Know about diabetes before it becomes dangerous.
Diabetes is a serious, non-communicable chronic disease. It may not sound that serious, but believe it or not, this disease is more serious than you think if you do not know how to prevent it.
“Diabetes” statistics
Statistics show that currently, about 5 million Thais are suffering from diabetes, and the tendency is that diabetes will increase steadily. From 1991 to 2014, the number of diabetic patients increased to 8.9%. In addition, it was found that 21.96% of the population died from diabetes and its complications, and about 40% of the population was still able to control their sugar levels. While only about 12% were able to control all three: sugar levels, fat, and blood pressure.
What is diabetes ?
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the chronic non-communicable diseases or a condition in which the body has higher than normal blood sugar levels due to a lack of insulin hormone or insulin resistance. This results in the process of absorbing blood sugar into energy for cells in the body being abnormal or not working efficiently, causing a large amount of สมัคร ufabet sugar to accumulate in the blood. If the body is left in this state for a long time. It will cause various organs to deteriorate, causing diseases and complications to occur easily.
Watch out for symptoms of “diabetes”
Important symptoms that can observe by yourself are frequent urination at night, frequent hunger, snacking but losing weight, numbness in the hands and feet, slow healing wounds, fatigue, abnormal vision because if complications occur. It may result in retinal degeneration, pressure sores, and easy infection. Especially fungal and bacterial infections. Which are important causes of disability in various organs.
Taking care of yourself requires controlling your diet.
Diet control for “diabetic” patients is very important. The “diabetic medicine” that is commonly use can control sugar from food by only 45-60 grams per meal. When calculated as white rice, it will not exceed 3-4 ladles, while we may eat more than 4 ladles of rice, which has more sugar than the medicine can control. Therefore, changing white rice to brown rice, glass noodles, whole wheat bread, or unpolished grains will have dietary fiber that can actually help reduce blood sugar levels. However, it is necessary to control the amount just like white rice. Therefore, grains should not eaten in addition to rice, such as eating rice with stir-fried pumpkin or rice with stir-fried glass noodles, etc.
Exercise…is important
Regular “exercise” can help control blood sugar levels and can reduce the amount of medication or insulin injections you need. It is best to do low-impact exercise, such as walking, cycling, or swimming. Choose an exercise intensity that is appropriate.