“I am not ill, my pancreases are just lazy”. Understand these lines precisely, it means that person is diabetic but still full of life. Diabetes is a cruel disease that tries to seize happiness from life. But lively peoples don’t give up.
Diabetes is referred to as sugar disease. Let’s go on a ride with glucose. Glucose comes from the carbohydrates, we intake in the form of delicious food. Then glucose travels through the blood to get into our cells. Glucose can enter our cells only when insulin has unlocked the door of cells. Insulin is secreted by a gut organ named Pancreas. Glucose really has a tough journey.
In people with diabetes, glucose gets trouble entering cells. Diabetes Type 1 where the pancreas fails in secreting enough insulin. Diabetes type 2 where the pancreas performs its duty but cells in muscles, fat, and liver become stubborn resulting in resistance to insulin. So in both situations, sufficient insulin is unable to reach cells then no entry for glucose letting the person in low energy, tiredness, and hunger. This condition is termed high blood glucose.
This high blood glucose damages arteries which lead to hypertension. Diabetes and hypertension unitedly give invitation to kidney diseases, stroke, heart failure, vessel damages, etc. Abiding law of dependence and interconnection, one failure leads to another failure. Due to diabetes blood vessels are damaged. When the blood vessels in the kidneys are injured, the kidneys won’t be able to clean the blood properly. The body will hold more water and salt than it should, which can result in ankle swelling and weight gain. Also, waste materials will accumulate in the blood. Difficulty in emptying the bladder will result in pressuring the full bladder to can back up and injure the kidneys. Moreover, if the urine stays in your bladder for a long time, you can develop infections.
Diabetic patients do take care of yourself, don’t let insulin level go down, do exercises, keep track of medicines, and don’t let your diabetes harm your kidney.
