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Diabetes patients in India: According to Lancet Journal, 21.2 crore people in India have diabetes. On the other hand, World Health Organization figures say that half the people in India do not know that they have diabetes. This means that approximately 10.5 crore people have diabetes but they do not know that this dangerous disease is increasing in their body.
This situation is very scary because diabetes is a disease. Which gradually starts damaging vital organs like kidneys, heart, eyes. Until blood cannot flow from the veins of the body. In such a situation, it is important to identify the disease as soon as possible because it has the least effect on our body.
How to tell if you have diabetes by symptoms
Most people do not realize that they have diabetes in the initial stages. But when problems suddenly start increasing in the body, then one goes to the doctor. But by then it is too late. The biggest reason for this is that initially no symptoms of diabetes are visible in the body. Many times, even after diabetes is diagnosed, it is not detected through tests. In such a situation, the biggest question is how to identify diabetes early. According to experts, it is difficult to see symptoms in the pre-diabetic stage, but in some people the symptoms are very minor.
If you are not alert then it is difficult to recognize its symptoms. Some of these symptoms include darkening of the skin in the neck, armpits and groin area. Apart from this, frequent thirst, frequent urination, strong hunger, fatigue, blurred vision, numbness in limbs, frequent infections, wound not healing quickly and weight loss can be symptoms of pre-diabetes. Are. In such a situation, you should meet a diabetes specialist. But the best thing is to get your blood sugar checked once in a year or 6 months.
What to do if symptoms do not appear?
The best thing is to consult a specialist to get your sugar checked. If you are health conscious then it would be best to undergo a screening preventive health checkup once a year. This is the most accurate method of diagnosing diabetes. Because if 10 healthy people are tested today, 2-3 people will definitely have diabetes, so we ask every adult to get tested from time to time.
How to know if you are pre-diabetic or
The best way to check diabetes is to check the sugar profile as per the diabetes specialist. You should get this test done every year from the age of 20-25. This test is not expensive and does not take time. There are three types of tests in sugar profile, the first is empty stomach blood sugar test. Second is what is the average increase in sugar in three months and third is randomized trial. You can take a random test at any time. If your fasting sugar level is less than 199mg/dL, then you do not have diabetes at all. If it is going above 100 and not going beyond 125 then it means that you are pre-diabetic. The third and most important test is a three-month average called HB1Ac. If it is less than 5.7 percent, you do not have diabetes at all, but if it is between 5.7 percent and 6.4 percent, you are in the pre-diabetic stage, while glucose tolerance is between 140 mg/dL and 199 mg/dL. It is the middle. , Is in pre-diabetes stage.
Can the pre-diabetic stage be normalized?
If diet is properly controlled and regular exercise is done, 30 to 35 percent of people can recover from the pre-diabetic stage. It depends on how you exercise and diet.
How to reverse pre-diabetes according to experts
This is a very simple method but it can be successful only if it is done with dedication. Most people can’t do this. It requires more dedication than hard work. This can be reversed if you commit to exercising at least half an hour every day from now on and controlling your diet. For this you will have to do exercises that make you sweat. Heart rate should increase. As you run, you will sweat and your heart rate will increase. But do not do this suddenly from the first day. First of all, do it very slowly and comfortably for 10-15 days. After this the speed and distance will have to be increased.