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Healthcare and general well-being have come a long way in the modern world. With medications, specialized doctors, advanced procedures and a general awareness of the importance of health, humanity has come a long way. However, a few points of concern remain, such as the effect of our current lifestyle on our long-term well-being. Of all the chronic diseases plaguing the modern corporate professional such as issues with heart health, chronic anxiety and hypertension, diabetes is a truly insidious one.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), diabetes is a chronic disease that affects your body's ability to turn food into energy properly. Most of the food we eat is broken down into sugar and released into the bloodstream. When the blood sugar increases, it is a signal for the pancreas to release insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let the blood sugar into your body’s cells for use as energy.
In patients suffering from diabetes, the body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t utilize the insulin it makes as well as it should. This causes too much blood sugar to stay in the bloodstream, unused for energy. Over the course of time, this stagnant blood sugar causes serious health problems.
According to Dr. Lavanya Aribandi - ekincare's Chief Medical Officer - about 11.8% of Indians suffer from diabetes, which is about 73 million people! Diabetes affects every other aspect of a person's health. Be it the low quality of life due to restrictions on food, risk of complications due to the lack of proper insulin production by the body, or any number of other factors.
It is important for everyone to be aware of the impact diabetes has on one's lifestyle and overall health.
Preventive measures: As diabetes usually affects people with sedentary lifestyles and bad diets, these factors must be controlled to the best of their ability. As we age, the body becomes naturally more susceptible to chronic illnesses if left unchecked.
Four important pillars in treatment: While prevention is always better than cure, it is important to know what to do once someone is affected with the disease. The following are the four most important factors when undergoing treatment for diabetes:
Following these four pillars will help patients in creating a shared plan with a trained physician to improve the quality of life and reduce the chances of complications due to diabetes in the long-term.
Life with a chronic illness is difficult. Especially with a disease like diabetes, your own body is fighting against your ability to feel energetic. While prevention is better than cure and a healthy lifestyle is best of all, sometimes our hectic lives can leave concerns about health and wellness by the wayside until it is too late. The facts and strategies mentioned in this post aim to help create awareness about the dangers of diabetes as a life-long disease. It’s in everyone’s best interest to be aware of the risks, causes and prevention strategies before they are affected by such a disease. Moreover, having access to a comprehensive health benefits platform can also help users access preventive healthcare options.