By Admin 
Due to increasing cases of diabetes in India, now India is now being called the capital of diabetes. A report by the recent Lancet (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 the disease, this condition is very dangerous, because diabetes is a disease that spreads slowly in the body like a silent killer and suddenly takes dangerous form, such as kidney failure, heart attack or stroke.
Another shocking case is that about 40 percent of the patients of diabetes are in India do not know that they are victims of this disease. These figures clearly indicate that there is a lack of awareness in India, and at the same time the facility of screening and testing is also not available to the common people.
What is diabetes and why it is dangerous?
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder, in which the level of sugar in the body is much higher than normal. The main reason for this is that the body is unable to use a hormone called insulin or this hormone is not made in sufficient quantity. If it is not treated on time, it can affect the eyes, kidney, heart and feet.
What was told in the Lancet report?
According to the Global Health Study of the Lancet, about 2 crore people in India are suffering from diabetes. 40 percent of these are not aware of their illness. There are 20 percent of the patients whose age is 40 years or older, but they do not even feel diabetes. Diabetes cases in urban areas are doubled more than rural areas. The main reason for this is the changing lifestyle, processed food, fast food and stress.
Many people do not know that diabetes grows slowly. Its first stage is predeabitance, in which blood sugar is slightly more than normal but not so much that it is called diabetes. If predeeds are identified in time, it can be completely reversed. That is, you can live a healthy life again with the right catering, exercise and regular health checkup.
How do you know that you have diabetes?
There are some common symptoms of diabetes, which may be overwhelming to ignore. Such as frequent urination, especially at night, excessive thirst, sudden weight loss, tiredness or weakness in the body, numbness or tingling in the hands and feet, weak eyesight or late filling of wounds. If you are constantly feeling any of these symptoms, then get blood sugar checked immediately.
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