{"id":664,"date":"2016-04-06T15:41:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T10:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/?p=664"},"modified":"2016-04-06T15:41:46","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T10:11:46","slug":"world-health-day-special-lesser-known-facts-about-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/world-health-day-special-lesser-known-facts-about-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"World Health Day Special \u2013 Lesser known facts about Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, <strong>Diabetes<\/strong> takes more lives than AIDS and breast cancer combined. With alarmingly high percentage of <strong>diabetic patients<\/strong> reported each year, India is on its way to becoming the diabetes capital of the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diabetes<\/strong> is a chronic disease that triggers <strong>high blood sugar<\/strong> (glucose) levels in the body. Although <strong>diabetic patients<\/strong> can lead a normal life, <strong>uncontrolled diabetes<\/strong> can cause serious long-term complications. The saddest fact about this medical condition is that it cannot be cured, it can only be managed to make you feel better.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s theme for World Health Day calls for a renewed focus on <strong>Diabetes<\/strong>, its prevention, control &amp; treatment<\/p>\n<p>With regards to the same, let&#8217;s unveil a few lesser known facts about <strong>Diabetes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is reported that, in approximately 50% of cases<strong> Diabetes<\/strong> doesn\u2019t show obvious symptoms in patients, which is why it is termed as a silent-killer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diabetes<\/strong> can have one or multiple causes. Genetic makeup, family history, ethnicity, health and environmental factors play an important role in the detection of this disease<\/li>\n<li>Research indicates that in approximately 90% of cases, unhealthy eating habits are the possible triggers for <strong>Diabetes<\/strong>. Eating a wholesome breakfast reduces the chances of <strong>Type 2 diabetes<\/strong>. Try to avoid sweetened beverages, fried and prepackaged food items.<\/li>\n<li>Experts also believe that people with a sedentary lifestyle double their risk of <strong>diabetes<\/strong> and several cardio vascular illnesses owing to raised sugar\/cholesterol levels and insulin readings. 2minute walk around the office every half an hour can actually help you keep <strong>diabetes<\/strong> at bay. These brief walkabouts at your work place can save you from the misery of <strong>diabetes<\/strong> in the long run.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes this medical condition causes a significant amount of damage to the capillaries and blood vessels of the eyes, resulting in blurred vision and even or complete blindness in extreme cases. Conditions like cataracts and glaucoma can be aggravated by <strong>diabetes<\/strong>, but the most common issue is <strong>diabetic retinopathy<\/strong> (<strong>diabetic eye disease<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Those diagnosed with severe <strong>Diabetes<\/strong> should frequently check their <strong>blood sugar levels<\/strong>. If a patient\u2019s <strong>blood sugar level<\/strong> shoots up significantly (hyperglycemia) or falls too low (hypoglycemia), he\/she could fall into a <strong>diabetic coma<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diabetes<\/strong> can also cause complications during pregnancy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diabetic patients<\/strong> to stay away from Alcohol. While moderate amounts of alcohol can shoot-up the <strong>blood sugar levels<\/strong>, excess alcohol can actually decrease them &#8211; sometimes causing it to drop to dangerous levels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diabetes<\/strong> can sometimes develop during pregnancy. Hormonal changes during pregnancy causes the <strong>blood sugar levels<\/strong> to increase which triggers <strong>gestational diabetes<\/strong> in some women. In most cases, after giving birth, the pregnancy hormones and the blood sugar levels subside, alleviating <strong>diabetes<\/strong> in the process.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diabetes<\/strong> is the number one cause of kidney failure in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the absence of timely detection and treatment, diabetes can virtually damage all organs of the body. Featuring a wide range of relevant medical tests, The Basic <strong>Diabetes<\/strong> Package at <strong>Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital<\/strong> is designed to diagnose &amp; treat such complications at the right time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Diabetes takes more lives than AIDS and breast cancer combined. With alarmingly high percentage of diabetic patients reported each year, India is on its<br \/><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/world-health-day-special-lesser-known-facts-about-diabetes\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kokilabenhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}