Risco de diabetes tipo II em escolares do Ensino Médio

Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) is a complex disease and multifactorial characterized by metabolic disorder, which leads to increased glucose levels in the patient, or when foods undergo digestion in the body and are transformed into sugar, called glucose is absorbed by the blood and the tissues is used for energy production in day by day. Global presence, affects the quality and the style of life of affected and may lead to a pronounced reduction in life expectancy of this population. (LYRA, OLIVEIRA, LINS, Cavalcanti, 2006). This study aimed to identify the risk adolescents between 15 and 18 must acquire Type II diabetes in a period of 10 years. You need prevention strategies and greater attention to these teenagers that has a context pre - high genetic disposition for the emergence of type II diabetes in 10 years. In this context, it is important to search for intervention strategies to minimize the risk of developing type II diabetes in adolescents, directing them to efetuais behavioral changes, ie changes in diet and physical activity, along with a specialized professional and medical care. (LYRA, OLIVEIRA, LINS, Cavalcanti, 2006). Changes in behavioral strategies show positive results and efficacy in the prevention of type II DM.