The Dhaka Times Desk Currently, 2-5 percent of people in the world are suffering from diabetes. As such, about 8 million people in Bangladesh are affected by this disease. Suffering from diabetes for a long time can lead to far-reaching complications. Retinopathy can cause vision loss. In addition, eye bleeding, pus accumulation, blindness and glaucoma may occur. Diabetes can cause kidney damage.
Due to diathesis, repeated infections or inflammations, abscesses appear on the skin. Nervous and muscular weakness, impotence and heart disease.
Why does diabetes occur?
# is genetic or hereditary
# virus infection and autoimmune causes
# due to gravity
# reduces physical exertion
# of pregnant women
# of the baby if smoked during pregnancy
# long-term use of steroid drugs
# feeding cow's milk to infants immediately after birth
# eats more smoked food
# due to stress or tension
If the pregnant child does not get enough food, that child. Less insulin is secreted from the pancreas. As you grow older and eat more food, the excess food is not fully metabolized with less insulin. This causes the metabolic disease diabetes.
Symptoms of diabetes
# Excessive urination
# Nocturnal urge to urinate
# Very thirsty
# Getting more and more hungry
# Weight loss despite adequate intake
# Feeling tired and weak
# delayed wound healing
# Appearance of skin diseases like scabs, boils etc
# Genital itching
# Low vision in the eye
# dizziness
# Lack of motivation to do anything
# Gradual loss of libido without aging.
Will the child have diabetes if the parents have it?
If parents have type 2 diabetes, their children are more likely to develop the disease.
This is why it is said that if the parents have diabetes, it is important to get the child used to healthy eating habits and regular exercise or walking from childhood. Besides, care should be taken that the child's body does not become fat and his mind is cheerful. One of the causes of diabetes in children nowadays is their excessive weight gain, excessive consumption of fast food, ice cream, chocolate, pastries etc. and not getting enough sports opportunities due to reduced playgrounds due to unplanned urbanization.
When is the risk of complications of diabetes increased?
# in early childhood diabetes
# If diabetes is diagnosed too late
# in long-term diabetes
# If blood sugar is not under control
# If blood levels of O1 are high
# increases blood cholesterol
# If you have high blood pressure
# when body weight is increased
# if smoking.
Who can be
If someone with # blood relatives has diabetes
# Those over forty
# Those with obesity
# who are overweight
# Those who do not perform physical labor
# People who have no control over eating
pregnant woman
# in people with high blood fat
# with hyperpressor
Who should test #?
# who are above 45 years of age
# who are overweight
# Sudden abnormal weight loss
# excessive thirst for water
# Excessive appetite
# Excessive urination
# Excessive emaciation
pregnant woman
If someone with # blood has diabetes
# If a child previously weighed more than 9 lbs
# Blood pressure 140/90 or higher
When can a patient be called pre-diabetic?
Pre-diabetes is defined as pre-diabetes if the fasting blood sugar level is 5.6-6.9 mmol in the morning or 7.8-11 mmol two hours after consuming 75 grams of glucose.
When to call a diabetic patient
A diabetic patient is diagnosed with a fasting blood sugar level of 7.0 mmol or more in the morning, or a blood sugar level of 11.1 mmol or more two hours after consuming 75 g of glucose, and any of the main signs or symptoms of diabetes accompanied by high blood sugar. can be said
Diabetes monitoring at home
With Glucometer: You can see the blood sugar level with a glucometer. It is a special type of computerized device. The advantage is that it is possible to determine whether the blood sugar level is high or low within seconds. If you take a drop of blood from the tip of your finger and place it in a certain place on the device, you will see your blood sugar level as a reading on the device's monitor within a few seconds. This is not the first time the device has been used to diagnose someone with diabetes. With this device, it is seen whether the diabetes of the diabetic patient is under control. Diabetes is under good control if it is less than 6 in the morning without fasting and less than 8 after 2 hours of eating.
With strips: You can see sugar, albumin and ketone bodies in the urine with a special stick (YD strip) test. Dip the stick in urine when you urinate. Immediately pick up and discard the urine. Wait 1 minute. If there is a change in color, you can find out if there is sugar or albumin or ketone bodies in your urine by matching the color of the specific box.
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