Category: Diabetes

What is Diabetes? “Know Diabetes, Fight Diabetes.” Diabetes is a chronic medical condition caused by the body’s incapability to produce or properly utilise insulin (A hormone that control blood sugar levels). Diabetes is the most common chronic illness worldwide and affects millions of people in all age groups. Type 2 diabetes, the most usual form…

Diabetes type 2 is characterised by a disturbance in the mechanisms by which the body controls and utilises sugar (also known as glucose) as energy. A deficiency of insulin causes blood sugar levels to increase continuously. High blood sugar usually causes cardiovascular, neurological, and immune system disorders. Two primary problems arise in type 2 diabetes,…

A diabetic Foot Ulcer is an infection which involves the foot in a person with Diabetes Mellitus. It occurs as a result of acute or chronic injury to the soft tissues of the foot, and there must be evidence of pre-existing neuropathy and/or ischaemia. This is a scientific definition but for the understanding of a…

In today’s world, many people who have diabetes would greatly benefit from wearing “diabetic socks,” while others would find them completely pointless.We’ll look at how diabetes affects your feet, what makes “diabetic socks” unique, who should wear them, and some foot protection and care tips. Diabetes can severely damage your fingers, toes, and entire foot,…

Walnuts, almonds, pistachios…. and many more dry fruits are an important part of a healthy food diet. Recent studies have proved the benefits of walnut for diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus. The healthy fat in nuts protects people with type 2 diabetes by depleting the stores of bad cholesterol in the body and increasing…