Noblewi Health Tips and Advice

Over 2 million people in the UK alone are thought to have diabetes 2 and be completely unaware of it.

The biggest problem it seems to me, is two fold.

Firstly, many people avoid going to the doctor. This can be for many reasons, but as a man who never used to go to the doctor myself, I think it’s fair to say that for men it’s a pride thing. We don’t like to show weakness, or demonstrate that we might think we are being “controlled”. We are masters of our own destiny and give in to no one and nothing.

That’s perhaps a bit extreme, but I believe we also have a fear of finding out we may have a chronic disease.

Type 2 diabetes intrudes unannounced. It’s not obvious, especially as we get older, that we are in fact ill. So we just don’t visit our doctor.

As we get older, and reach the typical age where diabetes strikes, it’s not just tempting, it actually seems logical, at least in the early stages, to blame type 2 diabetic symptoms on age and stress.

That’s why, as we get older, an annual medical checkup is so important.

To much glucose in the blood supply causes type 2 diabetes. It is due to a resisitance, or lack, of insulin which is the chemical that allows sugar to provide the energy we need to our cells. When our body is not converting these sugars to energy, we get tired and irratable, amongst other things that are not so obvious.

Type 2 diabetes can cause long term damage to the eyes, the central nervous system and our renal function.

Diabetics, type 1 and type 2 are at much greater risk of kidney failure than those who do not have diabetes. A reduction of bad cholesterol, lowering one’s blood pressure and keeping a close check on blood glucose are the best insurance against kidney disease.

Diabetes can also damage the optic nerve. Retinopathy and catarats are more common in diabetics, so it is vital to have an annual eye check which checks the back of the eye itself, as opposed to a simple vision check.

Neuropathy, (nerve disease), affects about 60% of those with diabetes. This usually affects the feet and can lead to amputation. Neuropathy affects both type 1 and 2 sufferers and usually occurs after about ten years of high sugar levels. When these levels are reduced through treatment, the condition improves and often goes away completely.

The consequences of untreated diabetes are pretty frightening. Be sure to see your doctor for a regular check up, and tell them any changes in your overall condition, just in case.

Toby was diagnosed with diabetes for nearly two years now, and lives a near normal life and has a number of hobbies. Have a look at his latest website offering great deals on tentsforcampingreview.comat http://www.tents for campingreview.com Grab a totally unique version of this article from the Uber Article Directory

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