Diabetes Management
Diabetes also known as Diabetes Mellitus is a condition in which the body does not produce the required amount of insulin, a hormone from pancreas, insulin absorbs glucose and turns it into energy, this malfunctioning of pancreas can lead to accumulation of glucose in the blood which leads to many potential hazards like cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, retinal damage therefore chronic disease management of diabetes should be given proper concern.
There are mainly three types of diabetes:
Type 1: That results from the body’s failure to produce the hormone
Type 2: Condition in which the body cells fail to make use of insulin properly.
Type 3 or gestational diabetes: pregnant ladies who never had diabetes before may produce high blood sugar levels during the period of pregnancy. Chronic disease management of diabetes if left out carelessly may cause many potential health hazards like cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, retinal damage etc.
There are many symptoms of diabetes mellitus they are: frequent urination, increased thirst, increased hunger, uncontrollable mental fatigue etc. Type 1 diabetes causes rapid weight loss where as in case of type 2 diabetes symptoms develop slowly. In some cases patients may produce a smell of acetone in their breathing. Final analysis of diabetes can be made by measuring the blood sugar level. Understanding these symptoms at right time with the onset of the disease followed by proper medical measures and change in lifestyle and food habits may help a great deal in chronic disease management of Diabetes.
Diabetes can be medically controlled by many ways:
Type 1 diabetes in which pancreas fails to produce insulin a remedy can be found by injecting insulin which is medically available.
Type 2 diabetes in which the body fails to make use of insulin a change in lifestyle by staying active and proper nutrition blood sugar can be controlled to a great extent.
Gestational diabetes is also a kind of insulin resistance which can be controlled by a well balanced carbohydrate diet.
These medical measures play a major role in chronic disease management of diabetes. In addition to insulin injections several diabetes pills are medically available nowadays. A proper diet chart with regular medical examination and physical exercises can control the blood sugar level at an optimum value.
