Covid -19 and diabetic : effective way to manage the condition.....
As we all are aware of that our country is suffering from a pandemic disease called COVID-19. COVID-19 is a disease that is caused by corona virus . Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. The disease is first reported in Wuhan (china) .the major characteristics of this disease is ,it is a asymptomatic .The symptoms for the disease are fever, dry cough, and tiredness. The symptoms resembles to the common cold ,therefore it is asymptomatic .The chances of spread are high if we contact to covid 19 patient ,according to WHO guidelines prevention and social distancing can be done to break the chain of corona virus. As per WHO it is reported that about more then 10 crore cases are there in overall country and the cases are increasing day by day .The recovery of the disease is extremely low as there are no particular vaccines or drugs are available for curing of the pandemic disease .
Diabetes can affect almost every part of your body. Therefore, you will need to manage your blood glucose levels, also called blood sugar. Managing your blood glucose, as well as your blood pressure and cholesterol, can help prevent the health problems that can occur when you have diabetes.we all know that people who are above sixty or old age people are more immuno compromised ,those people are suffering from diseases such as kidney disease,heart failure, diabetics etc .These people have high chance of getting covid -19 positive. Therefore people should take care to those people from this type of deadly diseases.
Are diabetics people more prone to covid -19?
Yes it is true that people who are suffering from diabetics are more prone to covid -19 .There are some emerging data to suggest that people with diabetes are also more prone to Covid-19. Moreover, even in those with infections such as COVID-19, which leads to pneumonia, the chances of a secondary bacterial infection complicating the viral pneumonia is there. Hence, people with diabetes should take particular precautions with respect to COVID-19, as they already have a slightly immuno- compromised state.
symptoms of diabetes
Urinating often.
Feeling very thirsty.
Feeling very hungry—even though you are eating.
Extreme fatigue.
Blurry vision.
Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal.
Weight loss—even though you are eating more (type 1)
Tingling, pain, or numbness in the hands/feet (type 2)
Ways by which we can prevent the infection
Maintaining social distancing
In case if you are a diabetics patient , please follow social distancing .Try to remain in your house ,according to WHO guidelines the people who are suffering from any diseases or immuno compromised above 60 years should be live in the house .if it is very urgent you can go outside but be careful to maintain six feet distance from other people.
Diabetics management plan
Manage abc for diabetic...
The A1C goal for many people with diabetes is below 7 percent. Ask your health care team what your goal should be.B for Blood pressure The blood pressure goal for most people with diabetes is below 140/90 mm Hg. Ask what your goal should be.C for Cholesterol.
Avoid smoking
Smoking will indirectly affected the diabetics people.but it is affect the heart and other organ of the body .due to this person can suffer from high diabetics.
Follow your diabetic meal plan .
It is a important step ,diabetic patient should take care of those diet and other things .The food should not contain many amount of sugar ,a good food will help you to control the blood sugar level, cholesterol and blood pressure.
Check your blood glucose levels
For many people with diabetes, checking their blood glucose level each day is an important way to manage their diabetes. Monitoring your blood glucose level is most important if you take insulin.
Take your medicine on daily basis
Take your medicines for diabetes and any other health problems, even when you feel good or have reached your blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol goals. These medicines help you manage your ABCs. Ask your doctor if you need to take aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke. during this time it is difficult to buy any medicines from outside ,as the environment is not good .but we need medicined for curing of the diseases.there is an option that we can go for online pharmacy shops.from there we can
buy online medicine from Banglore and delhi places .this will be a good way to rescue with the disease.
Treatment
we can take medicines such as glimepiride (Amaryl)glimepiride-pioglitazone (Duetact)glimepiride-rosiglitazone (Avandaryl)gliclazide.glipizide (Glucotrol)glipizide-metformin (Metaglip) .we should avoid food which are more sugary in nature .on daily basis we should do yoga,walking and exercise .drink healthy juice ,and ayurvedic surup .
Conclusion :
Diabetes is the condition in which the body does not properly process food for use as energy. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. this is a deadly disease ,if a person is having diabetics he or should avoid going ouside .patient should visit the hospital if person have covid -19 symptoms and do the immediate treatment.in future we can hope that good medicines will come in the market and the disease can be cured easily by medicines.
stay healthy and stay safe
_waheedunnisa chaudri
