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Identifying insights on diabetes using Knowledge Graph
Somesh Kumar Sahu
1
, Pradeepta Mishra
2
, Dr. Shinu Abhi
3
REVA Academy for Corporate Excellence, REVA University Bangalore, India
Abstract:
Diabetes affects nearly 11.5% of the Indian population, and globally almost 18% of the total population.High glucose levels cause the
early signs of diabetes, if not treated, will lead to severe consequences. Managing diabetes with self-administered precautions is
crucial. There are vast amounts of information on managing diabetes available across the web through blogs and websites. However,
converting these data into meaningful knowledge isn’t always straightforward. This paper describes how diabetes-related
informationavailable in the web can be transformed into ‘knowledge graphs’. The knowledge graph identifies facts, reduces noise, and
determines what information is missing from an extraction graph. In building the knowledge graph, the data sources play a significant
role. The integrity of the sources is always a challenge. This paper proposes combining web crawling techniques withNLTK to
process unstructured data, add transformations, and use knowledge graphs to construct relational graphical representations. This study
will help the researchers, hospitals, diabetes experts, and patients to learn how to maintain their diabetes levels and control them.
Keywords:Text Mining, Natural Language Processing, NLTK, Knowledge Graph, Network X.
I. INTRODUCTION
Diabetes ranks as the top five leading causes of death globally,
with almost 18% of the population affected[1]. 11.5% of Indian
adults aged 45 to 59 self-report to have diabetes; older adults
(14%) have a higher prevalence rate than younger adults
(9%).Insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas, helps glucose
from food get into the cells to be used for energy.The body
becomes diabetic when it cannot produce enough insulin to
convert sugar into energy. Diabetic patients need to follow a
strict regimen; regular tests, dietary control etc. become part of
their everyday routine. If ignored, cardiovascular problems are
more likely to develop when diabetes is presentAccording to
clinical studies conducted in urban areas, where type 2 diabetes
is very common, proof of early detection reduces its
frequency.To lead a healthy lifestyle, the tests need to be taken
at regular intervals[2]. By using clinical tests, one will be able to
manage diabetes. Today there are many applications and devices
helpingpeople maintain a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Other
than the devices, most of us get information from websites
too.To be fair, it is an important point to know what all the
current highlights are, as well as what type of concepts we have,
since it is becoming challenging to consume valid and accurate
data. This paper focuses on how one can get new subtleties by
combining machine learning and knowledge graphs. The NLP
system examines the vast amount of data available in the form of
text into useful information. This combines phonetics, figurative
structures, and man-made ideas of sub-fields. Python provides
several libraries for processing ordinary language, including
NLTK, Text Blob, Beautiful Soup, and spaCy. Graphics
illustrate relationships between parts and cover an incredible
amount of space, absorbing a great deal of information. The
main challenge of a knowledge-based system lies in accurately
representing the knowledge. Graphs of knowledge have attracted
both academic and industry attention. For web applications, they
are widely used as a knowledge representation technique.
Retrieving patterns and representing knowledge is critical to
knowledge discovery. The graph model of presenting context
information in the text is different from other pieces of
knowledge’s representation, such as production rules, and has
been proposed to address complex relevance issues in a more
user-friendly way [3]. Diabetes patients can get healthy when
they know how to take appropriate preventive measures to care
for themselves daily. Finding the correct information or
searching for relevant information is time-consuming because
there are so many resources available. The purpose of this study
is to support those who believe that Internet research can provide
real-time access to information. They need to spend several
hours getting the information they need, but with techniques like
knowledge graphs, this can be accomplished in a short time.
II. UNDERSTANDING DIABETES
Today, more than a billion people live with diabetes worldwide.
Diabetes is a long-term condition characterized by the inability
of the body to produce insulin or the inability to use the insulin
that it makes [4]. Since 2000, the number of diabetes patients
have tripled to 463 million, up from 151 million in 2000 (near to
the WHO estimate of 150 million at the time). In the coming
years, diabetes will continue to impact the global economy at
increasing levels.Type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes
mellitus are the most common types of diabetes. Diabetes
mellitus (DM) is diagnosed and treated by measuring glycated
hemoglobin (HbA1c) in whole blood (B-HbA1c), or venous
plasma glucose concentrations (P-glucose)[5].
Type 1 is the most frequent reason for diabetes in youth, but it
can also develop at any stage of life. It is possible for people
living with type 1 diabetes to live solid, satisfying lives if they
have a continuous supply of insulin and physical training.
Type 2Most people who have diabetes (90%) are suffering from
type 2. Guidelines, support, and following healthy lifestyles are
effective ways of managing it. There is growing evidence that
type 2 diabetes can be treated.
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