Nowadays there are hardly any people who have not heard the word diabetes . Diabetes patients can be found in more or less every family in our country. According to the World Health Organization, diabetes has now become an epidemic disease. Basically, the health organization has announced this because the incidence of this disease has increased so fast.
Diabetes patients are increasing day by day in Bangladesh. The number of diabetes patients in Bangladesh is more than one crore. Every seven seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with diabetes. More than 1 million people worldwide die from diabetes every year.
Diabetes is a lifelong physical condition that kills more than 1 million people worldwide every year. Besides, any person can be affected by this diabetes disease.
Diabetes occurs when the body fails to break down all the sugar (glucose) in the blood. Due to this complication, people can have heart attack, stroke.
Diabetes can lead to blindness, kidney damage and sometimes lower limb amputation. This problem is increasing day by day all over the world. Currently, the number of people suffering from diabetes is more than 42 crores. This number is now four times higher than 30 years ago – according to the World Health Organization.
Doctors say that despite the high risk of diabetes, more than half of the people suffering from this disease are not aware of the disease. However, diabetes can be prevented in many cases by following certain lifestyle rules. We will discuss about diabetes in detail continuously in the BD health category.
So we all should have a clear idea about diabetes. Now comes the question
1. What is diabetes?
2. How many types of diabetes and what is it?
3. How much diabetes to take insulin?
4. How much can the patient die of diabetes?
So let's find out the correct answers to these four questions about diabetes-
What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a type of metabolic disorder. Diabetes never gets better. But diabetes can be controlled. In this case, the patient's body cannot produce enough insulin and cannot use it. In many cases, the body's insulin is completely destroyed. The hormone insulin is naturally secreted from the pancreas. When we eat food, our body breaks down the carbohydrates in the food into glucose or sugar.
Insulin's job is to use that sugar as fuel or energy for the body. But whenever insulin fluctuates, sugar starts to accumulate. As a result, sugar accumulates in the blood. This condition is called diabetes.
How many types of diabetes and what is it?
How many types of diabetes?
Diabetes is mainly of two types. namely-
Type-1 Diabetes
Type-2 Diabetes
What is type-1 diabetes?
It usually occurs in young people and appears very quickly. However, the cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown. According to doctors, type-1 diabetes is much less common than type-2. Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in childhood in those with very low or no insulin levels.
If a person has low insulin in his body since childhood, he is called a type-1 diabetic. Artificial supply of insulin is very necessary for such diabetic patients. Type-1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes) There is no medicine for this type of diabetes except insulin. Their only recourse for survival is insulin, they have to live with insulin.
Type-1 diabetes usually develops between the ages of 15-30, but some may develop it earlier. The risk of diabetes is high in South Asia. Type-1 diabetes patients do not have insulin in their bodies. For which they have to take insulin compulsorily. Moreover, if the blood sugar level in the body increases too quickly, the patient may faint due to acid poisoning in a short period of time and may even die due to unconsciousness.
We already know that insulin keeps blood sugar under control. Type-1 diabetes patients do not produce enough insulin in their bodies. For this, insulin is introduced into the body from outside. Type-1 diabetes is caused by genetics. It is caused by two genes called HLADR3 and HLADR4 . Diabetes is a disease caused by the destruction of beta cells due to autoimmunity. Many times diabetes is diagnosed during pregnancy. For which both mother and child are at risk, they need appropriate treatment.
When the glucose level increases during pregnancy, it is called maternal diabetes. Diabetes is nothing to panic or fear. It is possible to stay healthy even with diabetes by exercising regularly and eating at the right time. Various symptoms appear in the body of diabetic patients. Blurred vision, frequent urination, cuts or sores that don't heal easily, etc.
If these symptoms appear, it is necessary to immediately check and see a doctor. All adults should be screened for diabetes. Those who do not work or do manual labor, those who are overweight, have a higher risk of developing diabetes. Moreover, diathesis is also caused by genetics.
