Life with diabetes I

Hi friends,

If we diagnose diabetes then there will be different responses in different persons. A child diabetic cannot understand the gravity of the diagnosis can readily be understood. Many a time even adults react childishly. Many patients just refuse to accept the situation. This refusal is expressed in different forms. Some patients (according to survey in India) bluntly state that they cant have diabetes. Some patients just refuse to accept the situation. This refusal is expressed in different forms. Some patients bluntly state that they cant have diabetes. Even after being presented with irrefutable proofs and made to accept the bitter truth, such patients take medicines irregularly or in lesser doses. To some patients, the diagnosis diabetes gives a great jolt or shock. Unending worry then overpowers them. Some patients do accept the diagnosis, but they hide it from their near and dear ones. However as the time passes, most of the diabetics come out of the shock, assume a more mature behaviour and sincerely start following their physician's advice.

In fact, there is no need at all for a diabetic to be unduly upset or feel ashamed (the medical experts say). Millions of people in this world have diabetes. A patient who has reshaped his mind and is determined can launch an assault against the disease. Today diabetes can boast of an almost normal and creative long life. Diabetics no longer die of acute complications like diabetic coma or gangrene. Diabetic pregnant women give birth to healthy babies at the right time. These facts are indications of the progress made in the understanding and the treatment of the disease.

Aftre the diagnosis of the disease, the diabetic (and his family members too) should strive to gather information regarding each and every aspect of this disease.

A diabetic can lead happy, fruitful and long life if he/she has knowledge about:
1. Principles of dieting and exercise
2. The dosage of insulin and the method of injecting it.
3. Symptoms and treatment of low blood-sugar.
4. Causes, symptoms and treatment of diabetic coma and
5. Skin and foot care is acquired.

A diabetic patient has to be equipped with complete knowledge about the disease and with the support of the physician, the diabetic should launch and assault against the disease with non-medicinal weapons like diet, exercise, acupressure and magnet therapy. After commencing the treatment, he should get his urine and blood examined to access the degree of control achieved. It should be clearly understood that mere amelioration of symptoms is not a proof of the control of diabetes. For that, a periodic analysis of urine and blood is inevitable.

Diabetes can be said to be under control only when:
1. Symptoms of diabetes are absent
2. Patient's ideal body weight is maintained
3. Blood sugar levels are within the normal range.
4. Sugar does not escape in the urine.
5. Blood does not show signs of ketosis.
6. The blood- cholestrol and blood - tryglyceride levels are normal.
7. The amount of glycosyslated haemoglobin is less than 8.5 percent.

The diabetic patient should go ahead with the advice of doctor so that diabetic can be controlled properly. Till the diabetes comes under total control and till the physical condition has stabilised, the patient has to visit his doctor frequently. Once the correct amont of diet, exercise and medicines have been arrived at, the patient should faithfully cling to the treatment programme. A person who has learnt to administer an insulin injection himself and can analyse his own urine and blood need not usually visit his doctor before three monthly intervals. Thus the expenditure for treatment is considerably reduced.

Thanks,
Team- Knowledgeishealing