What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a serious condition in the body when our body can no longer produce insulin on its own or use the insulin produced properly. As a result, our blood sugar or glucose levels rise above normal. This condition of the body is considered as diabetes.
Insulin controls the entry of sugar into the cells of the human body. The sugar (glucose) that our body collects from food is carried to the cells through the blood. Cells then use that glucose for the energy the body needs. Glucose is essential for energy and growth. Insulin is mainly produced from hormone islets (i-lets) produced by special cells in the pancreas.
When someone has diabetes, their body does not make glucose properly, or sometimes the body does not use this glucose properly. If the body does not have enough insulin, glucose stays in the blood instead of going into the cells. This causes our blood sugar levels to fluctuate.
Blood sugar levels fluctuate due to insulin fluctuations associated with diabetes. Several abnormalities occur in the body. Due to this people start facing many other problems including fatigue, thirst, strong hunger, tendency to urinate excessively.
Types of Diabetes?
Diabetes is mainly of two types:
- type-1 Diabetes
- type-2 Diabetes.
Type 1 and type 2 are the two most common forms of diabetes.
Type-1 Diabetes: Type-1 diabetes is mainly genetic or hereditary. No one gets type-1 diabetes from external causes. Due to heredity, if someone has diabetes in their family, other family members may also have type-1 diabetes. The body mistakenly attacks itself. As a result, the body itself stops producing insulin.
About 5 to 10 percent of people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes. A person can develop type 1 diabetes at any age. If someone in the family has diabetes, that person is more likely to develop diabetes. But just because everyone in that family is likely to develop diabetes doesn’t make it poison.”
Type-2 Diabetes: On the other hand, type-2 diabetes is caused by an uncontrolled lifestyle. Most diabetics are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. According to CDC estimates, it’s 90 to 95 percent.This type of diabetes usually develops over many years and is diagnosed after adulthood. Type 2 diabetes usually has no symptoms at first. Later (inside the body) various complications may arise.
Some Common Symptoms of Diabetes Patients include:
Diabetes usually lowers a person’s immune system. As a result, even if there are no specific symptoms, certain characteristics in the body can indicate diabetes. For example-
- Frequent urination and thirst
- Feeling weak and dizzy
- If you do not eat and drink on time, the blood sugar level decreases
- Excessive weight loss for no apparent reason
- Even if there is a wound or cut on the body, it does not heal for a long time
- Dry, flaky and itchy skin
- Irritation and irritation
- Start looking less in the eyes
- Numbness in hands and feet and urinary tract infection
- Craving for sweets increased
- increased appetite
Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes:
For all patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, doctors usually recommend the use of insulin injections. In this method, patients with type 1 diabetes are treated by receiving insulin injections, using an insulin pump or other device. Exogenously applied (injected) insulin acts as the key to transporting glucose into cells.
In this case, the doctor tells the patient how much insulin to take. Because determining what dose of insulin to take is a complicated task. The dose of this insulin depends on many factors, such as diet, exercise, stress, emotions and general health.
The doctor prescribes the necessary medicine and intake of the patient. Also, the patient is advised to change his lifestyle, change his diet, and do some simple exercises.
Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes:
In the treatment of this type of diabetes, doctors mainly aim to keep the patient’s blood sugar level normal. Also, cardiology doctors emphasize diet, exercise and weight loss as the patient’s body finds the best way to produce insulin and provide treatment accordingly. When blood sugar levels are high, the body’s ability to use insulin increases.
What should be the next lifestyle If Diabetes?
Once diagnosed with diabetes, he has to live with diabetes for the rest of his life. Because diabetes is never completely eradicated. But there is no reason to worry. Because of lifestyle changes and regular follow the advice of a specialist doctors should always be aware. Medicines can be used. In that case, life can go on beautifully. Diabetes can be kept under control if certain things are followed. For example-
- Every day walking for an hour: Few people do manual labor these days due to lifestyle. And because of this, people are suffering from diabetes and other diseases more. Walk for at least an hour every day. In addition, regular exercise should be done.
- Lifestyle Changes: For diabetics, they should change their lifestyle. Such as eating meals on time, waking up early in the morning and going to sleep at night, reducing the use of vehicles, avoiding sweets, fast food and oily food, etc.
- Quit Smoking and Drinking: If diabetics have a habit of smoking and drinking, the first thing they should do is stop that habit. Because they increase the health risk of people suffering from diabetes several times.
- Avoid Unhealthy Food: Common sweets and sugary food, processed food, fast food, soft drinks, heavy food greatly increase the risk of obesity. As a result, many other diseases appear along with the increase in body weight. So all these foods should be completely avoided. For this reason, you should not eat whole meals and eat small amounts at intervals.
- Regular Medical Check Up: People with diabetes should have medical check-ups with a doctor at regular intervals. His lipid profile and blood cholesterol levels should also be checked. Medicines should be taken regularly as per the advice of the doctor.
If you need a medical check-up for Diabetes. You can contact us to see a Diabetes Specialist Doctor or do all kinds of medical tests in our Fair Hospital. Fair Hospital is located at Tangail, New Bus Terminal (Janta Bank Road) . Contact us if required: 01712-343362 and you can also website our website https:fair.hospital .