Kolkata: Towards the third Covid-19 wave, the doctor in Kolkata has started a travel awareness so that diabetic patients can discribe in advance and death in comorbidities can be prevented.
UTSA Basu, Doctor Consultants and Diabetologists, told TII, “Covid-19 has taught us that uncontrolled diabetes (categorized as diabetes, pre-diabetes and diabetes that are not diagnosed) are serious comorbidity, which leads to the risk of severe infections higher, hospitalization and death in patients with diabetes.
“Basu added,” India is the second largest country in terms of the number of people living with diabetes in the world and at least 50 percent did not realize that they had diabetes.
Associations near diabetes and disease Heart is well proven because diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and death from Covid-19.
Our initiative will help create more awareness about diabetes and testing around it.
“Basu and other Kolkata doctors have begun their initiative with a screening camps on the occasion of the World Herat on September 29.
This camp is part of the research community for diabetes studies in India (RSSDI) ‘Defeat a Diabetes’ Program.
Campaigns ‘Defeat Diabetes’ 100 days need to create awareness about the importance of regular blood glucose monitoring for good diabetes control.
“On the first day, our own Cit Road clinic tests 200 people for free,” said Basu.
Doctors have also given free drugs along with lifestyle and dietships.
“This is just the beginning because we have started a weekly diabetes clinic for poor patients where we serve around 50 patients per week with blood sugar testing and also give them free drugs and advise them to control their blood sugar levels.
We will continue to do this activity every time Sunday in the days to come too, “said Basu.
The ten commands prescribed by the doctor, in front of the third wavecut under salt: a high-salt diet can increase blood pressure and cause heart disease and stroke.
The maximum daily intake of the recommended daily salt is 6G for adults and 3G for children (2.5 g of salt equivalent to 1G sodium).
Eating less sugar: Too much sugar in the diet can cause weight gain, which can increase blood pressure and cause diabetes and heart disease.
Limit saturated fat: eat too much saturated fat – found in butter, ghee, margarine, fatty meat, milk fat and processed foods such as pastries and cakes – can increase cholesterol levels.
Fill in fruits and vegetables: Fruits and vegetables contain various vitamins, minerals and fibers that help keep the heart healthy.
Some fruits and vegetables are rich in soluble fibers that can also help lower cholesterol.
Stop red and use tobacco: Smoking is one of the main causes of cardiovascular disease, and smokers almost twice as possible have a heart attack compared to those who have never smoked.
This does not only damage the arterial layer but reduces the amount of oxygen in your blood and increases your blood pressure.
Reducing alcohol consumption: Alcohol can affect the heart by causing high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythm and damage to the heart muscle.
Therefore alcohol consumption must be cut into moderate drinkers who are two to three units a day for women and three to four for men.
Daily Exercises: Studies show that at least 150 minutes medium intensity activities a week reduces the risk of developing coronary heart disease.
Keep your weight: Obesity increases the risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type diabetes 2.
Therefore body weight must be stored under control.
Stay stress under control: Stress increases the risk of high blood pressure and blood sugar.
Therefore, different ways (such as meditation) reduce stress must be practiced.
Take medicines like those prescribed by your doctor.