Prevention of Diabetes

Remember

Diabetes is not a disease but mother of all diseases. Don't worry if you have diabetes you can easily control it through a combined treatment of Medication, Meditation, Physical exercise and performing Yoga.

Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes

1. Frequent urination-sometimes almost hourly.

2. Unexplained weight loss.

3. Increased and excessive thirst.
4. Excessive hunger.

5. Blurred vision.

6. Persistent fatigue.

7. In women, frequent yeast and bladder infections, sometimes missed menses.

What to do now

1. Take advice from a doctor specialized in Diabetes, if you know or suspect that you have diabetes.

2. Follow your doctor’s advice about diet, exercise, and monitoring your blood sugar levels.

When to call a doctor

1. If you feel weak and nauseous, excessively thirsty, are urinating very frequently, rapid breathing, and have abdominal pain.

2. If you experience extreme thirst, lethargy, weakness and mental confusion; you may have dangerously high blood sugar levels that could lead to coma.

3. If a person known to have diabetes loses consciousness.

4. If you have noticeable sweet smelling breath along with the symptoms listed above, you may have ketoacidosis-a life-threatening condition.

Call for an immediate appointment:

1. If you or your child develop symptoms of diabetes.

2. If you have diabetes and you get flu; flu and some other illness can make your blood sugar levels go out of control.

How to prevent it

To prevent type I diabetes:

1. Take your medication regularly and in time as per your doctor advice.
2. Maintain BMI (Body mass index).
3. Exercise regularly as per your doctors advise. Beware of excessive exercise.
4. Maintain regular check up of your blood sugar level.
5. Meditate everyday to make you free from all sorts of stress at least 15 minutes a day.
6. Perform yoga everyday as per expert advise.
7. Control your calorie intake as per your nutritionists advice. 

To prevent Type II diabetes:

1. Keep your weight within the healthy range for your age, height and structure.
2. Maintain BMI (Body mass index).

3. Exercise regularly. At least Half an hour to one hour at the speed of 100 steps/hour. It is very crucial in preventing diabetes or managing it once it occurs.

4. If you are over 40, and overweight, or have a family history of diabetes, check up for diabetes every one to three years.
5. Meditate everyday to make you free from all sorts of stress at least 15 minutes a day.
6. Perform yoga everyday as per experts advice.
7. Control your calorie intake as per your nutritionists advice.