Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes threatens our health as widely as an epidemic. The age at which diabetes is seen is decreasing and its incidence is increasing in the world. The World Health Organization emphasizes that diabetes will be one of the most common diseases of the future. According to studies, 13.7% of people over the age of 20 in our country have diabetes.

             Insulin secreted from the pancreas acts as a key for the sugar in food taken with meals to enter the cell and be used as energy. Sugar, which cannot enter the cell as a result of the absence or ineffectiveness of insulin, begins to rise in the blood. As blood sugar rises, sugar is excreted in the urine. This problem is caused by the inability to produce enough insulin or use it efficiently.

             Diabetes can negatively affect all system functions in the body. The kidneys, eyes, peripheral nerves, heart and brain are the most commonly affected organs. It can cause venous occlusion in the leg veins. Because it is a threat to all organs where the vein is located.

             Symptoms of type 1 diabetes are excessive thirst, frequent urination, and weight loss despite eating a lot. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes are weakness, loss of appetite, itching, bad taste in the mouth and skin sores. Diabetic patients should have their health check-ups every year, even if they do not have any complaints after diagnosis. Diabetes should be kept under control.

             More importantly, in order not to have diabetes, it is necessary to eat a healthy and balanced diet, walk and exercise, and stay away from stress.

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             To avoid diabetes, multiply the movement by 2 and divide the meal in half. Reduce the risk of diabetes. Protect your future.