How to check diabetes is a question often comes to mind of people who are being diagnosed with diabetes. You can check your diabetes by doing a simple blood test. To check your sugar level your physician takes a small sample of your blood and then checks.Common tests are fasting plasma glucose test, the random blood sugar test, and the oral glucose tolerance test. Fasting blood test is done empty stomach in the morning .A sample blood is taken from your vein and sent to lab .If your fasting glucose level is 100 to 125 mg/dl hen it means that you are being prone to get diabetic if you have increased sugar level then it means that you are diabetic. To check diabetes Random test of your blood sample is done.In random blood test the sugar level is high as much as 200mg/dl but it should not be higher than that .If your sugar level is higher than that it means that you are diabetic and your doctor will advise you a fasting test for sugar. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test is a time consuming test. In this the person is asked to consume water containing glucose . If your blood glucose level is between 140 and 199 mg/dl 2hours after [...]
Common infections occurring in diabetics – Diabetes infections
by on 01. Apr, 2010 in experts advices
It is commonly seen that diabetes results due to a combination of factors like family history, lack of exercise and improper eating habits. Also, diabetes can cause further complications in kidneys, heart, other cardiovascular organs and even eyes. But, diabetes can also result in a number of infections which mostly go unnoticed or even when noticed, nobody thinks of relating them with diabetes. The list of diabetes and infection could be individual, could be a combination of factors or could occur exclusively in diabetes patients. These infections can result in increased mortality and morbidity in diabetics. There are several infections which occur due to it and some of them are briefed in the following lines: The head and neck region is particularly famous for diabetes and infection. One particularly life threatening uncommon infection is invasive otitis media. It is usually seen in elder diabetes and is accompanied by symptoms like hearing loss, otorrhea and severe pain. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is another infection which occurs with signs like fever, general malaise, nasal stuffiness and ocular or facial pain. Any respiratory infection in diabetics is seen to result in mortality. These infections include influenza, legionella, streptococcus pneumonia, gram-negative infection and staphylococcus aureus are seen frequently in diabetes. In fact, doctors state that diabetics [...]
Importance and requirements of Diabetic Socks For Foot Care.
by on 28. Mar, 2010 in experts advices
Many diabetics have stated that they experience foot problems including delayed healing of wounds, reduced blood circulation and loss in sensations. Diabetes might also result in other complications which makes it very important for any diabetic to protect his/her feet from infection or injury. One of the first steps towards diabetic foot care includes investing in specifically designed diabetic socks. Socks have direct continuous contact with the foot skin throughout the day. Going for particularly made socks can prevent any potential complications and is one of the main reasons as to why doctors suggest these socks for diabetic foot care. Recent studies have stated that improperly made diabetic socks are causing negative effects in patients affected from diabetes. Form fitted socks don’t wrinkle in the shoe or slide down the ankle. Also, these socks designed with some sort of compression can reduce swelling and promote blood circulation. Tight fitted socks are seen to restrict circulation which can cause problems in any foot. However, loose fitted are seen to slide down the feet and can be uncomfortable. Therefore, buying properly fitted socks can ensure proper and important diabetic foot care is done. Also, improperly made socks have an elastic crest at their top which can cause the ‘red line’ problem. It [...]
Diabetes in pregnancy – What to do, how to prevent, and medications?
by on 31. Jan, 2010 in experts advices
Diabetes is a medical metabolic disorder It complicates pregnancy and may lead to… Infertility Abortions Big baby Operative interferences and so on….. What to do for this? How to prevent ? When to do diagnostic tests? What drugs to be taken? Is that insulin or oral tablet useful for pregnant lady suffered diabetes? Here are the answers….. Ideal time for testing diabetes in pregnancy is at 26-28 weeks, but same is advisable as early as possible for high risk pregnant women who are prone to diabetes because of genetic susceptibility status, obesity, previous history, other medical disorders like hypertension metabolic syndromes, gastric surgeries. HbA1c is the test which helps to know 3 months past diabetic status. Insulin injections are advisable. No role of oral diabetic pills in pregnancy.
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