What is Diabetes? Early Signs You Should NOT Ignore | Dr. Rajender’s Lifestyle Clinic
Diabetes, diabetes, diabetes. This word has become very popular, hasn’t it? No matter what country we look at, no matter what language we speak, from young children to adults, and even people of any profession, they are talking about diabetes. Why has diabetes become so popular? Let’s see in this video the details of what diabetes actually is.
Why Has Diabetes Become So Common?
Our India is the Diabetes Capital of the World. The diabetes capital of the world is our India. It has become the diabetes capital because a lot of people in India suffer from diabetes.
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Diabetes in India
ICMR Study Indian Council of Medical Research 2023 study found that 101 million people in India are suffering from diabetes, which means 10 crore people have diabetes. 136 million people with diabetes are in the pre-diabetic stage. Another important point is that 50% of diabetes is undiagnosed.
Diabetes in Urban Areas
This means that 50% of people don’t even know they have diabetes. So, this prevalence means that diabetes has become common. If we come to our prevalence, it is 10 to 16 percent, meaning 16 out of every 100 people in India have diabetes. If we come to our cities, the incidence is 30%, meaning three out of every 10 people suffer from diabetes.
Why Is Diabetes Common in Cities?
Wherever you go in the city, even if you go to the main areas, food is marketed very prominently. People get very tired all day long. They think that they will eat something in the evening, eat happily, eat anything to satisfy themselves.
They eat night dinner, late night dinners, and do not exercise at all. All these are the reasons for diabetes.
What Is Diabetes?
According to our World Health Organization, diabetes is a chronic disease. Chronic means that they start slowly and last for a long time. Some people have some diseases for months, while others have some diseases for years. These are called chronic diseases.
Therefore, diabetes is a chronic disease, and it is also progressive.
Why Is Diabetes a Progressive Disease?
When we are actually diagnosed with diabetes, only 50% of our pancreatic beta cells are working. As the years pass by, the functioning of this pancreas decreases, insulin resistance increases, and diabetes also progresses.
How Diabetes Progresses
That’s how diabetes progresses. We call it a progressive disease. Some people start with one tablet, then two, then three, then four tablets, and some even need to use insulin injections. There are also those who cannot control their diabetes even with insulin, which means the disease has progressed.
So, it is a chronic progressive disease in which sugar levels are higher than normal.
What Causes High Blood Sugar?
The main reason why these sugar levels are high is because of the insulin hormone, which is produced by our pancreas gland.
What Is Insulin?
Insulin is like a lock. When glucose enters the cell, it is converted into energy inside our body’s cells. Otherwise, it may be stored as fat in some people. So, glucose has to go out of the blood. Insulin is a lock.
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
If someone has low insulin hormone or no insulin is produced in the body, it is called type one diabetes. This means there is no lock.
In type 2 diabetes, there is a lock but it does not work. Then the door of the room does not open and glucose does not enter the cell. That is why the sugar levels in the blood keep increasing.
Diabetes Complications
Due to the high sugar levels in the blood for a long time, each organ gets damaged a little bit, which is what we call diabetes.
Diabetes has so many complications. Complications include eye problems, kidney damage, burning feet, and ulcers that don’t go away. In some people, amputations or leg removal are necessary.
Pre-Diabetes and Early Diagnosis
By diagnosing it early, we can prevent the actual diabetes. We call it pre-diabetes, which means early diabetes. The good news is that it is 100% reversible.
Risk Factors for Diabetes
If we diagnose someone at this stage, those who have risk factors, risk factors, or anyone who has the potential to develop diabetes, are at risk. We call them risk factors.
Even if there is a family history of diabetes, diabetes can develop in people over the age of 45, usually in people who are overweight or obese.
Sedentary Lifestyle and Diabetes
A sedentary lifestyle is what we are now. Wherever they go, they have a vehicle. Is anyone walking? These days, diabetes is caused by a sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise.
Stress and Diabetes
Diabetes can also occur even if stress levels are high. We often see metabolic diseases in people who eat late at night.
Early Warning Signs of Diabetes
Some symptoms may appear: Feeling thirsty, no matter how much water you drink, feeling like drinking cold drinks, some people feel like losing weight, burning feet.
Also, if you have ulcers, they do not heal, this is also a symptom of diabetes.
Diabetes and Vision Problems
When you have high blood sugars, you also have blood vision. If you have symptoms and risk factors, we should be doing blood sugar tests frequently and adjust our life accordingly.
Lifestyle Habits to Prevent Diabetes
It is also good to have lifestyle habits. It is good to exercise regularly. Do not eat a heavy meal at once. It is better to avoid late night dinner and finish dinner before 7 pm.
By reducing stress levels, we can also easily prevent diabetes.
