Diabetes

Diabetes is a common health condition seen today. It is very prevalent in most of the countries and is a condition where the person with the condition has high blood sugar. The main factor is due to the inability of the body to produce proper amount of insulin or the condition of the cells to be unresponsive to the insulin produced in the body so that the sugar contents taken in are not broken down.

Though diabetes have some classic symptoms which indicate its presence like frequent urination, increased thirst and hunger, these are not the ultimate symptoms and so, don’t get all panicky if you feel one of the symptoms mentioned. High sugar level and the presence of diabetes can only determined by a test and not because you feel hungry and thirsty regularly.

There are mainly three types of diabetes, the diabetes type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. The type 1 diabetes is the condition due to which the body cannot produce insulin. The people with this condition would have to take regular insulin through vaccinations or an insulin pump. This type is called juvenile diabetes as it is experienced by children or young people.

The type 2 diabetes is the condition where the cells in the body do not react to the insulin produce, thereby making it useless. This will require you to take medication in some cases, and injection of insulin in others. The treatment depends on the seriousness of the condition. This is usually called adult-onset diabetes as it occurs as one gets older.

Gestational diabetes is seen in pregnant women. During pregnancy they would have problems with the insulin secretion and the responsiveness of the cells to the insulin produced. This problem will be improved or corrected after the delivery of the baby and the person might come back to normal.

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Diabetic Care

When you have diabetes, there are a lot of things that you have to change about the way you live your life. Your diet, your exercise, and even foot care have to all be monitored and altered to help care for your disease. Here are a few basic things that you should be doing if you have diabetes, and for those who don’t have it, these things will help reduce your chances of developing the disease.

1. Visit the doctor regularly
There are a lot of complications that can arise from having diabetes, so checking in with your doctor on a regular basis is a must. Some of the things that you should be specifically monitoring are your A1C, your blood pressure, and your cholesterol. By keeping those numbers in check, you are on your way to controlling your diabetes.

2. Check your feet daily
If blood sugar levels are uncontrolled, it can lead to nervous system damage. So as a result, diabetics can sometimes lose feeling in their feet. This makes it difficult to notice and care for sores, so they progressively get worse and can lead to a whole new set of problems. So, be sure to take a look at your feet every single day, especially the ball of the foot.

3. Learn ways to control YOUR diabetes
Every diabetic is different, so naturally things will affect them in different ways. Whether it’s a candy bar, corn on the cob, or even movie theater popcorn, you need to learn what sets your blood sugars off. Learn about what foods are higher in carbohydrates, and watch how they effect you when you eat them. Find out what your blood sugars will do when you exercise so you don’t end up bottoming out. The last thing a diabetic wants is really high or low blood sugar levels, so it’s critical that you learn what you should and should not eat.

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