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diabetes

1. DIABETES AWARENESS

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3. What is diabetes Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned in to glucose, or sugar, for our body to use The pancreas, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get in to the cells of our bodies When you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugar to build up in your blood

4. Types of Diabetes Type 1 (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) Juvenile-onset diabetes, may account for 5% to 10% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes Type 2 (Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) Adult-onset diabetes, may account for about 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes Weight gain/obesity Gestational diabetes Pregnant women who gets diabetes mellitus

5. Symptoms Frequent Urination Excessive thirst Unexplained weight loss Extreme hunger Sudden vision changes Tingling or numbness in hands or feet Feeling very tired much of the time Very dry skin Sores that are slow to heal More infections than usual

6. Polyuria Polyphagia Polydipsia Warning signs of Diabetes

7. How to diagnose Diabetes HbA1c reflects average plasma glucose over the previous eight to 12 weeks Can be performed at any time of the day The most preferred test for assessing Diabetes Normal Prediabetes Diabetes Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) < 100 mg/dl 100 mg/dl – 125 mg/dl >=126 mg/dl Post Prandial Glucose (PPG) <140 mg /dl 140 mg/dl – 199 mg/dl >=200 mg/dl Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) < 5.7 % 5.7% – 6.4% >=6.5%

8. Complications Eye – Can get blurring of vision leading to blindness Heart – High risk of heart attack Kidney failure leading to dialysis Nerves- reduce sensation to both hands and feet leading to injury, which can be complicated further by infection

9. Treatment Lifestyle modification Diet control Physical activity 30 min*3 times a week Weight reduction Stop smoking Medical Therapy Oral hypoglycaemic agent Insulin injection Control blood pressure Control cholesterol level

10. Summary

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