General Diabetes Care

Taking Care of Diabetes

According to an estimate, diabetes is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with about 20.8 million people in the United States alone, suffering from this disease. Diabetes is a non-communicable metabolic disorder, in which the pancreas of the human body is unable to produce adequate amount of insulin hormone and therefore, the body fails to absorb and utilize glucose. There are three different forms of diabetes – Type-1, Type-2 and Gestational Diabetes, each of which has different causes of occurrence. Whatever is the cause and type of the disease, it is very important to take proper diabetes care to prevent the early onset of the deadly microvascular complications associated with this disease such as diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy and diabetic nephropathy.

General Diabetes care includes - getting blood tested frequently both the fasting blood sugar as well as post-prandial levels in order to monitor the fluctuation in blood sugar levels; frequent consultations with diabetologist whenever there is a slight fluctuation in the blood glucose or blood sugar levels in order to adjust the insulin dosage; proper foot care; adequate care at the site of insertion while using an insulin pump or maintaining proper body hygiene while using an insulin injection; diet must be strictly in accordance to the diet chart provided and include low glycaemic diets; and regular daily exercises to maintain optimum blood glucose levels in the body and for maximum glycemic control. In addition, proper psychiatric counseling, especially in the case of children and young adults diagnosed with diabetes is necessary to enable them to cope with the disease.