Type 2 Diabetes An Overview
If you have diabetes, your body isn’t able to properly process and use glucose from the food you eat. There are different types of diabetes, each with different causes, but they all share the common problem of having too much glucose in your blood stream.
If your blood glucose level remains high over a long period of time, your body’s tissues and organs can be seriously damaged. Some complications can be life threatening overtime.
Causes Of Type 2 Diabetes:
Your pancreas makes a hormone called insulin. It helps your cells turn glucose, a type of sugar, from the food you eat in to energy. people with type 2 diabetes make insulin, but their cells don’t use it as well as they should.
Signs And Symptoms:
- Being very thirsty
- Excess urination
- Blurry vision
- Numbness in hands and feet
- Fatigue
- Feeling hungry
- Weight loss
- Getting more infections( fungal , yeast )
Diagnosis
- A1c
- Fasting plasma glucose
- Oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT)
- Random plasma glucose test
Complications
Over time high blood sugar can damage and cause problems with your
- Heart
- Kidneys
- Eyes
- Nerves
- Skin
- Pregnancy
- Sleep
- Hearing
- Brain
- Depression
The best way to avoid these complications is to manage your diabetes well via AYUSH Medications & managements.
Some managements are : Detox therapy (panchakarma) for cellular cleansing (including abhyanga , purgation, enema and nasya) is administered under the supervision of an ayurvedic specialist.
When yoga asanas stretches your pancreas, it helps in balancing the insulin production. And that eventually prevents type 2 diabetes. Certain poses may help lower blood pressure and blood sugar levels while also improving circulation, leading many experts to recommend yoga for diabetes management. Regular practice may even help reduce your risk for other complications of diabetes, such as heart disease.
Every person is different, so there is no single approach to treating type 2 diabetes. For everyone with diabetes, healthy eating, exercise and weight management are key to managing the condition. As type 2 diabetes progresses, people may need to take medications to help manage blood sugar level
