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Diet and exercise for diabetes ( Q&A – Part 6)
Is diet and exercise management sufficient for diabetes? Diet and exercise are always good for health. In case of diabetes, they can help manage very mild and early cases for some time. Some diet tips for prevention as well as a management. An average Indian diet is ok for diabetes. Ensure proper and small frequent…
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Medicines for diabetes ( Q&A-Part 5)
What are the best and safest pills for diabetes? METFORMIN up to 2000 mg may be said best for mild cases. This helps control high blood sugar, and may be used with proper diet and exercise as well as other medications, on advise of a medical practitioner. (Please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any…
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Diabetes and related health issues ( Q & A Part 4)
What is diabetic neuropathy? It is a type of nerve damage that occurs in daibetes. This mostly affects feet and legs. What is diabetic retinopathy? It is damage to the blood vessels in retina of eyes. May also lead to vision loss. What is diabetic nephropathy? It is diabetes related kidney diseases and occurs in…
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How will I know I may have diabetes ? Q & A – Part 3
How will I know I may have diabetes? These are the most common symptoms of diabetes: More urine More thirst More appetite These can be confirmed by tests. HbA1c. More than 6.7 Fasting sugar more than 126 2hour after 75gm glucose. above 180 Can I feel high and low sugar? Some symptoms like palpitations, sweating…
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Diabetes Q&A – Part 2
Can diabetes be prevented? Type 2 diabetes can be prevented by increasing physical activity and maintaining proper body weight. Regular exercise helps in preventing Type 2 diabetes. It helps by reducing or maintaining weight. Also, during active exercises muscles do utilize glucose even without help of insulin. Can Type 1 diabetes be prevented? No, it…
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Diabetes Q&A – Part 1
What is diabetes? By diabetes we mean diabetes mellitus It is a clinical condition associated with raised blood sugar level more urine more appetite and wright loss. How did I get diabetes? In some cases, it is inherited from parents as in Type 1 In others it occurs mostly due to exhaustion of B cells…