We started this campaign on this 1st April. Considering the World Health Day on 7th April we discussed Diabetes which is this years theme for World Health Day. We have already discussed What is Diabetes?, Facts, Prevention and Healthy Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes.
Today we would be discussing on How to manage and control Diabetes?
Having touched various aspects of DM (Diabetes Mellitus) 1 and 2 we are now moving to understand how the disease can be managed. Let us looks at each type separately:
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (Insulin Dependent): The name in itself suggests that Insulin is vital in management of the disease. We learnt earlier that due to defects in the Insulin factory of the body (called Pancreas, a fist size gland under the stomach) not enough insulin is released or a defective or of insulin is supplied. Body is unable to utilize this Insulin and amount of glucose mounts up. So the first line of therapy is to provide body with Insulin through an injection called Insulin Pen. The amount of Insulin that this injection can deliver depends on the deficiency in the body. The physician will start with a dosage that suits your condition and will ask you to check the sugar levels multiple times in a day like before meals and 1-2 hrs after meal. Dosage can be adjust as advised by the physician. You should not use insulin as a counter to sugar eating habits, a lot of patients simply increase the quantity of Insulin injected post meals if they had something too sweet. This in practice must be avoided and insulin levels maintained at a certain level with a matching diet. A small variation typically does not need management. It is important to remember that your target glucose levels can be different from physiological levels depending on other medical conditions that you may have.
Balanced diet based on activity level will keep sugar levels at the right place and will also not cause any weight gain. Excessive intake of sugars that can cause a spur in levels is not recommended. Exercising in itself is a great way as it makes the cells more sensitive to Insulin but any training beyond 30 mins must be managed as it can cause hypoglycemia. A snack bar is a good option to keep levels at a good place.
Diabetes Type 2 (Non-Insulin Dependent): As discussed earlier this type is more about cells becoming resistant to insulin. There are three ways of managing this condition. Doctors may put the patient into a weight reduction and calories cut-down plan straight away or may choose to add a few medicines to bring the levels down immediately. Depending on how high the values are and other conditions you may be put on a medication like metformin, glimepiride etc. When either of these do not work enough the patient might be put on Insulin. In an case diet control and exercise have a profound effect not just on diabetic control but also cardiovascular health
Complication associated with Diabetes: IF sugar levels are allowed to stay out of range for a long period of time these levels affect the brain, eyes, skin, peripheral blood circulation, Kidneys, Liver etc. It almost affects every organ of the body. Keeping a proper dietary control and staying fit in itself is a great way of managing your condition. In case you are on and Insulin plan, you may not want to compromises on the quality of life but actually include external insulin as a way to achieve all that you would have any ways done.
Written By- Our Panel of Medical Experts
This world Health Week we are offering our services at a Heavy Discount under two Health Packages. The Health Packages are...
Curative Health Package:
Curative Health package includes following services at just 1250 INR.
1-Monitoring of vitals
2-Care guidance plan
3-Collection of Health History
4-Lab tests
5-Virtual consultation
Preventive Health Package:
This package includes following services at just 999 INR :
1-Screening and monitoring of vitals
2-Care Guidance Plan
3-Collection of Health History
4-Lab Test
5-Second Opinion
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Today we would be discussing on How to manage and control Diabetes?
Having touched various aspects of DM (Diabetes Mellitus) 1 and 2 we are now moving to understand how the disease can be managed. Let us looks at each type separately:
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (Insulin Dependent): The name in itself suggests that Insulin is vital in management of the disease. We learnt earlier that due to defects in the Insulin factory of the body (called Pancreas, a fist size gland under the stomach) not enough insulin is released or a defective or of insulin is supplied. Body is unable to utilize this Insulin and amount of glucose mounts up. So the first line of therapy is to provide body with Insulin through an injection called Insulin Pen. The amount of Insulin that this injection can deliver depends on the deficiency in the body. The physician will start with a dosage that suits your condition and will ask you to check the sugar levels multiple times in a day like before meals and 1-2 hrs after meal. Dosage can be adjust as advised by the physician. You should not use insulin as a counter to sugar eating habits, a lot of patients simply increase the quantity of Insulin injected post meals if they had something too sweet. This in practice must be avoided and insulin levels maintained at a certain level with a matching diet. A small variation typically does not need management. It is important to remember that your target glucose levels can be different from physiological levels depending on other medical conditions that you may have.
Balanced diet based on activity level will keep sugar levels at the right place and will also not cause any weight gain. Excessive intake of sugars that can cause a spur in levels is not recommended. Exercising in itself is a great way as it makes the cells more sensitive to Insulin but any training beyond 30 mins must be managed as it can cause hypoglycemia. A snack bar is a good option to keep levels at a good place.
Diabetes Type 2 (Non-Insulin Dependent): As discussed earlier this type is more about cells becoming resistant to insulin. There are three ways of managing this condition. Doctors may put the patient into a weight reduction and calories cut-down plan straight away or may choose to add a few medicines to bring the levels down immediately. Depending on how high the values are and other conditions you may be put on a medication like metformin, glimepiride etc. When either of these do not work enough the patient might be put on Insulin. In an case diet control and exercise have a profound effect not just on diabetic control but also cardiovascular health
Complication associated with Diabetes: IF sugar levels are allowed to stay out of range for a long period of time these levels affect the brain, eyes, skin, peripheral blood circulation, Kidneys, Liver etc. It almost affects every organ of the body. Keeping a proper dietary control and staying fit in itself is a great way of managing your condition. In case you are on and Insulin plan, you may not want to compromises on the quality of life but actually include external insulin as a way to achieve all that you would have any ways done.
Written By- Our Panel of Medical Experts
This world Health Week we are offering our services at a Heavy Discount under two Health Packages. The Health Packages are...
Curative Health Package:
Curative Health package includes following services at just 1250 INR.
1-Monitoring of vitals
2-Care guidance plan
3-Collection of Health History
4-Lab tests
5-Virtual consultation
Preventive Health Package:
This package includes following services at just 999 INR :
1-Screening and monitoring of vitals
2-Care Guidance Plan
3-Collection of Health History
4-Lab Test
5-Second Opinion
To talk to our Diabetologists or Avail Health Packages :
Contact us:
U.S. Toll Free No.: (888) 743 5435
Direct Helpline no. : +91 92-8989-1234
Write to us: info@nrifamilyhealth.com
Visit us-www.nrifamilyhealth.com
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