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Understanding how Diabetes affects you: Taking steps towards managing your Type 2 Diabetes YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Millions of people of all ages, from all walks of life are living with Type 2 diabetes. Having Type 2 Diabetes doesn’t have to mean that all the good times are behind you. There are many things you can do today to help you achieve a brighter tomorrow. This blog post will help you get to know the basics about Diabetes and will help you to gain a better understanding of how your treatment works. If you have questions, ask your Doctor. Type 2 Diabetes affects your whole body Learning the key parts: ·         Glucose: When you eat, some of your food is broken down into Glucose (A Type of sugar).This sugar travels through your blood to all of your body’s cells, where it is used for energy. While sugar gives you the energy you need for healthy living it is vital that it is kept under control and at just the right levels. Some one with Type 2 Diabetes will have trouble doing t

Lipid metabolism (CHOLESTEROL) disorders: Lipid-metabolism (Cholesterol) disorder, which quite frequently occurs together with diabetes, high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, overweight and lack of exercise, the main risk factors responsible for the development of coronary heart disease-i.e. disease of the arteries supplying blood to the heart itself. VALUABLE YEARS OF LIFE DESPITE DYSLIPIDAMAEMIA! Dyslipidamaemia can be favorably controlled by dietary measures and if necessary medicaments. If dyslipidamaemia is not treated it contributes a major risk for coronary heart disease. The presence of other risk factors such as high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, Diabetes, severe obesity further increase the risk. The increased blood lipids put a burden on the walls of the blood vessels it also leads to the deposition of lipids on the arterial walls, resulting into a progressive narrowing of the blood vessels, which reduces the blood flow to the heart and other parts of the body ,

How will diabetes trouble me? How can it affect my feet? How can I prevent it? Read this to find answers for above questions:        With uncontrolled diabetes (consistent high blood glucose values), the nerves of the feet get affected start loosing sensation. With the loss of sensation, small injuries go unnoticed. Also in people with diabetes wounds take a long time to heal. All this may finally lead to amputation of feet. How can I prevent it? ·         Never walk bare feet ·         Carefully inspect your feet every day. Due to diabetes the sensation is reduced and hence you may not notice any blisters, corns or injury. Use a mirror to view the feet properly or ask other family members to help you in inspecting the feet,       Looking out for the following :            Changes in the colour of leg(Red or purple colour)            Changes in shape and colour of nails            Changes in shape of feet            Changes in temperature of feet            Any wounds/blisters

INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus is a disorder in which sugar (glucose) in blood exceeds normal levels. The Transport of glucose from the blood stream to the cells does not function properly resulting in Increased levels of sugar in the blood. The reason for this could be that your pancreas is not producing enough quantity of insulin or the insulin that’s produced is not being utilized properly. HbA1C IS VERY USEFUL INDICATOR TO KNOW THE HISTORY OF BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS. Haemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) HbA1C gives you an idea of your blood glucose control over the last 60 to 90 days. Haemoglobin has the tendency to bind with the glucose present in the Blood to form Glycated Hemoglobin or HbA1c. RELATION BETWEEN HbA1C AND BLOOD GLUCOSE The life of a red blood cell is approx 120 days. During its life it keeps circulating in blood and finally is destroyed in the liver and spleen. During this period of 120 days, the RBCs keep binding with the glucose present in the blood. The extent of binding dep