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Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders: MedlinePlus

Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders 08/23/2016 02:06 PM EDT Source: National Library of Medicine Metabolism is the process your body uses to make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive system (enzymes) break the food parts down into sugars and acids, your body's fuel. Your body can use this fuel right away, or it can store the energy in your body tissues. If you have ametabolic disorder, something goes wrong with this process. Carbohydrate metabolism disorders are a group of metabolic disorders. Normally your enzymes break carbohydrates down into glucose (a type of sugar). If you have one of these disorders, you may not have enough enzymes to break down the carbohydrates. Or the enzymes may not work properly. This causes a harmful amount of sugar to build up in your body. That can lead to health problems, some of which can be serious. Some of the disorders are fatal. These disorders are inherited. Newborn babies get screened for many of them, using blood tests. If there is a family history of one of these disorders, parents can get genetic testing to see whether they carry the gene. Other genetic tests can tell whether the fetus has the disorder or carries the gene for the disorder. Treatments may include special diets, supplements, and medicines. Some babies may also need additional treatments, if there are complications. For some disorders, there is no cure, but treatments may help with symptoms. MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA   Acid mucopolysaccharides Galactose-1-phospate uridyltransferase Galactosemia Hereditary fructose intolerance Hunter syndrome Hurler syndrome McArdle syndrome Morquio syndrome Sanfilippo syndrome Scheie syndrome Related Health Topics Amino Acid Metabolism Disorders Carbohydrates Lactose Intolerance Lipid Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Disorders Disclaimers MedlinePlus links to health information from the National Institutes of Health and other federal government agencies. MedlinePlus also links to health information from non-government Web sites. See our disclaimer about external links and our quality guidelines. Summary Metabolism is the process your body uses to make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive system (enzymes) break the food parts down into sugars and acids, your body's fuel. Your body can use this fuel right away, or it can store the energy in your body tissues. If you have a metabolic disorder, something goes wrong with this process. Carbohydrate metabolism disorders are a group of metabolic disorders. Normally your enzymes break carbohydrates down into glucose (a type of sugar). If you have one of these disorders, you may not have enough enzymes to break down the carbohydrates. Or the enzymes may not work properly. This causes a harmful amount of sugar to build up in your body. That can lead to health problems, some of which can be serious. Some of the disorders are fatal. These disorders are inherited. Newborn babies get screened for many of them, using blood tests. If there is a family history of one of these disorders, parents can get genetic testing to see whether they carry the gene. Other genetic tests can tell whether the fetus has the disorder or carries the gene for the disorder. Treatments may include special diets, supplements, and medicines. Some babies may also need additional treatments, if there are complications. For some disorders, there is no cure, but treatments may help with symptoms. Start Here Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism (Merck & Co., Inc.) Specifics Galactosemia (American Liver Foundation) Hunter Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Hurler Syndrome (National Marrow Donor Program) MedlinePlus: Diabetes  (National Library of Medicine) MPS (Mucopolysaccharidoses) and Related Diseases (National MPS Society) Mucopolysaccharidoses  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)Also in Spanish Mucopolysaccharidoses  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary Pompe Disease  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Type I Glycogen Storage Disease (American Liver Foundation) Understanding Pompe Disease  (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors  (National Institutes of Health) ClinicalTrials.gov: Mucopolysaccharidoses  (National Institutes of Health) Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine) Article: Morphology in mucopolysaccharidosis type III: specific diagnostic features. 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