Diabetes

Diabetes is a common disease that increases the sugar level in the blood. Insulin is a diabetic patient is either too much or too little. It is very important to treat the diseases as it can be very harmful to the organs, eyes, and nerves. Different types of diabetes are:

Type 1 Diabetes: This type of diabetes is autoimmune, which means that the immunity of person diabetes diagnosed with this disease is affected. It also affects the pancreas.

Type 2 Diabetes: In this type of diabetes the insulin does not produce properly. A person with this type can become obese.

Gestational diabetes:During pregnancy, many women end up getting complications and diabetes is one of them. However, this is a temporary disease that improves post-pregnancy.

Prediabetes: In this type of diabetes, the sugar level is higher than the normal sugar level. However, it is not high enough to consider it under Type 1 diabetes.

There are many ways in which one can find out if your sugar level is high. One may feel very hungry and thirsty, blurred vision, loss in weight, urinating frequently, and very slow of healing of wounds. Some people may also witness erectile dysfunction, dry skin, yeast infection, etc.

There is no exact reason why diabetes can develop. However, the immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas by mistake. Another reason that plays an important role in genes. Being overweight also increases the chances of getting diabetes. Hence, it is important that you keep yourself healthy. When a woman gets pregnant, this disease can be a result of changes in hormones. The sugar level can also increase if the woman has given birth to a heavy baby.

Even though diabetes has different types, it may or may not get complicated. If the disease gets complicated, then it can affect the organs. The risk of life increases if it is untreated, and you are living with it for a longer period of time. The complications that can occur are:

• Stroke
• Loss of hearing
• Wounds do not heal faster
• Bacterial infections
• Neuropathy
• Loss of vision
• Dementia
• Depression
• Premature birth
• Jaundice

Changes in your lifestyle can help you in maintaining a healthy life and also improve your condition. Things that can help you in keeping diabetes is control are:

• Take the right diet that includes vegetables, lean proteins, healthy fats such as nuts, grains, etc.
• Do not eat anything that high sugar content.
• Avoid heavy drinking.
• Exercise daily.

There are different types of scans and tests available to diagnose diabetes. The common one is the blood test. However, to know the severity of the condition and much has it affected the organs, you can get a diabetes scan done. It is 3 hours scan in which all the organs are examined. This also includes diabetes scan with sonography and full-body scan. We, at Hormone Bhopal, have all the necessary equipment for a complete diabetes scan which is done under the supervision of the renowned Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, Dr. Manuj Sharma.