World Diabetes Day is being celebrated today, November 14, with various awareness-raising programs. The aim of this day is to spread awareness about the risks of diabetes, its prevention, and how to treat it.

The day was started in 2007 at the call of the United Nations. How can diabetes be prevented? And all the United Nations are encouraging people to formulate national policies according to their health systems for its treatment.

According to the World Health Organization, 422 million adults worldwide were affected by diabetes in 2014, compared to 10 in 1980. Diabetes is increasing due to diet, lifestyle, obesity, and lack of physical activity.

Appropriate diet, daily exercise, and not smoking and drinking alcohol are ways to prevent this disease. WHO has emphasized that every country should prioritize long-term health policies, public awareness, and a lifestyle-friendly environment to prevent the increasing diabetes.

Diabetes can lead to serious complications including heart disease, stroke, blindness, and kidney failure, as well as death, so it is necessary to get your health checked from time to time.

Symptoms of diabetes

• Frequent urination
• Excessive thirst
• Feeling hungry no matter how much you eat
• Feeling lethargic and weak
• Itching and dry skin
• Tingling and pain in the hands and knees
• Sore and hard to move
• Sore and hard to heal quickly
• Not feeling what you eat and sudden weight loss
• Decreased sexual power
• Ants and flies gathering in the place where you urinate

Low blood sugar levels and fainting, etc.

Complications

• As the amount of insulin gradually decreases, only the sugar in the blood increases. This damages various organs of the body and the patient starts suffering from more complex problems. In this way, not being able to control the amount of sugar in the blood can lead to the following risks.
• The fine nerves in the eyes are damaged, causing blurred vision and later even loss of vision.
• Kidney disease can occur when the small blood vessels in the kidneys become damaged, and this disease can lead to the accumulation of waste urine and an increase in protein, which can damage the kidneys.
• If the nerves in the legs are damaged and wounds on the legs become infected and do not heal for a long time, the legs may eventually have to be amputated.
• There is a greater chance of heart attack and paralysis.
• Memory loss occurs.

Diarrhea, etc.

Ways to prevent diabetes Diet

: Diabetics should consult a dietitian according to their body type and needs to control how much and when to eat to control blood sugar levels and make a meal plan accordingly. For this, the following should be taken into account.

- Foods that are high in sugar should not be eaten, such as sugar, chocolate, sweet biscuits, cakes, ice cream, cold drinks, eggs, fried foods, fried foods, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, etc.

Similarly, foods to eat when blood sugar levels are low include: parika made from flour, tea, coffee, rice, fruits, fish, meat, eggs, legumes, etc.