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Endocrinology and Nutrition
Do I have diabetes?
I have heard this question quite often:
How can I know if I am diabetic? Who is at risk of having diabetes? What is pre-diabetes?
Diabetes is a genetic disease, meaning that we inherited it from our parents, grandparents or close relatives, if you have a close relative with this disease there are chances that you will develop it as well.
To find out if you have diabetes you need to have a blood sample test, the name of this test is "fasting glucose".
We all have a blood glucose level, the glucose (or sugar) in our blood is important because it is needed for many functions in our body, especially in our brain, is like fuel for a car, without oil it cannot work, man with a very low glucose blood level loses consciousness and faints. Thus, the glucose cannot be less than 70 mg/dL but it should not increase more than 100 mg /dL.
If your fasting glucose test is above 100 mg /dl you may have diabetes or pre-diabetes.
Who is at risk?
Diabetes’ risk increases mainly in sedentary people and at some degree in overweight and obese people. Smoking and eating too many carbohydrates can accelerate or initiate the disease. Diabetes used to be an adults disease, nowadays and in response to obesity epidemic, diabetes type 2 can be diagnosed also in children, most of whom do not exercise and eat too many carbohydrates (cookies, candies, breads, sodas, etc.), sadly these children doomed to suffer the disease for life.
Pre-diabetes is a blood glucose level above normal limits, but not yet reached the levels to diagnose diabetes, this means glucose above 100 mg /dL but less than 126 mg /dL, nevertheless, this result warns us that glucose is elevated and the patient should undergo more studies.
Pre-diabetes is diagnosed either with fasting insulin, or with a tolerant glucose test. Your doctor will explain to you which study is more appropriate because each case is different.
It is important to make pre-diabetes diagnose, because pre-diabetes is a risky state that requires treatment, and its early treatment can prevent or delay the progression of diabetes.
Try to have a blood sample test at least once per year!
und gute Nacht!, and good night!
Sleep is important!
The person who doesn’t sleep enough can more easily start with cardiovascular and metabolic problems and weight gain. The sleep time needed is different for each person, age group and gender.
Learn to know your body and your needs, no one can know better than you.
Stress, depression, excessive coffee or alcohol, smoking, overweight and sedentary lifestyles are some of the common enemies that hinder our proper rest.
Here are some tips:
1. Do not drink coffee after 4 PM
2. Don’t exercise late night or before going to bed, try to do sports at least 3 or 4 hours before bedtime.
3. Avoid drinking too much alcohol.
4. Do not eat too much before bedtime.
5. Avoid citrus before going to bed.
6. Do not take too many liquid, this will force you to get up several times to go to the bathroom.
7. Avoid pepper, tea, fat and meat during late evening.
8. Try to have dinner before 8 PM
Discipline to sleep better is needed, these small changes are important for your body.
Introduce these changes in your daily routine and you will notice the difference.
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