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Diabetes Main Signs And Symptoms

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Aug 022010
 

Signs and symptoms of Diabetes

Unusual thirst

Excessive hunger

Frequent urination

Unusual weight loss

Fatigue

Fatigue

Infections that are very recurrent

Slow healing

Numbness in hands and legs

Diabetes is divided into two types mainly type 1 and type 2. Type 2 diabetic people do not show any signs and symptoms of the disease so it is advised that they go screening test after the age of 45.

The initial symptoms are related to blood sugar levels i.e. high blood sugar levels. When the blood sugar levels rises above 160 to 180 mg/dL the glucose passes into the urine. When the level is even higher the kidneys excretes additional water. Due to this a person excretes large amounts of water i.e. urination is a common symptoms of diabetes.

To compensate the body requires water, so excessive thirst is natural. A person losses weight because of calories loss in urine. Type 1 diabetic people lose weight easily compared to type 2 diabetic people.

The signs and symptoms developed in type 1 diabetes are abrupt and rapid leading to a condition known as ketoacidosis. In spite of high presence of glucose the cells in the body cannot utilize it properly this makes the fats to break down producing ketones in and other chemical toxin substances leading to blood acidic.

The symptoms of ketoacidosis are excessive thirst and urination, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and abdominal pain especially in children. The breathing smells like nail polish remover. In ignored cases of ketoacidosis it leads to coma, and death.

Even if treatment are given with insulin doses people with type 1 diabetes lead to ketoacidosis due to infection or accident or serious medical conditions.

The initial stages for type 2 diabetes are increased thirst and urination and they get worsen. Most of the times the diabetes goes unrecognized and as insulin deficiency increases symptoms develops.

People with diabetes need to take food rich in fiber content. Well balanced diet with proper nutrition values should be considered. Diet should not be excessive rich in carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

Fruits and vegetables rich in fiber are apple, bananas, apricot, dates, raisins, carrot, beans, broccoli, peas.

Diabetes is mainly due to sedentary kind of lifestyle. People with diabetes need to take part in physical activities like running, swimming, skipping.

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Obesity – Rapidly Emerging Health Problem

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Nov 012009
 

Obesity is spreading very rapidly throughout the world. More and more people are become overweight.

Sometimes it seems that this problem is getting out of hand. Governments are unable to control this growing epidemic.

Who is to be blamed for this rising obesity? The media, food companies, general public all are responsible for this.

The media advertises food products which are not any good from nutritional point of view, but earn good amount via advertising to the media companies.

We are bombarded with constant advertisements and thus youngsters are getting addicted to junk food and unhealthy drinks. In the process, they are getting fatter by the day.

The government is not doing its bit to regulate such ads or to promote healthy habits among people, specially teenagers.

Add to this, the impact of technology. Technology has made our lives easy – in fact too easier. We have become lazy and seek comfort in all situations in our life.

We have given up exercising and get little to no physical activity. Furthermore – TV, video games, computers and internet are causing us to adopt sedentary lifestyles.

The fashion industry and celebrities are also partly responsible for this obesity problem. Too much emphasis is placed on looks and figure.

Celebrities with pencil thin figures are shown to the general public. This creates a huge pressure on people to maintain their physique.

Fat people are shunned and ridiculed. As a result people start adopting unhealthy methods like dieting and skipping meals.

This habit will result in dropping of metabolism rate, and thus the very problem we are trying to run away from, will come upon us.

Nowadays, people eat out a lot. They often go to restaurants. Earlier the whole family used to sit together to eat meals. Now that is not possible most of the times.

The traditional family lunches and dinners were good for everyone. Special care was taken to prepare healthy meals.

Family members used to bond together and eat heartily. Thus they could avoid overeating and unhealthy foods.

Now most of the time, people eat outside. They will often overeat in restaurants. They are also not very picky about what they eat.

Lack of physical activity, unhealthy eating habits, frequent dining out, junk food habit are some of the major factors which are contributing to the rising obesity problem.

Children are not being taught healthy habits by their parents. Earlier parents used to put a lot of stress on such habits.

Nowadays, parents are mostly concerned just about the child’s career. They are not too much worried about his or her eating habits.

Lack of guidance by elders have resulted in poor sense of eating for children. They are not growing up as health conscious children.

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