diabetes / HIGH BLOOD SUGAR
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| Description |
| Diabetes Mellitus is
a chronic metabolic disorder that prevents
the body from utilizing glucose completely
or partially. It is characterized by raised
glucose concentration in the blood. The
pancreas produces hormone insulin which
controls the amount of glucose in the blood.
Without insulin, the blood sugar increases
as the body cannot use or store glucose.
The most commonly-used screening tests are
the determination of the fasting blood glucose
level and the blood glucose level tested
two hours after a meal. The normal fasting
blood sugar content is 80-120 mg per 100
ml of blood; this can go up to a level of
160 mg per 100 ml of blood two hours after
meals. Anything above these levels can be
termed as diabetic levels. Diabetes is common
among older, obese people. |
| Root Causes |
- A predisposition to develop diabetes
may run in families.
- Environmental factors, such as certain
types of viral infections, may also
contribute.
- Diabetes is most common in people
of non-Hispanic white persons of Northern
European descent, followed by African
Americans and Hispanic Americans. It
is relatively rare in those of Asian
descent.
- High blood pressure
- High blood triglyceride (fat) levels
- Gestational diabetes or giving birth
to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds
- High-fat diet
- High alcohol intake
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Obesity or being overweight
- Certain groups, such as African Americans,
Native Americans, Hispanic Americans,
and Japanese Americans, have a greater
risk of developing diabetes than non-Hispanic
whites.
- Increasing age is a significant risk
factor for diabetes. Risk begins to
rise significantly at about age 45 years,
and rises considerably after age 65
years.
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| Symptoms |
- Increased thirst, increased urination,
increased appetite are the initial symptoms.
- Weight loss and obesity is seen.
- Blurred vision, skin irritation or
infection, weakness or loss of strength,
and decreased healing capacity.
- Fluid and electrolyte imbalance,
acidosis, coma is seen if not diagnosed
at the right time.
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| Home Remedies |
- Eat 1 teaspoon of cinnamon daily.
- Soak 1 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds
(Hilba) in one cup of water at night.
Drink the water in the morning on an
empty stomach and eat the seeds. Very
good for diabetes because it works like
insulin.
- Take one small bitter gourd, remove
the seeds and saturate in a cup of water.
Drain and drink every morning.
- Wash and peel a green plantain, put
the peel in a jar, cover with water
and drink this water three times a day.
- Boil 13-16 mango leaves in one cup
of water, saturate over night and filter
in the morning. Drink every morning
on an empty stomach.
- Eat garlic or take garlic capsules.
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| Precautions |
- Control weight to normal or near-normal
levels by eating a healthy low-fat,
high-fiber diet.
- Regular exercise is crucial to the
prevention.
- Keep alcohol consumption low.
- Quit smoking.
- If you have high blood fat levels
(such as high cholesterol) or high blood
pressure, take your medication as directed.
- Lifestyle modification and/or certain
medications can be used in people with
prediabetes to prevent progression to
diabetes. Prediabetes can be diagnosed
by checking fasting glucose and 2 hours
after ingesting 75 grams of glucose.
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| Herbal Products |
| Products |
Dosage |
Purchase |
| Diabet
Guard Capsule |
3
Caps Twice Daily Before Meal |
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| Karela
Capsule |
1-2
Caps Twice Daily |
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| Diabet
Guard Granules |
5-10
Gm Twice Daily Before Meal |
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