Diabetes - An Epidemic
Diabetes-is a global epidemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts the world wide diabetic patients will be 240 million by the year 2010. United States spends as much as $100 billion a year for the healthcare of diabetic patients.
Type I and Type II are the two common form of diabetes. The main cause for both types of diabetes is insulin hormone in the body and its ability to process glucose in the bloodstream. Imbalance of sugar in the body has adverse effects ranging from kidney failure, eyesight loss, and in extreme cases, coma.
In case of Type I diabetes, immune system attacks the insulin-forming cells in the body. The pancreas fail to produce insulin and glucose level increases within the body, which puts stresses, the kidneys, leading to further complications. Type 1 diabetes normally called "juvenile onset diabetes".
In case of Type II diabetes (alternatively "adult onset diabetes") body fails to process sugar in the bloodstream despite the fact that insulin is produced by the pancreas. 90 percent of the estimated 300 million diabetic patients are suffering from Type II diabetes.
Type II diabetes and obesity goes hand in hand. Poor food habits like junk foods increases glucose in the blood cell. The pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to assimilate the extra sugar within the body. These extra calories are deposited in the body which makes you overweight. This extra glucose in blood is ideal for diabetes to sets in. Diabetes gradually damages the internal organs irreversibly.
Major complications due to diabetes
The retina of the eye degenerates for diabetic patients, leading to loss of sight.
Kidney failure sets in due to the excessive stress from filtering too much sugar in the blood.
Symptoms such as lack of sensation in the limbs, and even impotence have been noticed among diabetics.
Sometimes, a diabetic patient gets severely dehydrated. The body cells lack the required energy due to poor metabolism. In this context, the entire body collapse leading to a Diabetic coma.
By observing a healthy lifestyle of eating and exercising right, the degeneration of body parts due to diabetes can be arrested.
Diabetes Symptoms
(1)Do you urinate too much?
(2)Have you observed that it takes unusually long time to heal any wounds?
(3)Are you getting tired easily?
(4)Do you need to drink water more frequently?
If any of these symptoms exists, you should consider checking up with your doctor because Prevention is better than cure
Preventing diabetes by proper diet
(1) It is recommended by Nutrition experts that diabetic patients need to eat bread, cereal, and starchy vegetables.
(2) Dietician also recommends fruits and vegetables should be part of your every meal.
(3) Avoid all kinds of processed sugar
Preventing diabetes by Exercise
Walk at brisk speed for at least 40 minutes after consultation with Doctor.
Arindam is associated with several Diabetes Prevention Group to educate people on Diabetes-Causes symptoms and increase awareness on Type-2-Diabetic amongst people.
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