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Now-a-days, as we advance fast in this fast world with fast foods and tensed life with lack of sleep and exercise, every one use to get ageing disorders (Musculoskeletal, hormonal, etc) somewhat early. As a hormonal disorder, Diabetes can also come early in one’s life (if there is tendency) as a reward for lifestyle changes / tension culture. The persistent job tension, lack of sleep / exercise, worries, anxiety, tension-filled life, overeating, fatty diet, fast foods, smoking, drinking alcohol can often provide a ladder to diabetes to complicate life. So, certainly it needs modification with life style and food along with treatment to keep it under control.

Usually, when high blood sugar is detected in blood / urine, sufferer will get upset and worry a lot for this incurable condition. Actually, they need not be bothered at all, since nothing will go wrong unless until they ignore diabetes and its treatment. Anyhow, one needs to be more cautious, when diabetes joins hands with hypertension and high cholesterol levels, since they can damage heart and kidney at a faster rate. So it is better to go for regular yearly checkups after the age of 40 to detect them early and get treated properly in initial stage itself. Also sufferers need to aware well about Diabetes and Diabetes related disorders to maintain body in good health.

Diet and Management – Undoubtedly, nutrition plays a major role in the treatment of diabetes - But many people will do mistake here.
To avoid high glucose level

• Some may starve by avoiding all the foods
• Some may intend to skip meals
• Some may do overeating at one time and compensate with skipping meals other time
• Some may go on with excess sour / salty / chilly foods to combat sugar in blood(???)
• Some may take medicines in empty stomach and skip meals to lower the sugar level in good manner(?)
• Some may do exercise vigorously without food to lower sugar level
• Some may intend to take overdose of prescribed medicines

Actually all the above are wrong and will complicate the condition more with giddiness and tremor due to high variation of blood glucose level. Everyone needs to aware that too much or too little sugar in blood can cause fainting and coma.

The right way of control is

• Having sugar free or low sugar dietr
• Having regular small meals at regular interval
• Having fiber rich and protein rich foods
• Having regular exercise

Further regarding management, one should

Take Care for

• Hypertension
• Cholesterol levels
• Vision with regular checkups for cataract and glaucoma
• Foot and genitals to prevent ulcers
• Numbness and burning in extremities
• with proper medications from qualified medical professionals.

Avoid

• Smoking
• Drinking
• Fatty foods
• Obesity
• Ignoring wounds
• Bare foot walking (to care foot)

If everyone follows regular balanced small meals with prescribed medicines and exercise, surely there won’t be any melting down situation in their life.