Diabetes Education

On this day,14th November, when the founder of “Insulin”, Frederick Banting, was born, let us educate ourselves about Diabetes a bit more. Today, approximately 220 million people are suffering from Diabetes around the world. Observing the type of lifestyle that we have nowadays, this number is estimated to be double by 2030.

Diabetes is of two types. Type 1 is Diabetes Insipidus and Type 2 is Diabetes Mellitus. The Type 2 is most common amongst us.

Simple causes for us to consider:

– Heriditory – if anyone in family, such as parents, grandparents, brother or sister has it, you are more likely to have it.

– Diet – High calorie diet on regular basis with high frequency in a day causes obesity and in turn Diabetes

– Luxurious lifestyle – No physical exercise on daily basis causes obesity and diabetes

– Intake of high sugar drinks under stress – Taking more cups of coffee, cappuchino, espresso or tea or soft drinks and carbonated drinks in a day with high sugar in it causes diabetes. This is found in office class working people.

– Tobacco use under stress also causes diabetes.

Simple signs to identify Diabetes:

– Frequent urination with sweet smell

– Increased thirst and hunger

– Sudden weight loss

– Giddiness or heavy head feeling

– Frequent tingling numbness in hands and feet

Simple treatment methods:

– Diet control

– Physical exercise with Yoga and Pranayaam

– Appropriate medications of Ayurveda only.

Let us talk about it more as we go on.