India’s Diabetes Epidemic

If you are living in a developing country, statistics show that you are engulfed in an epidemic like situation as far as diabetes is concerned. Yes, in our country India, diabetes patients are increasing day by day. You may call it an unhealthy trap.

One symptom leads to another and one problem leads to another. Uncontrolled levels of sugar in the body causes innumerable effects on different body organs, be it heart, liver, kidney, nerves and what not.

Apart from organs being effected, the uncontrolled sugar levels also give rise to very uncomfortable conditions in the body. The very common ones are hypertension, obesity and the most dangerous, dyslipidemia.

Diabetic patients are put to trouble not only physically but also in various other spheresof their life. Due to malfunctioning of the nerves, legs and the movement of the patient is seriously affected. This lack of movement of the body creates a cascading effect of other hindrances for the patient. The patient cannot avoid visiting doctors and hospitals. These visits in turn take away lot of time that could have been utilized for family, recreation and also their professional commitments.

Indian Healthcare System is growing fast and aims to manage serious diseases like diabetes to a great extent. Good number of funds are spent, but with India being a huge nation, the resources and technology often fall short. According the statistics from World Health Organization, India counts for about 100 million declared diabetics. Unfortunate same number of people remain undiagnosed. They are totally unaware of their disease.

The type 2 diabetes can be reversed, but not for all. It depends on the length, duration and many other factors. However, Type 1 diabetes cannot be reversed or cured so its management is the only source of relief.

Timely and correct medication can work wonders in diabetes management.

How is the management done is a big question.

The government and policy makers need to intelligently handle the use of technology. Big diabetes awareness campaigns in rural and urban India are needed. Even when the patients are suffering due to lot of complications, they are totally unaware of the cause and treatment. The prevention is not possible even at the very initial stage of the disease, because of lack of awareness.

The health workers, doctors and those who are part of awareness campaigns educate the society to accept diabetics with all the unusual life conditions they come across. Support of family and society is extremely important for the patients. If the disease is diagnosed on time then the complications can be avoided and the suffering can be reduced or even reversed. Most Type 2 diabetes patients in India go undiagnosed. When grave complications arise, then only they make some effort to visit doctors. In majority of situations the access to right doctors is dim. General practitioners are available in small towns and villages. They are not specialists. Diabetes can be prevented by proper lifestyle or by knowing the root cause in the food habits that becomes the cause. The medical practitioner in the not so developed parts of the country, miss out on guiding the patients about lifestyle changes and changing the food habits which are the root cause of diabetes. Rather, they focus only on medication only. The modern ways of preventing diabetes includes a very active, healthy lifestyle along with also been aware of the foods that causes the diabetes. A large part of population has great misconceptions regarding the use of important medicines, specially, insulin injections. They think that insulin might further cause damage to their health.

If a healthy diet is adopted along with a regular exercise routine, then diabetes can be prevented.The problem arises when people refuse to follow the basic improvement tips. The reason mainly is lethargy. They are not ready to make that extra effort and lead a disciplined life. No magic pill is ever a cure for diseases like diabetes. Most youngsters who are diagnosed with diabetes, refuse to accept it. They think it is a social stigma and even avoid prescribed medication.This is one of the big reasons that worsens the situation.

It is clearly understood that management of diabetes, comprises of regular checking the blood glucose levels and HbA1c. If timely medication is not taken seriously, then complications are bound to arise. The economic status of a large part of population is not very good. Therefore, in cases of health challenges like diabetes, most people prefer not taking any medication. Actually this creates a hopeless situation and in the end patients realise that the cost burden all the more increases.

There is so much discussion about diabetes care in India. Glucometer are the best device that a patient can use for monitoring their sugar levels. With more than 600 million internet users, India is heading towards a high tech Clinico-technolgy,that can prove to be the best option for diabetes management in times to come.

There are lot of healthy living Apps in the market, which can be put to extensive use. Management becomes easy if the monitoring is efficient. Reversal can become easy if, patients are ready for some extra efforts and understand Nutritional extracts (Medicines based on phyto-nutrients)

There are now Diabetes management Centres that work round the clock. Most hospitals have Multi Speciality departments to handle all the severe conditions. Many well qualified doctors have started the reversal of diabetes program, we also run the diabetes reversal program with Phyto-Nutrients extracts and some diet changes.

The best healthcare option is still the low cost monitoring and management. The more cost effective methods are adopted, the more far reaching they will be. The International Diabetes Federation has estimated 100 million diabetics in India by 2030. With an epidemic kind of spread, diabetes has become the most talked about disease in India. Take an extra step today and know more about phyto-nutrients or phyto-chemicals. “Phyto” Means Plant.