What is Diabetes Types of Diabetes Symptoms Treatment options How Physiotherapy in Gurgaon at PHYSIO HEALTH PlUS can help you in bringing your sugar level numbers down

Diabetes is a disease in which glucose or sugar levels are above normal levels in the blood. It is also referred to as Diabetes mellitus. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose that the body uses for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin that gets healthy glucose into our body cells. When you have diabetes, your body doesn't make enough insulin or can't use its insulin as well as it should. This causes glucose to build up in the blood.

 

 What are the types of diabetes?

There are several types of diabetes, but Type -1 and Type -2 are the most important.

Type-1 Diabetes:

This is a chronic situation in which the pancreas in the body does not make insulin.

Insulin health blood sugar enters the cell in your body for use as energy. Without insulin, blood sugar cannot get into cells and bills up in the bloodstream. This situation is mostly seen in children and young adults. It is also called insulin-dependent diabetes because type-1 diabetes patients have to intake insulin every day.

Type-2 Diabetes:

This is a chronic situation where the body either resists insulin or doesn't produce enough insulin. Basically, fat liver muscle cells do not respond correctly to insulin. This is called insulin resistance. As a result, blood sugar does not get into the cells to be stored for energy. When sugar cannot enter sales, it results in high sugar levels building up in the blood. This is the most common form of diabetes. It is mostly seen in old-age or middle-aged people.

Prediabetes:  This is the stage before type -2 diabetes. In this Diabetes t, three blood sugar levels of the patient are higher than the normal blood sugar level, but it is not enough to categorize it as type -2 diabetes.

Gestational Diabetes: 

This type of diabetes is found in pregnant women. It goes away after the pregnancy period. If anybody has this diabetes, there are great chances of developing the type of diabetes later in their life.

 

  IS DIABETES COMMON?

India has an estimated 77 million individuals (1 in 11 Indians) with diabetes, making it the second most affected country behind China. In addition, 700,000 Indians will die from diabetes, hyperglycemia, kidney disease, or other diabetic complications in 2020.

 

What symptoms are observed?

● Excessive hunger

● excessive thirst

● fatigue

● weight gain or excessive weight loss

● frequent urination

● blurred vision

● poor wound healing

● Numbness or pain in feet or hands

● Dark skin patches

● Yeast infection

What kind of problems are caused due to diabetes?

● Heart disease

● blindness

● kidney failure

● foot sour

● amputations

 

WHAT ARE DETAILED RISK FACTORS FOR DIABETES?

Following are the factors for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes.

● Genetics: Having a family history.

● If a person is overweight.

● High cholesterol level.

● Being physically inactive.

● Being 45 years old or above.

● Give birth to a baby when you are more than 9 Pounds.

● If a person has a history of heart attack or stroke.

● If a person smokes or drinks alcohol regularly.

Following are the factors for type 1 diabetes:

● Having a family history

● injection to the pancreas

● presence of autoantibodies that attacks own tissues

● physical stress

● disclosure to illness caused by viruses.

 

HOW TO MANAGE DIABETES?

 

● Maintain as close to normal blood cholesterol (HDL and LDL levels) and triglyceride levels as possible.

● Maintain a healthy blood pressure level. Blood pressure shouldn't be more than 140/90 mmHg.

● Make a meal plan and stick to it. A Mediterranean diet or the Dash diet (vegetables, whole grains, beans, fruits, healthy fats, low sugar) should be followed. These diets are strong in fiber and nutrition but low in fats and calories.

● Regularly exercising. Most days of the week, try to exercise for at least 30 minutes. Take a walk, swim, or engage in another enjoyable activity.

● Develop a weight-loss strategy with your healthcare team.

● Take medication and insulin as directed by your doctor.

● Blood glucose and blood pressure levels should be monitored at all times.

● By quitting smoking.

 

PHYSIOTHERAPY'S ROLE IN DIABETES

Physiotherapy will provide many benefits to a diabetic patient. A physiotherapist will recommend some exercises such as:

 

Aerobic Exercise:

Doing moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise for 30 to 60 minutes per day most days of the

week providés many benefits.

● Walking briskly, hiking, climbing stairs, swimming or taking a water aerobics class, dancing, riding a bicycle outdoors or a stationary bicycle indoors, taking an exercise class, playing basketball, tennis, or other sports, in-line skating, ice skating, or skateboarding.

 

Strength Training to build muscle:

 Strength training is a light to moderate physical activity that builds muscle and keeps your bones healthy. When you have

more muscle and less fat, you'll burn more calories because muscle burns more calories than fat, even between exercise sessions. Burning more calories can help you lose and keep off weight.

One can do strength training with hand weights,

elastic bands, or weight machines two to three times a week.

 

Stretching exercise:

Stretching exercises are a light to moderate physical activity that both men and women can do. For example:

Yoga:

Yoga is a type of stretching that focuses on your breathing and helps you relax. Even if you have problems moving or balancing, certain

types of yoga can help. Chair yoga has stretches you can do when sitting in a chair.

When you stretch, you increase your flexibility, lower your stress, and help prevent sore muscles.

 

A note from Physio Health Plus:

Physio Health Plus is a physiotherapy center in Gurgaon that aims to bring the patient's sugar level down by recommending and helping the patient with exercises and changing their diet and a few lifestyle habits.

Physio health plus has the best physiotherapists who award early signs and symptoms of diabetes. And telling the patient and their caretakers -the earlier diabetes is diagnosed, the sooner steps can be taken to treat and control it. Physiotherapists at Physio Health plus have better ways to control your blood sugar level to help you live a long and healthy life.