WHAT IS DIABETES?
Diabetes is not like other health problems you may had in the past. For one thing, it doesn’t go away like a cold or the flu. For another, you are more responsible than your doctor for treating diabetes. Because so much of your day to day treatment is in your hands, you must learn as much about diabetes as you can.
DIABETES is:-
- Common: At least one in every fifteen people has diabetes.
- Controllable: Though there is no cure for diabetes, it can be managed by keeping blood sugar at a haelthy level. This is done with proper meal planning, exercise, and possibly medicines.
- Life long: Your blood sugar levels should improve with treatment. However, this does not mean that your diabetes has gone away. It just means your blood sugars are in control.
- Self- managed: You need a team to advice and support you. But the control depends on YOU. What you do everyday determines hat your blood sugar level will be.
- Constantly Changing: It is common for your doctor to change your medicine or treatment plan over time because your diabetes changes over time.
TYPES OF DIABETES:-
When you have diabetes, your body can’t properly use the energy from the food you eat. This problem is closely tied to how your body makes insulin (Insulin is a substance made in your pancreas that helps to keep your blood sugar in the normal range).
Type 1 diabetes:- Your body makes no or little insulin. this is called insulin deficiency.
Type 2 diabetes:- Your body makes insulin but your cells cannot use it well. This is called insulin resistance.
SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES:-
- Increased thirst,
- Increased Urination,
- Increased hunger,
- Feeling very tired,
- Weight loss (sudden),
- Dry, Itchy Skin,
- Blurred Vision,
- Numbness or tingling in hands or feet,
- Frequent Infections,
- Problems with sexual function,
- Slow healing of cuts and sores
