Pls give solution & suggestions - diabetic patient?!
Question: in the 9th month of pregnancy, doc. found that i have diabetics & told that after delivery it'll go, but it is continuted, can any one help how to control it, CAN THIS TRANSFERED TO MY BABY(she is 3 yr old now) am very worried abt this. pls answer this question
Answers: in the 9th month of pregnancy, doc. found that i have diabetics & told that after delivery it'll go, but it is continuted, can any one help how to control it, CAN THIS TRANSFERED TO MY BABY(she is 3 yr old now) am very worried abt this. pls answer this question
Diabetes of pregnancy can resolve totally after delivery or it may be an early indication of susceptibility to diabetes, so may continue after delivery or reappear later in life. In your case, if it is a mild form then diet control and exercise are enough. In moderate or severe forms, oral hypoglycemics and insulin are mandatory. An advice, keep your blood glucose monitored and controlled. Buy that Glucometer machines that give you readings using one drop of blood. Periodically have your Hb1C values checked (glycosylated hemoglobin which indicates the amount of your control over your diabetes). Take care of your general health and improve your lifestyle (exercise, avoid alcohol, smoking, junk food and fatty meals) and have general medical periodic check-ups. The disease is not transmitted to babies but it has a genetic element. This means your child has a higher chance of having diabetes later in life, but the probability of having diabetes is not much higher than normal population.
look up gestational diabetes. Insulin needs movement. so if you exercise regularly, it will be in control. your child might inherit type 1 or type 2 diabetes (my step daughters did). but it can be treated.
Diabetes is an insidious disease. In fact, moderately high levels of blood glucose (180-200 mg/dl) produce no symptom and may go unnoticed for many months or even years. Most patients with Type 1 diabetes pass large volumes of urine, experience an increase in the frequency of urination, undue thirst and hunger, and rapid weight loss. These provide clues to the diagnosis of diabetes.
Men and women with Type-2 diabetes may not have the above symptoms. Some of them may experience an increase in the frequency of urination and abnormal thirst. They may however feel tired, irritable, lack concentration at work, proneness to infection, delay in wound healing, intense itching and need for frequent change of eye glasses.
If you foresee the risk of developing diabetes, get your fasting blood glucose test 2-hrs after a drink of 100gms of glucose at least once a year after 45 yrs of age. Blood glucose values of 200mg/dl and higher would suggest the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
Can diabetes be cured?
Diabetes cannot be cured, but can be effectively controlled. People with diabetes fell well and healthy when their blood glucose is controlled. The decrease in life span of a diabetic is restored to normal with maintaining good blood glucose control (90-130 mg/dl at fasting and with less then 180 mg/dl 2h after meals).
Sometimes patients may not need any tablet/insulin or, even diet control to keep their blood glucose in control. This period is called honeymoon phase (in Type-1 diabetes). The duration may vary from a few days to over six months. Some patients mistake this for cure of diabetes.
Cardiovascular disease accounts for 70-75% of deaths in diabetic people with acute myocardial infarction being responsible for 30%. Diabetes typically doubles heart attack risk in men and triples the risk in women. Diabetes causes more extensive coronary atherosclerosis with triple vessel involvement. Diabetes of long duration and in elderly people is more likely to have silent heart attack (painless MI) with increased chances of death.
consult the doctor if in early stage it can be controlled