Seven sisters

[Scpathak]

Obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure (hypertension) kidney failure,nurve damage,eye retina damage ,and other organs damage eare all sisters of diabetes .Diabetes call them and well come in our body .So please do not fail to control diabetes but understand and effects are very complicated .Do not take the problem lightly please.

[gangadharan_nair]

A: HbA1c. HbA1c is a lab test that shows the average level of blood sugar (glucose) over the previous 3 months. It shows

how well you are controlling your diabetes.

B: Control your high Blood pressure, if any. Normal blood pressure- <120/80 mmHg.

C: Control your blood Cholesterol: Normal cholesterol < 200 mg/dL. LDL <100 mg/dL HDL > 40 mg/dL Triglyceride < 150 mg/dL.

D: Diabetic education. Dental check-up should be done in every six months.

E: Eye examination for glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and cataract.

F: Foot examination (Diabetic neuropathy and diabetic foot ulcers)

G: Glucose monitoring. Fasting or postprandial blood sugar may be checked daily and avoid foods that elevates blood sugar.

H: Health maintenance immunization against influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia.

I: Indications for specialty care. Heart, kidney and liver should be checked periodically by concerned specialists.

* Overall, the risk for death among people with diabetes is about twice that of people of similar age without diabetes.

* Adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates about 2 to 4 times higher than adults without diabetes.

* The risk for stroke is 2 to 4 times higher among people with diabetes.

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[Scpathak in reply to gangadharan_nair]

Reaspected Shri Nair Saheb ,

Sir,

All your answers are relevant ,to the point , informative ,and very useful .i am very much thankful to you for an able guidance in the matters .

[vasureddy]

i'm already enjoying with 7 sisters.