Diabetes is so common nowadays. Quite often, several people in a gathering have diabetes, commonly called SUGAR.

It would not be wrong to call diabetes the ‘sugar-coated’ disease. On the surface, the disease looks harmless; however, it will not be incorrect to term it as a silent killer.

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose or blood sugar levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods that you eat and Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose to seep into your cells to give them energy. There are two types of diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes does not let your body to produce insulin

Type 2 Diabetes

This is the more common type. In this type, your body does not make or use insulin well. Without enough insulin, the glucose stays in your blood. You can also have prediabetes. This means that your blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes. Having prediabetes puts you at a higher risk of getting type 2 diabetes.

It may be mention-worthy here that over time, having too much glucose in your blood can cause serious problems. It can damage your eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Diabetes can also cause heart disease, stroke, and even the need to remove a limb—see it is this serious! Pregnant women can also get diabetes, called gestational diabetes.

Blood tests can show if you have diabetes. One type of test, the A1C, can also check on how you are managing your diabetes. Exercise, weight control, and sticking to your meal plan can help control your diabetes. You should also monitor your blood glucose level and take medicine if prescribed.

Fortunately, we live in an age when modern medicine has made considerable progress and is continuing to do so at a quick pace. Zafa Pharma is one of the top pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan. In this day and age, ordering online diabetes medicine online in Pakistan is not an issue anymore. Thanks to technology!

Early Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes

After all, this disease is not such a silent killer. It shows a few early signs. If you are vigilant and able to catch these signals, you are safe to go.

Now, the warning signs can be so mild that you don’t notice them. That’s especially true of type 2 diabetes. Some people don’t find out they have it until they get problems from long-term damage caused by the disease.

With type 1 diabetes, the symptoms usually happen and appear quickly. In a matter of days or a few weeks. In some cases, they are severe too.

1. Hunger and fatigue:
   Your body breaks and converts the food you eat into glucose which is then absorbed by the cells to retain energy. The cells need insulin to absorb glucose and if you have diabetes, your body’s insulin production is inhibited. No glucose in the cells means no energy. This is why diabetic people feel tiredness and hunger.

2. The urge to pass out urine more often:
   On average, a person usually has to pee between four and seven times in 24 hours. However, people with diabetes may go a lot more. This is because your body reabsorbs glucose as it passes through your kidneys. But when diabetes pushes your blood sugar up, your kidneys may not be able to bring it all back in. This causes the body to make more urine, and that takes fluids. The result: You’ll have to go more often. You might pee out more, too. Because you’re peeing so much, you can get very thirsty. When you drink more, you’ll also pee more the vicious cycle! This may dry out your mouth and render a drier skin than usual.

3. Blurred vision:
   Changing fluid levels in your body cause swelling in the lenses of your eyes. They change shape and cannot focus.

Diabetes treatment:

• The foremost step a person diagnosed with diabetes has to take is to make lifestyle changes. It is best to consult a nutritionist who can guide about meals that are suitable for diabetics. Also, adding active exercise into a daily routine can do wonders.

• People with type I diabetes and some people with type 2 diabetes may need to inject or inhale insulin to keep their blood sugar levels from becoming too high Various types of insulin are available, and most are grouped by how long their effect lasts. There are rapid, regular, intermediate, and long-acting insulins.

• Medicines are also an effective method for treating diabetes. Some good medicines available in the market are:

1. Diglyta Plus

2. Diglyta

3. Zaclazide

All these medicines are produced by ZAFA PHARMA and come under the category of sugar control medicines in Pakistan.