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Diabetes-Let's understand correctly and get along well-
Last Updated August 16, 2024
- Basic knowledge of diabetes
- About treatment, medical examination of diabetes
- Innovative plus one for everyday life
Basic knowledge of diabetes
What is HbA1c?
HbA1c (hemoglobin A One Sea) represents the average condition of blood sugar levels in the past year or two months.
If the value continues to be high, diabetes may progress even without subjective symptoms.
If left unattended until subjective symptoms appear, it will be difficult to prevent the progress of diabetes just by improving lifestyle.
No abnormality | Guidance required | Medical care required | |
---|---|---|---|
HbA1c (NGSP notation) (%) | Less than 5.6 | 5.6 or more and less than 6.5 | 6.5 or more |
※Diabetes is diagnosed by comprehensively examining the presence or absence of symptoms, blood sugar, and HbA1c.
If you need medical care, be sure to consult a medical institution.
What is Diabetes?
As you often hear the name of the disease "diabetes", do you know exactly what the disease is?
Diabetes is a condition in which the "sugar" in the blood has increased too much.
Increasing sugar in the blood can damage blood vessels throughout the body and cause various complications.
Since subjective symptoms are difficult to appear, it is very important to conduct a blood test and understand the condition.
Three major complications of diabetes
Diabetes complications may be progressing unnoticed.
It is very important to have a consultation early and work on improving your lifestyle.
Here are some of the three major complications of diabetes.
Symptoms | If you leave it alone | |
---|---|---|
Nephropathy | The glomerular tissue in the kidneys is damaged and protein leaks into the urine, causing the kidney to work poorly. | You may have to go to dialysis three times a week for about 4 hours at a time. |
Retinopathy | The pain of blood vessels in the retina of the eyes reduces vision. | Eye vision reduced due to the complications of diabetes cannot be corrected with glasses. It may interfere with daily life and cause blindness. |
Neuropathy | The nerves of the whole body are damaged, causing symptoms such as pain and numbness in the hands and feet, paralysis of sensations, constipation and diarrhea. | The end of the limbs may gangrene and need to be cut. |
About treatment, medical examination of diabetes
For those who are already undergoing treatment for diabetes
- Let's go to the hospital regularly for diabetes. It is very dangerous to stop going to the hospital or treatment at your own discretion.
- Visit Internal medicine/Diabetic Internal medicine as well as Ophthalmology and Dentistry for early detection of complications and prevention and improvement of periodontal disease.
- Be sure to take a medical examination once a year. You can also check lifestyle-related diseases other than diabetes.
For those who are not treating diabetes in need of medical care
- Let's go to Internal medicine or Diabetes Internal medicine first. If left unattended, it may worsen without subjective symptoms.
- Take a medical checkup once a year to check diabetes data such as HbA1c and blood sugar levels.
-For those who have been treating diabetes in the past~
Have you stopped going to the hospital or treatment at your own discretion? If so, let's restart the hospital.
Innovative plus one for everyday life
It is important to improve your lifestyle to prevent diabetes and improve your immunity.
Plus 1 to everyday life for a healthy future
Let's try one by one from what we can do first.
Don't eat breakfast ⇒ By taking three meals at a fixed time, you can prevent a sharp rise in blood sugar.
Plus 1 =
I have breakfast at least one.
※Diabetes is also more susceptible to periodontal disease. Don't forget to brush your teeth after eating!
There are few vegetables ⇒ Dietary fiber contained in vegetables and seaweed suppresses a sharp rise in blood sugar levels.
It also supplies minerals.
Plus 1 =
Try to eat tomatoes and cucumbers that can be eaten immediately
Lack of exercise ⇒ While living everyday, consciously move "plus 1"!
Exercise about an hour after eating is particularly effective to lower blood sugar levels.
Plus 1 =
Walk around the neighborhood and refresh yourself
Go up the stairs to add exercise 1
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