Iam diabetic and taking medicines regularly... - Diabetes India
Iam diabetic and taking medicines regularly from May 2004,with medicine my empty stomach/PP reading is 112/147.Iam 62 years old.Is it O.K.
Your control is good.But as age advances,diabetes gets aggravated and the medicines also get less effective.Therefore,you have to make more efforts to reduce the levels to even safer levels.
You are 62 years old. in thsi age to take regulary alopathic medecine will colapse gradually your nerves. as my suggession you may void regularly diabetic medecine. 7 or 10 day you make take medecine and rest for medecine next 1 or 2 days. you also take raw juice of neef leaf 2 table spoons twice in a week and after 5 minuites raw juice of termarice (vegetable haldi) 1 spoons you take. to avoid the chemical medecine.
Periodical tests to be conducted by a diabetic patient.
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.
