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Treatment of type 1 diabetes in Israel
The failure of the pancreas to produce insulin, as a rule, manifests itself in childhood, so type 1 diabetes is also called juvenile. The disease is characterized by weight loss with an insatiable feeling of hunger, as well as fatigue, irritability, deterioration of the visual organs and some other symptoms.
Despite the fact that diabetes mellitus of the 1st degree requires systematic therapy, constant monitoring of blood improves the patient's quality of life. In recent years, an increasing number of patients from all over the world prefer the treatment of type 1 diabetes in Israeli clinics, where all the necessary services are provided at a high level. In addition, if we compare the cost of diagnostics and treatment procedures in Israeli clinics and medical institutions in some European countries, it can be noted that the prices here are much more affordable.
How type 1 diabetes is diagnosed in Israel
One of the advantages of the medical services of Israeli medical institutions is the efficiency and accuracy of diagnostics, which directly affects the positive passage of therapy, because often a delay in the detection of a disease becomes the price of irreparable consequences. A patient with suspected diabetes mellitus of the 1st degree, admitted to the clinic, is examined on the first day by a doctor who collects an anamnesis and prescribes additional diagnostic procedures:
- tests that determine the level of sugar and glycated hemoglobin;
- blood test to detect autoantibodies;
- urinalysis.
Prices of diagnostic procedures for a patient with type 1 diabetes can be found on the clinic’s website or directly in the institution. The final cost of treatment depends on the characteristics of the method of insulin therapy chosen by the doctor, the time spent in the clinic.
Features and benefits of treating type 1 diabetes in Israeli clinics
For each patient with type 1 diabetes, for survival, substitution therapy is prescribed, in which insulin is injected into the body by injection. The agent is injected using a syringe, a special insulin pen. For young patients, the most convenient option is provided in the form of a pump that can contain a program with an optimal level of insulin.
Depending on the age and other characteristics of the patient's body, a certain type of insulin is prescribed for type 1 diabetes mellitus: fast-acting (works up to 1.5 hours), short-acting (valid up to 4 hours) or long-acting (up to 26 hours). Also, in some cases, the doctor may prescribe a mixture of different types of insulin to the patient.
The advantages of the services of Israeli clinics:
- high quality of services provided;
- efficiency conducting research and diagnosing;
- the best modern medical equipment;
- highly qualified medical staff;
- no queues;
- the most comfortable conditions of stay, attentive staff;
- favorable cost.
Another indisputable advantage is the absence of queues - a patient with type 1 diabetes will not have to wait for months to get an appointment with a doctor. In addition, according to Israeli law, the patient always has the opportunity to choose a specialist, and to visit Israel there is no need to worry about obtaining a visa.
