too high?
Was sind Triglyceride?
According to the German Society for Combating Lipid Metabolism Disorders and their Secondary Diseases (DGFF), triglycerides are, along with cholesterol, one of the most important blood fats. They make up a large proportion of the fats found in food and thus supply the body with fatty acids, which are a vital source of energy.
Body fat is also stored in the form of triglycerides. According to the German Diabetes Aid, the body then produces these itself from food components in the intestines and liver in order to store them as energy reserves in the fatty tissue.
The amount of triglycerides in the blood is medically important. According to the German Diabetes Aid, if the values are increased, the risk of arteriosclerosis and thus the risk of a heart attack increases. According to the Ärzteblatt, very high triglyceride levels can also lead to acute pancreatitis – a sudden inflammation of the pancreas, which, according to the specialist portal MSD Manuals, can be mild to life-threatening.
Triglycerides too high: What is hypertriglyceridemia?
According to the DGFF, triglyceride levels of up to 150 mg/dl (1.7 mmol/l) are considered normal. Values between 150 and 200 mg/dl (1.7 and 2.28 mmol/l) are borderline high and values of 200 to 500 mg/dl (2.28 to 5.7 mmol/l) are considered high and beyond as very high. According to the medical encyclopedia DocCheck, the limit value for the lipid metabolism disorder hypertriglyceridemia is a value of 180 to 200 mg/dl.
According to the Ärzteblatt, hypertriglyceridemia is diagnosed – often by chance – in 15 to 20 percent of patients in doctor’s offices. The lipid metabolism disorder is associated with obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus. According to the DGFF, elevated triglyceride levels can be the result of an unbalanced diet Lack of exercise – both can also trigger diabetes. However, hypertriglyceridemia can also be genetic and associated with diabetes mellitus or abdominal obesity.
According to the DGFF, in most cases, normalization of body weight, a consistent change in diet and more exercise are sufficient to normalize triglyceride values. If hypertriglyceridemia is severe, drug therapy may also be necessary.
Triglycerides and diabetes: What is the connection?
Da bei diabeticsespecially with type 2 diabetes, there are some risk factors for increased triglyceride levels, according to the German Diabetes Association, people with diabetes mellitus should get help in addition to theirs blood sugar also keep an eye on triglycerides.
According to the Ärzteblatt, the occurrence of hypertriglycerides is, among other things, closely linked to diabetes mellitus. Up to 50 percent of patients with type 2 diabetes have elevated triglyceride levels. You therefore also have an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases or acute pancreatitis.
1703908392
#diabetics