Diabetes mellitus, or diabetes is a metabolic disease in which one has really high sugar content in the blood, either because the pancreas fails to produce sufficient insulin or because the cells fail to respond well to the insulin produced. When one’s sugar content in blood is high, the person will deal with frequent urination (polyuria), increased thirst (polydipsia) and increased hunger (polyphagia). So, there are three main types of diabetes.
Types Of Diabetes List
1. Type 1 diabetes
This results from the failure of the pancreas to produce insulin and will require the patient to inject insulin or wear an insulin pump.
2. Type 2 diabetes
This is due to insulin resistance , a condition in which the cells fail to respond to the insulin produced and sometimes can be added with insulin deficiency. Treatment of diabetes type 2 covers more of home remedies than medications.
3. Type 3 diabetes, the gestational diabetes
This occurs when a pregnant woman has a very high glucose level in the blood and the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin to transport the overproduced glucose to the cell.
How To Figure Out Whether You Have Diabetes?
There are three tests to help you clarify this. Doctors normally use these three methods to identify different forms of diabetes :
1. The A1C test
- at least 6.5% means you’re diabetic
- between 5.7% and 5.99% means you’re prediabetic
- less than 5.7% means normal
2. The FPG (fasting plasma glucose) test
- at least 126 mg/dl means you’re diabetic
- between 100 mg/dl and 125.99 mg/dl means you’re prediabetic
- less than 100 mg/dl means normal
3. The OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test)
- at least 200 mg/dl means you’re diabetic
- between 140 and 199.9 mg/dl means you’re prediabetic
- less than 140 mg/dl means normal
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Complications Caused By All Types Of Diabetes?
1. Cardiovascular disease
This is normally the major cause of death for most diabetes patients. Diabetes affects the blood vessels and the heart which then leads to heart attack and stroke.
2. Kidney disease (diabetic nephropathy)
Diabetes will cause damage to the small blood vessels that are present in the kidney. As a result to this, the kidney experiences bad efficiency or sometimes failure.
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3. Nerve disease (diabetic neuropathy)
When the level of glucose or blood pressure becomes high, damage to the nerves will occur. This can lead to digestion problems, erectile dysfunction and loss of feeling. Loss of feeling can be very dangerous. This is because the pain receptors will fail to sense pain, allowing injuries to go unnoticed which they may lead to serious infections and amputations.
4. Eye disease (diabetic retinopathy)
Most diabetes patients will experience retinopathy in which a patient will experience a reduced vision or sometimes blindness. Blindness only occurs when glucose levels remain high for a long term.
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5. Pregnancy complications
Women with any types of diabetes hold the risk of bringing damage to the organs of the fetus. Besides that, the child may also experience a sudden drop in the glucose level after birth and has a high risk of developing diabetes in future.
Home Remedies To Improve And Prevent Diabetes
1. Bitter gourd juice
The perfect remedy for diabetes definitely. This is proven to bring down the sugar level, and prevent diabetes at the same time. All you got to do is blend a bitter gourd with some water and then strain it into a glass. If you’re diabetic, then you should drink a glass of it every day, with an empty stomach. If you’re not (but with a family history of diabetes), then you should try taking this every now and then to prevent it.
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2. Gooseberry juice
Gooseberry juice helps a lot in cutting down your blood sugar level. You can get it in stores. You have to consume this at least twice a day depending on the types of diabetes. It is said that people with type 2 have to consume this dink more to make the cells more sensitive to insulin.
3. Honey
Replace sugar with honey instead in your coffee, tea or so on. Honey is save to consume but however bearing in mind that it is the amount of carbohydrate and starches intake that matters, not the sugar. Honey is also a type of carbohydrate. So you might want to count your total carbohydrate intake per day. And also, make sure to consume pure honey (without addition of glucose, cane sugar, malt and starch).
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4. Guava
Eat guavas to cut down your blood sugar levels. But remember to peel the skin before having one. A recent study has proven that having guava with its skin can increase one’s sugar level in the blood. Eating guava frequently can also help to prevent diabetes.
5. Neem shoots
This is the one of the best yet diabetes remedies I have ever known so far. It help amazingly in increasing the sensitivity of cells to insulin and lowers down the level of glucose in blood at the same time. Take the juice of the neem shoots on an empty stomach for best results.
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6. Ginseng
Ginseng too helps in clearing unnecessary glucose content in the blood. Boil ginseng with water. Take this drink frequently and there, you’ll see a decrease in your diabetes level. And like any other diabetes remedies, make sure to take this on an empty stomach.
7. Betel leaves
These leaves have been found to have anti-diabetic properties and helps a lot in treating this dreadful disease. Boil five to seven betel leaves with 3 cups water, and strain it into a glass. Drink this twice every day and your sugar level will be lowered down within just two weeks.
8. Dry, matured petai seeds
Petai is an Asian plant that contains a lot of nutrients and helps curing diseases like high blood pressure, cholesterol problems and also diabetes. Stir around the seeds of petai on a pan but without using oil until it becomes a little dark and crispy. Later, blend the seeds until it turns into coarse powder form. Mix 3 tbs of the powder with a glass of hot water and drink it like coffee. Repeat this every day and you shall see a drop in your sugar level.
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9. Tomatoes and yeast
Blend a tomato with a tsp of yeast with a cup of water. Take this drink every day for best results. Remember to drink it immediately after blending. This one of the rarest diabetes remedies, but is worth the try. Some people can be allergic to yeast, so they might want to consider trying other remedy.
10. Take Plenty of water
Water will help clear and dilute all the unwanted sugar in your blood. You should drink at least 10 glasses of water per day if you’re diabetic. And each time you take a coffee or tea (with sugar), remember to drink two cups of water afterwards to clear the sugar concentration in your blood.
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We have shared with you everything regarding diabetes that we know. It is crucial that you keep your sugar reading updated every week to ensure it is in a moderate level. Make sure you go on a complete diet and avoid consuming too much of carbs. If there are any other home remedies to prevent diabetes that you know, do share them with us in HNBT.
