Basics of diabetes management

Basics of Diabetes Management

Basics of Diabetes Management

With more than 300 million people suffering from diabetes globally, this entity cannot be

considered anything less than an epidemic. With the current trend of increasing incidence,

the total number of people with diabetes is going to touch more than 500 million by 2025.

For your understanding, diabetes may be considered as body's inability to utilise blood sugar

leading to high blood sugar levels (glucotoxicity). Once diagnosed with diabetes, either type

1 or type 2, an individual should not leave hope. The present medical world is working very

hard to give a ray of hope to people living with diabetes. A lifestyle disorder, diabetes can be

managed by making a few important lifestyle changes as well as a few eating habits. Visit an

Apollo clinics centre and speak to experts at Apollo Sugar to find out how this disorder can

be managed.

Ways To Manage Diabetes Successfully

Be vigilant about blood sugar (fasting blood sugar, post prandial blood sugar, and

glycosylated haemoglobin)

Go for regular screening for diabetes complications like:

o Blood cholesterol

o Kidney function test

o Liver function test

o Nerve testing

o Complete eye check-up

o Complete cardiac workup

o Other hormones evaluation

Control of blood cholesterol

Modify lifestyle

Healthy eating

Yoga and meditation

Sleep/stress management

Avoidance of smoking/alcohol

Take medicines on time

Follow up with your doctors very regularly

Diabetes can be prevented to a certain extent but it is hereditary in most cases. Its

complications can be delayed or prevented if the above points are diligently followed.

Instituting early insulin therapy in newly diagnosed diabetes patients is a proven measure to

delay/prevent the complications of diabetes. The insulin therapy needs to be closely

supervised and all the measures need to be taken to prevent any episode of hypoglycaemia.

There is not much that can be done about type 1 diabetes but measures can be taken to

control type 2 diabetes. For many diabetics, especially new ones, the going may seem tough

but with careful planning and a balanced diet, it is not impossible.

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