What is Diabetes
Diabetes disease is a condition in which the blood sugar level in the patient's body increases.
There are mainly two types of Diabetes Disease:
Type 1:
This type of diabetes disease attacks your body's immune system and destroys the cells that produce insulin.
Type 2:
In this type of diabetes disease, your body is not able to produce enough insulin or the cells of the body do not react with insulin. Patients with high blood sugar usually feel the need to go to the toilet frequently and they often feel hungry and thirsty.
How common is diabetes disease?
It is very common to have diabetes. Diabetes disease can be prevented by reducing risk factors. Please discuss this with your doctor for more information.
What are the symptoms of diabetes?
- Frequent urination
- Frequent thirst
- To be very hungry
- Excessive fatigue
- Blurry
- Take longer to recover from an injury
- Constant Declining Weight (Type 1)
- Tingling or pain in hands/feet (type 2)
Symptoms are rare in patients with type 2 diabetes. The above symptoms may not include some of the symptoms. If you have any doubts about any of the symptoms, please consult a doctor.
When should I see my doctor?
If you find yourself having any of the following symptoms, you should contact your doctor:
- Feeling very thirsty
- Pass urine more often than usual
- Feeling very tired
- Weight loss and muscle loss
- Itching around the penis or vagina
- Take longer to recover from an injury
- Blurry
- Type 1 diabetes can develop only in a few weeks or days.
What causes Diabetes Disease?
When food is digested and enters the bloodstream, a hormone called insulin carries glucose out of the blood and cells. The function of glucose is to convert food into energy inside the body. If there is not enough insulin in the body to excrete glucose or insulin is not produced properly, the body has difficulty making energy from food. Because of this, the level of glucose in your body increases. This condition is called diabetes disease.
What causes an increased risk of diabetes?
People who are over 40 years of age can easily get diabetes. In addition, people who are overweight, smoke or have diabetes in their family are more likely to get diabetes.
How is diabetes diagnosed?
A patient's metabolism is normal or he has pre-diabetes disease or diabetes, doctors can find out through the following tests-
- A1C test
- FPG (Fasting Plasma Glucose) Test
- OGTT (Oral glucose tolerance test)
- hbA1c test
How is diabetes treated?
Type 1:
Type 1 diabetes patients should take insulin to control sugar levels and can only be given by injection or insulin pump (a small device that continuously delivers insulin to the body).
Type 2:
- Eat healthy food.
- Increase physical activity.
- Take medication to control blood sugar levels.
- Drugs that reduce the intake of sugar by the intestines-
- Drugs that improve insulin use in the body
- Drugs that reduce liver sugar production and improve insulin resistance-
- Drugs that increase insulin production by the pancreas or blood levels or decrease the sugar production of the liver
Drugs that prevent glucose from being reabsorbed by the kidney and increase the excretion of glucose in the urine, are called sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) (sodium-glucose cotransporter 2) inhibitors.
Lifestyle changes and home remedies
Get healthy blood, regular exercise and regular blood tests to keep your blood sugar levels balanced.
You balance the weight according to the BMI calculator.
Type 1 diabetes patients can take regular insulin injections throughout their lives.
Patients with type 2 diabetes may require medication.
For the type of diabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, you will need a special diet to keep the level of sugar in the blood under control. You have to make a food routine and take snacks at the same time every day.
You will need to check your blood sugar level frequently and pay attention to the symptoms of increasing or decreasing diabetes. The doctor will explain to you the injection of insulin so that you will be able to take the injections at home yourself 2-3 times a day.
The doctor may suggest ways to control the sugar level in the blood through exercise.
It is very important for you to take care of your health as well, to avoid further problems, an eye examination should also be done.
Although type 1 diabetes cannot be treated, type 2 diabetes can be tried to control by changing lifestyle.
