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Diabetes. Something that takes away all the sweetness in life. Off late, it is affecting people at a very young age, sometimes even 3 month olds. It is a situation where your pancreas is not generating enough insulin required by your body. Out of 177 million diabetes patients in the world, 32 millions (highest in the world) are Indians. A recent study says 80% of diabetics are prone to cardiovascular diseases and 20% land up with kidney diseases, while 80% of them suffer from diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes is also the cause of non-traumatic foot amputation and incidence of gangrene.
All said and done, diabetes is very much controllable and people affected have been leading normal lives.
Care for Diabetes, Care for your life.
How would you know it?
Unusual weakness, unexplained weight loss, injuries not healing, frequent urination, uncontrollable cough and eyesight problems are just a few signs of diabetes.
Who's at risk?
Mostly the ones with strong family hereditary, obesity, erratic lifestyle, constant stress, lack of proper exercise and food habits to name a few.
How do you prevent it?
Diabetes is of two types, Type-1 and Type-2.
Type-1 diabetes is controlled with insulin and adjustments in lifestyle.
Type-2 diabetes can be controlled with oral medicine, insulin injection and adjustments in lifestyle.
Here adjustments in lifestyle may mean:
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