Who can get Diabetes?
ANYONE at any age!
What caused Diabetes?
When your
sugar level in your blood, called glucose is
too high. Your body need glucose to produce energy for your daily life routine. However, too much of glucose in your body is bad for you.
Where does glucose come from?
Not only from sugar that you put in your coffee daily, but also from the food that you eat like r
ice, bread, your favourite 'roti canai' etc. Your blood carries glucose to your cells and hormone called insulin help glucose to produce energy for your body. If your body does not make enough insulin or does not work properly, glucose can't find it ways to the cells and stays in your blood, resulting to
high blood glucose, or known as
high blood sugar.
I heard there is two types of Diabetes, is it true?
Yes.
- Type 1 Diabetes - The body CANNOT produce its own insulin. This is normally a genetically inherit. They have to take insulin everyday. Less common.
- Type 2 Diabetes - Caused because of your daily dietary. It can happens to anyone at any age, even in childhood. If left untreated, will lead to heart disease, stroke, amputation, kidney damage & blindness. VERY COMMON. 90% of Diabetic is type 2!
And What is PRE-DIABETES?
Before developing into Diabetes, most people will develop pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes involves blood sugar level higher than normal, but not high enough to define as Diabetes yet.
Symptoms:
- Excessive thirst
- Frequent urination
- Sudden weight loss
- Blurry vision
- Wounds won't heal
Many does not even realized they are pre-diabetes until they go for medical checkup.
Apart from all that mumbo jumbo, good news! DIABETES can be prevented from happening. If you choose to manage your blood sugar level by staying healthy with your diet, take less sugar or better yet, no sugar at all and do more physical activity, that choices you make will definitely keep you at bay from Diabetes.
Remember,
You are who you eat.
TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE.
