How To Live With Diabetes
Research shows that the number of diabetic patients has increased twofold in the last 20 years. The only solution for fighting diabetes is to be conscious about the disease.
There are 180 million diabetic patients in the world today, and this number is expected to increase to 400 million by 2025. This means that it is necessary to be conscious about the disease and that people with diabetes must learn how to live with it.
Diabetes is a permanent disease caused by the failure of the pancreas to make enough insulin. According to specialists, genetics are a factor in the disease manifesting itself, but they not the only one. The extended human life span, nutritional deficiencies and an inactive lifestyle trigger diabetes.
obesity, an inactive lifestyle and high blood pressure are causes of diabetes.
diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) disease. Existing treatment consists of returning blood sugar to normal levels, which protects people from negative symptoms. After noting that the insulin used in the treatment of diabetes is not addictive but rather a necessary hormone to control blood sugar.
Progress rates of the disease, personal features, lifestyle and the need for insulin is different for everyone.
Regular insulin doses increase the success of treatment. This is why if a dosage is forgotten, it should be applied when it is remembered, but this should not be repeated often.
Experts said that exercising is effective in preventing diabetes and recommends 1-2 hours of exercise after dinner 3-4 days a week. He stressed that patients should ask their doctors what type of exercise would best suit them.
When blood sugar is low, patients feel hungry and have heart palpitations, headaches, dizziness and eye problems. High blood sugar causes a dry mouth, blurry eyes, weakness and a need for water and food. Acıbadem Health Group Bağdat Polyclinic Internal Diseases and Diabetes Specialist Dr. Yaser Süleymanoğlu said the following about what should be done when blood sugar is too low or high: �When blood sugar is low, patients should eat sugary foods. For example — five lumps of sugar or one teacup of fruit juice. When blood sugar is high, patients should rest and drink water if they don’t feel nauseous.
Experts noted that diabetes also damages other organs: One in every 10 diabetic people has a foot ulcer at some point in their lifetime. Regular foot care reduces this risk. When feet fall asleep, it is very important to control them. If feet bleed, the patient must go to a doctor as soon as possible. Diabetic people should also have heart and eye check-ups at least once a year because they have a risk of heart, vein and eye diseases. Regular heart and eye check-ups are important for early diagnosis.
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