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A Protein That Is Responsible for Diabetic Stroke

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Stroke is one of the major complications of diabetes. Strokes take place when the blood vessel is either blocked or burst. Risk factor for strokes happens if a person has high blood pressure, apple-shaped body, high cholesterol and smoking habits.

Back on August, a research done by Medical College of Georgia researchers claimed that an antibiotic drug could provide the answer in halting strokes from happening. Minocycline, is an antibiotic drug that helps patients with diabetes to lessen remodeling of the blood vessel that enhances stroke risk and can also stop bleeding which is followed by stroke.

Now researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center said that they know the culprit behind stroke. A protein plasma kallikrein which is responsible for normal clothing process in the brain could provide the way to control stroke among diabetics.

In the study, the scientist added a small amount of blood into the brain of the lab rats. Overtime, the rats' brain bled. When they have introduced a substance that obstructs the protein's effect, brain damage has dropped down. On the other hand, when one hundred percent of plasma kallikrein was introduced into the brains of the rats, it doesn't show any changes for the controlled mouse but has a devastating effect for the diabetic rats.

Although the discovery is essential in making drug that could control the plasma in the future, there are already few ways to escape diabetic stroke. Here are some of the ways to manage diabetes and to stay away from its complications such as stroke.

1. Controlling the blood sugar level
2. Controlling blood pressure
3. Having a low-fat diet meal that is rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains
4. Daily exercise routine
5. Having an ideal weight
6. Stop smoking

Back on 2008, I am announced as one of the many diabetics. In my quest to know how to fight diabetes, I started "Diabetics info", a blog that is pact with diabetes fact, research, personal experience and many more.

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