Due to the increasing cases of diabetes in india, india is now being called the diabetes capital. A recent report by The Lancet has presented a very serious and scary picture about the country. According to this report, about 2 crore people in india are suffering from diabetes, but they are not aware of this disease, this situation is very dangerous, because diabetes is a disease that spreads slowly in the body like a silent killer and suddenly takes a dangerous form, such as kidney failure, heart attack or stroke.
Another shocking matter is that about 40 percent of the diabetes patients in india do not know that they are victims of this disease. These figures clearly indicate that there is a great lack of awareness in india, and at the same time, the common people are not able to get the facility of timely screening and testing.
What is diabetes and why is it dangerous?
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which the level of sugar in the body becomes much higher than normal. The main reason for this is that the body is unable to use the hormone called insulin properly or this hormone is not produced in sufficient quantity. If it is not treated on time, it can have a bad effect on the eyes, kidneys, heart and feet.
What was mentioned in the Lancet report?
According to the Lancet Global health Study, about 2 crore people in india suffer from diabetes. 40 percent of them are not aware of their disease. 20 percent of the patients are those whose age is 40 years or more, but they do not even realize that they have diabetes. diabetes cases in urban areas are twice as much as in rural areas. The main reason for this is changing lifestyle, processed food, fast food and stress.
Many people do not know that diabetes increases gradually. Its first stage is prediabetes, in which blood sugar is slightly higher than normal but not so much that it can be called diabetes. If prediabetes is identified in time, it can be completely reversed. This means that you can live a completely healthy life again with proper diet, exercise and regular health checkups.
How do you know that you have diabetes?
Diabetes has some common symptoms, which can be very costly if ignored. Such as frequent urination, especially at night, excessive thirst, sudden weight loss, feeling tired or weak in the body, numbness or tingling in hands and feet, weak eyesight or delayed healing of wounds. If you are constantly feeling any of these symptoms, then get your blood sugar checked immediately.
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