Q1-What is diabetes and its type?
In simple words, when sugar level starts increasing in the blood, that stage is called diabetes. There are 2 types of diabetes type-1 and type-2. In type-2, insulin production is very low in the body whereas, in type-1, insulin productions gets stopped.
Q2-What is Pancreas and Insulin ?
Pancreas, produces insulin in the body and the insulin is a hormone which converts food into energy. Your pancreas sends insulin to your blood when you eat and when your blood sugar level starts dropping, the pancreas slows down the secretion of insulin into the blood.
Q3- What are the Symptoms of diabetes?
Blurred vision, Frequent infections, low-healing sores, Unintended weight loss, Excessive urine, like The normal range for 24-hour urine volume is 800 to 2,000 milliliters per day (with a normal fluid intake of about 2 liters per day), excess thirst.
Q4- How to check Blood sugar level ?
There are 2 ways to check blood sugar level.
Using Glucometer at home, second by blood sample at lab
A blood sugar level less than 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L) is normal. A reading of more than 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) after two hours indicates diabetes. A reading between 140 and 199 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L and 11.0 mmol/L) indicates prediabetes.
Q5- How to keep pancreas healthy and different ways to naturally boost the insulin in the body which will help to maintain the blood sugar level.
To get your pancreas healthy, focus on foods that are rich in protein, low in animal fats, and contain antioxidants.
Ways to boost the insulin naturally
• Avocados, apple, strawberry
• Nuts like almonds, peanuts, or cashews.
• Oils including olive, canola, or flaxseed oils.
• Some types of fish, such as herring, salmon, and sardines.
• Sunflower, pumpkin, or sesame seeds
Q6- Risk factors that may increase the risk of getting prediabetic which may lead to type-2 or type-1?
The following risk factors are
- Overweight-Being overweight is a primary risk factor for prediabetes.
- Waist size. A large waist size can indicate insulin resistance. The risk of insulin resistance goes up for men with waists larger than 40 inches and for women with waists larger than 35 inches.
- Diet. Eating red meat and processed meat, and drinking sugar-sweetened beverages, is associated with a higher risk of prediabetes.
- Inactivity. The less active you are, the greater your risk of prediabetes.
- Age. Although diabetes can develop at any age, the risk of prediabetes increases after age 45.
- Family history. Your risk of prediabetes increases if you have a parent or sibling with type 2 diabetes.
- If you had diabetes while pregnant (gestational diabetes), you and your child are at higher risk of developing prediabetes.
- Polycystic ovary syndrome. Women with this common condition — characterized by irregular menstrual periods, excess hair growth and obesity — have a higher risk of prediabetes.
- Sleep. People with obstructive sleep apnea — a condition that disrupts sleep repeatedly — have an increased risk of insulin resistance. People who are overweight or obese have a higher risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea.
- Tobacco smoke. Smoking may increase insulin resistance and can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in people with prediabetes. Smoking also increases your risk of complications from diabetes.
- other factors are high BP, high cholesterol, stroke.
Q7-What are the ways to prevent it?
Healthy lifestyle choices can help you prevent prediabetes and its progression to type 2 diabetes — even if diabetes runs in your family. These include:
- Eating healthy foods
- Getting active
- Losing excess weight
- Controlling your blood pressure and cholesterol
- Not smoking
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