People who have parents, siblings who have diabetes can also develop diabetes, people who have high blood pressure can also have problems. It can also occur in babies born with low birth weight. Since diabetes is a chronic disease. It sometimes increases and sometimes decreases, but the patient is never completely cured. It can also cause stroke, blindness, amputation, sexual impotence etc. due to high blood levels. So avoiding high sugar foods is very important for everyone.
What is type-2 diabetes?
Type-2 diabetes occurs mainly after the age of 35-40 years. If the pancreas cannot produce insulin according to the body's demand or if the production is low, it is called type-2 diabetes. With the help of special monitoring in this type of diabetes, it is known that it is possible to lead a normal life without using insulin. Currently 90% of patients have type-2 diabetes. Type-2 (Adult Onset Diabetes) This diabetes can be hereditary. Type-2 diabetes can be managed without insulin, with exercise and medication. Type-2 diabetes medications are metformin, repaglinide, oral hypoglycemic agents, glipizide etc. You can take these medicines as per doctor's advice.
Another type-2 diabetes drug is insulin. Insulin is given if the above medicine does not work in the body. Diabetic patients are always advised to exercise.
If you have type-2 diabetes, you have to live according to the rules. In case of Type-II disease, a good specialist can make a good food list as per the advice of the doctor. It is possible to keep diabetes under control by following the rules and eating according to the doctor's advice. Then you don't have to face the problem of diabetes. If you follow the rules, you can stay healthy with this disease for a long time. If you follow the rules, you can live a healthy life without diabetes medication.
When should diabetics take insulin?
Diabetics feel very uncomfortable and reluctant to take insulin. However, it is not always necessary to take insulin in diabetes. There are specific reasons and guidelines for taking insulin. Type-2 diabetes can mostly be controlled with lifestyle changes and various medications. Some special patients require insulin later. Now know when your doctor may tell you to take insulin.
Insulin is safest during pregnancy and breastfeeding. So if you want to become a mother with gestational diabetes and pre-existing diabetes, you should stop all medicines and give insulin.
It is very important for diabetics to keep their glucose under control before and after any surgery. Short-term or long-term insulin may be required in these situations not only to accelerate wound healing, but also to prevent complications.
Insulin is most reliable and safe for quick recovery from various serious diseases like: heart attack, stroke or any serious infection (eg: tuberculosis, pneumonia, abscess, gangrene etc.).
Oral hypoglycemic agent failure is when someone's diabetes is uncontrolled despite the use of three or more drugs at nearly maximal doses. This suggests that his medication is no longer working because his pancreas is not producing enough insulin. In this case he has to become insulin-dependent.
You should use insulin if you have kidney and liver complications. In case of jaundice, the medicine may have to be temporarily stopped and insulin given.
Many people are first diagnosed with high blood sugar levels. If the blood sugar is more than 16.7 mmol or 300 g/dL or if the mean sugar HbA1C is more than 10 percent, it should be reduced first with insulin. Medicines are not effective in this condition. Rather, it can cause various complications.
A sudden rise in blood sugar can lead to life-threatening complications called diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar coma. If such danger increases, insulin should be given through saline after hospitalization.
Medicines do not work in type-1 diabetes. They become insulin-dependent for survival.
How much can the patient die of diabetes?
Birth and death are in the hands of the creator. Only the Creator knows who will die when and how, except for disease and death. However, diabetes can cause dangerous health effects. It is difficult to say exactly how many people die from diabetes. However, according to doctors, if the level of diabetes increases, people die due to stroke, kidney problems, heart problems. With proper treatment of diabetes, people can live for many years.
our talk
Diabetes doesn't get better until death. Diabetes causes many diseases in the body. It can be said that diabetes is the home of all diseases, diabetes is an incurable disease. Type 2 diabetes does not require insulin if the diabetic can lead a healthy lifestyle. In short, a diabetic patient must lead a healthy lifestyle. Stay with us as we discuss about diabetes in detail. If you have any question or opinion don't forget to tell in the comment box. Wishing everyone good physical health, I bid farewell today. It will be discussed in another post.
