Diabetes Day

Effective blood glucose control measures with healthy diet, physical activity and drugs not only allow the diabetics to lead a normal healthy life but also prevent the complications associated with diabetes. YOU SHOULD CONTROL DIABETES OTHERWISE IT WILL CONTROL YOU SUMMARY Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder that prevents the body to utilize glucose completely or partially. It is characterized by raised glucose concentration in the blood and alterations in carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism. One in every eight individuals in India is a diabetic.

The average age for the onset of diabetes is around years while it is around years in other countries. The types of Diabetes are Type or Insulin dependent Diabetes mellitus, Type or Non insulin dependent Diabetes mellitus. Gestational diabetes, Malnutrition related Diabetes mellitus and Secondary Diabetes. The main cause of type diabetes is infection.

The main causes of type Diabetes are heredity, age, stress and obesity. The main symptoms of diabetes are polyuria, polyphagia, polydipsia, fatigue and delayed wound healing. There are alterations in carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism for a diabetic. The following are the diagnostic test for Diabetes- Fasting blood glucose, Random plasma glucose and Oral Glucose Tolerance Test.

The main modes of treatment in Diabetes