Diabetes prevention or cure
By: Swati Sharma
Tags: Diet, Diabetes, Health, Testing, Medical

Diabetes is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. The hormone insulin moves sugar from the blood into your cells to be stored or used for energy with diabetes your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t effectively use the insulin. Both genes and environmental factors play a vital role in triggering diabetes.

Types of diabetes –

· Type 1 Diabetes — It is an autoimmune disease. The immune system attacks and destroys cells in the pancreas, where insulin is made.

· Type 2 Diabetes — It occurs when body becomes resistant to insulin and sugar builds up in blood.

· Pre-diabetes — When your blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.

· Gestational diabetes — It occurs during pregnancy in women when insulin blocking hormones produce by placenta.

General Symptoms

1. Extreme hunger

2. Increased thirst

3. Frequent urination

4. Tiredness

5. Wounds that heals slowly

6. blurry vision

How to Diagnose-

One should go for blood test to make sure weather he is suffering from diabetes or not there are three major test to identify diabetes.

1. Fasting Blood Sugar Test (FBS)

2. Post Prandial Blood Test (PP)

3. Hba1c Test (Average glucose count of three months )

Diabetes Test Ranges-

FBS (Fasting Blood Sugar)

This test is performed empty stomach in morning.

· Fasting blood sugar level less than 100 mg/dl is normal

· Fasting blood sugar level ranges 100 to 123 mg/dl is considered as prediabetic.

· Fasting blood sugar level 126mg/dl or higher than it will considered as diabetes.

Post Prandial Test (PP)

This test is performed 2 hours after taking meal.

Normal Values — 0–50 years — < 140 mg/dl

50–60 years — < 150 mg/dl

60 and older — < 160 mg/dl

HBA1C Test

Normal — 5.7

Prediabetes — 5.7 to 6.4

Diabetes — 6.5 0r higher

Above the normal ranges is considered as Diabetes

Diabetes Prevention Control-

Diabetes is not preventable it can only be controlled as it is a problem which lies with immune system or genes or age. These things are not under your control.

Yet many other diabetes risk factors are controllable. Most diabetes prevention strategies involve making simple changes in your diet and making a fitness routine leads you towards healthy life.

Control measures –

· Get at least 30 min walk every day you can go for aerobic exercise or cycling etc.

· Cut carbohydrates or simple sugar from your diet avoid trans fats and saturated fats.

· Eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains eat in smaller portions.

· If you are obese or overweight try to loose weight.

Most Important

Untreated high blood sugar from diabetes can damage your nerves , eyes, kidneys and other organs. you need to take proper care for your organs.

1. One should go for ratina check up once in a year at least.

2. Hba1c Test should be done at an interval of 3 months.

3. Frequent fasting and post prandial blood sugar test should be done by patient.

4. One should go for kidney, liver, SGOT, SGPT test with the help of Dr. Consultation.

# Diabetic patient should focus on their FOOT every night. Before you go to your bed, check your foot. If you find any wound even a smaller one consult your Dr. wound does not heals quickly in diabetes and condition gets worse. Foot is one of the important but ignorant part of your body. So, guys Do take Care Of It.

DO MEET YOUR DOCTOR DO NOT BE IGNORANT!!