Meta Description: If you are someone at risk for diabetes, a few lifestyle changes can help you stay away from it or can delay getting diabetes.
Introduction
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes occurs when your blood glucose or sugar level becomes too high. Blood glucose is the source of our energy that comes from food. Our pancreas makes insulin, the hormone that breaks down glucose so that it can be used for energy.
However, diabetes occurs when our body doesn’t make enough insulin leading to high levels of glucose buildup in our body, causing us serious health problems.
This article will help you with a few crucial diabetes care tips, which you can maintain easily to lead a diabetes-free, happy and healthy life.
1. Commit to managing your diabetes seriously
Many people, such as your physician, expert dietician, or family, can help you with your diabetes care. However, the most crucial thing is your commitment to it. It is totally up to you whether you want to manage your condition properly and lead a healthy life. You should,
● Learn all about diabetes prevention and care
● Ensure healthy eating habits
● Do regular physical activities
● Maintain a healthy weight
● Keep an eye on your blood sugar level by taking a blood sugar test
● Strictly follow physician’s instructions for managing blood sugar level
● Do not forget to take your diabetes medications
2. Quit smoking
Quit smoking immediately. Consult a physician on quitting smoking or tobacco products, as they are known to increase your risk of diabetes and other serious complications. For example, it
● Affects proper blood sugar control
● Increases the chance of heart disease and stroke
● Causes eye problems
● Causes nerve damage
● Causes kidney disease
3. Look out for your blood pressure and cholesterol level regularly
If you have high blood pressure, it can damage your blood vessels. Moreover, if you have high cholesterol and diabetes, it can lead to greater health complications, like severe heart attack, stroke or other life-threatening complications. Do regular check-ups to monitor your blood pressure and cholesterol level closely.
4. Get regular eye exams
Visit your eye care specialist regularly to check signs for any retinal damage, cataracts, or glaucoma, all of which are caused by diabetes.
5. Get regular diabetes check-ups
Visit your physician for regular diabetes check-ups every year. Regular check-ups will help you diagnose early signs of the following probable diseases such as,
● Kidney damage
● Nerve damage
● Heart disease
6. Keep your vaccinations up to date
If you have diabetes, you are more prone to the risk of getting certain diseases that can be prevented via regular vaccinations. For example,
● Flu vaccine
● Pneumonia vaccine
● Hepatitis B vaccine
● Tetanus
7. Care about your teeth
Diabetes can lead to different oral infections. Brush your teeth twice daily, preferably using fluoride toothpaste. Don’t forget to floss too. Along with these, go for regular dental check-ups for any signs of dental damage.
8. Pay attention to your feet
High blood sugar levels can cause reduced blood flow to your nerves in the feet. Even minute cuts or blisters can lead to major infections if not treated properly. You can do the following to prevent any foot problems,
● Make sure to clean your feet daily
● Keep your feet moisturised using lotion or petroleum jelly
● Regularly check your feet for any calluses, blisters, sores, redness, foot ulcer, or swelling
● Avoid walking barefoot
Be rest assured that diabetes won’t stand in the way of you having an active and healthy life if you dedicatedly do your part.
You can perform sugar tests at home via Glucometer kits. Although for more accurate and authentic results, you can contact SRL Diagnostics for your diabetes blood test.
SRL diagnostics provides superior quality diagnostics services through a very efficient network of accredited labs (44 NABL and CAP-accredited labs) and has vast collection points. SRL offers high-quality, accurate tests at affordable prices via the most specialized technologies and innovative services.
