There has been rapid increase in the number of people
suffering from diabetes in the recent past and the enhancement simply seems to
continue. Doctors are finding it very difficult to cope with the disease and
have only medications to help people keep their blood sugar level under
control. There is nothing, according to medical science, to prevent or avoid
diabetes in women, men and even children.
However, yoga and pranayamas along with natural remedies are
there that have helped millions of people stay away from various diseases
including diabetes and high blood pressure. One of the facts about diabetes is
that there are many people who are suffering from these diseases especially
women and they are not aware of that. This is because there are no apparent
symptoms of diabetes
and a layman will not be able to detect easily.
What is Diabetes?
In simple medical language diabetes is a disease in which
sugar level in blood increases. But how it happens? In normal course when we
eat food it gets broken down into potential energy and this is absorbed and
distributed evenly in our body through blood. This gives energy to our body
eventually. When a person is diabetic, the food that breaks down and the
glucose that is released does not get absorbed by cells. This is because the
insulin that helps in the absorption is either absent or unable to work properly
in the diabetic person. This results in increase of
sugar level in the blood and hence the person is diagnosed with diabetes.
Symptoms of Diabetes
The person suffering from diabetes may experience following symptoms.
- Feels thirsty most often
- Feels hungry all of a sudden and need something
immediately
- Weight loss or sometimes weight gain too
- Feels fatigue and exhausted
- Frequent urination
- Blurred
vision
- Wounds do not heal up easily
Types of Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes – This is when the
insulin in the pancreas stop working and the person is unable to produce
any insulin at all.
- Type 2 Diabetes – This is when the
cells become resistant to insulin.
- Gestational Diabetes – This type
of diabetes occurs in the later period of pregnancy when the mother’s
hormone obstructs the proper utilisation of insulin.
No matter what type of diabetes the person is suffering
from, if left untreated, it can lead to severe problems like eye disorder,
kidney damage and even nerve damage too.
Tips for Preventing
Diabetes
Here are some tips for preventing diabetes.
- The
first step is to get your blood test done. This will give you the right
results. Even if you have not yet got results indicating any increase in
the level of blood sugar, you should take precautionary measures
especially if you have a family history of diabetes.
- Consult
your doctor if the results show any indication of diabetes.
- Make a
diet plan. If possible take suggestion from dietician. Try to include
green leafy vegetables, salad, sprouts, low fat yogurt and complex
carbohydrate food.
- Exercise
regularly. You can take up yoga exercises and pranayamas to prevent and
avoid diabetes. Pranayamas like bhastrika, kapala bhati, anulom vilom,
agnisaar, bahya and udgeet are helpful in preventing diabetes. Yoga asanas
like mandook asana, suryanamaskar and many more are going to help you a
lot.
If you pay attention to diet
and perform yoga exercises along with pranayamas regularly, you will be able to
avoid diabetes and the complications related to the disease.
