Many people become victims of diabetes due to unhealthy diet and physical negligence. The risk of diabetes in India is higher than in other countries. It is an incurable disease. It is of two types – type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, apart from this, diabetes also occurs in pregnancy which is for a limited time and gets cured with time. According to experts, there are 95 percent type-2 patients in the country and the WHO report suggests that by 2030, about 9.8 crore people will be affected by it.
On the other hand, talking about the health of diabetic patients, first of all they should control their blood sugar. Let us know what should be the blood sugar level of blood sugar patients and what is type one and type two diabetes, how it can be avoided.
What is diabetes type 1: This type of diabetes is found in those people, whose mother or father also has it. That is, type-1 diabetes is that which we have genetically. That is, when in someone’s family, any of the parents, grandparents have had sugar disease, then the possibility of getting this disease increases in such people. In other words, people who have diabetes due to genetic reasons have type 1 diabetes. This disease can occur from the birth of a child.
What is diabetes type 2: Cases of type 2 diabetes are often found in adults. According to experts, diabetes type-2 is also caused by too much fat, high BP, not sleeping on time, sleeping till late in the morning, too much intoxication and inactive lifestyle. Due to the lack of insulin in the body due to food, it can lead to type-2 diabetes.
Blood sugar limit for these patients
Blood sugar levels for type 1 diabetes patients under 18 years of age should be 90–130 mg/dL before meals and 90–150 mg/dL at bedtime and at night. Pregnant women should have less than 95 mg/dL before a meal, 140 mg/dL or less 1 hour after a meal, and 120 mg/dL or less 2 hours after a meal.
On the other hand, if you do not have diabetes, then your blood sugar level should be 99 mg/dL or less before meals and 140 mg/dL or less 1-2 hours after meals.
How to prevent: According to health experts, to avoid diabetes type 2 disease, you can avoid this disease by adopting better lifestyle, sleeping on time, healthy eating, staying away from drugs etc.
What is the treatment: Diabetes type 1 disease is genetic. In such a situation, its patients should take special care of lifestyle. At the same time, to avoid this disease, attention should be paid to good food and physical fitness. In the treatment of diabetes type 1 patients have to be given insulin from time to time. Because in this condition insulin is not made in the body at all.
What should be the blood sugar level of diabetic patients
According to the American Diabetes Association, for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and children with type 2 diabetes, 80–130 mg/dL before a meal should be less than 180 mg/dL 1-2 hours after a meal.