Diabetes Physiotherapy
Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90-95% of all diabetes cases.
Diabetes itself is not a high-mortality condition, but it is a major risk factor for other causes of death and has a high attributable burden of disability.
Diabetes is also a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and blindness.
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What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a medical condition, wherein your pancreas does not produce the right amount of Insu*lin (either none at all, or not enough) or there is Insulin resistance where the body cells fail to respond normally to the hormone Insulin. It plays an important role in helping glucose to enter into human body cells.
When you have Diabetes, the glucose in the blood stream cannot be absorbed correctly and the excess glucose in blood which would normally be used in the body remains within the blood, causing high blood sugar level. If not treated it can cause long-term complications such as hypertension, heart disease, kidney damage, stroke, circulatory problems and damaged vision. This disease along with its complications has got crippling effect on patient’s health.
Central obesity (abdominal obesity) is the main cause of this disease in our country. It has a strong genetic predisposition leading to the transmission of this disease on to the generations.
Types of Diabetes
There are different types of Diabetes, but a majority of the population falls in the categories mentioned below –
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – commonly seen in adults. If you have type 2 Diabetes your body does not use Insu* lin properly. This is called as Insu* lin Resistance. At initial phase , your body makes extra Insu* lin to make up for it. But, over the time it can’t make enough Insu* lin to keep your blood glucose at normal level.
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus – commonly seen in children – Type 1 Diabetes is usually diagnosed in children , and was previously known as Juvenile Diabetes. Only 5% of people with Diabetes have this form of the disease. In type 1 Diabetes, body does not produce Insulin at all; hence these patients have to be on lifelong Insulin therapy which is presently available in injection form. Managing Diabetes in children is a herculean task needs lot of counseling to patient and patient’s family. Managing child’s growth mile stone with tight blood sugar control needs lot of skill.
Gestational Diabetes -Diabetes first time diagnosed during pregnancy is called as Geastational Diabetes.Patient may remain diabetic even after birth of the baby.
Other Types –
– Stress Induced Diabetes.
– Drug induced Diabetes etc..
Common Symptoms of Diabetes
Excess urination
Excess thirst
Extreme hunger
Irritability
Sudden weight loss
Fatigue
Prevalence of Diabetes in India
Need of Specialist in Diabetes management
Need of Proactive Diabetes management
Patients are normally treated for the symptoms, they present rather than working towards preventing or delaying Diabetes and the onset of related complications. Management of Diabetes is thus more reactive than proactive.
Complication of Diabetes
If got detected early, it is reversible condition but if not detected and treated can lead to Diabetic foot wounds and amputations.
Simple foot care can save us from this amputation trauma-
Prevention of Diabetes
If got detected early, it is reversible condition but if not detected and treated can lead to Diabetic foot wounds and amputations.
Simple foot care can save us from this amputation trauma-