Known as the incapacity to control the sugar in the blood, diabetes is a chronic condition that can be diagnosed in young people, adults and elderly. Considering a series of indications you have to include on your daily life, below you will learn more about diabetes and see some advice that could prevent you and your loved ones from developing this condition.
Blurred vision, excessive thirst, sudden weight loss and constant fatigue are examples of warning symptoms you should consider. Blood and urine test will prove that the pancreas is whether unable to produce insulin, the hormone that controls sugar in the blood, or that it is resistant to it, which is a diabetes case.
There are two types of diabetes. The first can be developed at any age, but is usually more common among children, teenagers and young adults. In that case, diabetes is determined by the lack of action of the pancreas to produce insulin. The second type of diabetes is commonly seen in obese people. Unfortunately, recent studies have shown that this type of condition has achieved younger people. In that case, the pancreas resists or inhibits the proper use of glucose it gets from foods.
According to Dr. Afonso Aguilar, information about diabetes is essential for the patient to achieve a bigger independence and easier adaption to the changes that will control his life because of his condition. “Health education has shown a huge impact in the reduction of diabetic coma, amputations and inpatient hospital days per year, but unfortunately, the number of diabetics in the world increases every day.”
According to Aguilar, education is a fundamental part of the treatment, and its only objective is to confront the levels of control of diabetes, showing if the patient will lose weight if he sticks to a strict diet or if he will lose weight regardless of whether or not he reduces excess food.”
Knowing that diabetes happens according to how the body processes the sugar of each food. It is essential to stick to the nutritional changes mentioned by the specialist, because they will control the disease and its counterproductive consequences that could lead to kidney problems, nervous system diseases and susceptibility to heart attacks and strokes.
Control and information. Diabetes is a diagnosis that represents an alert for us to stick to a healthy life and balanced diet, complemented with exercise and avoiding harmful habits that would only be bad for our body.
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