Racoon:
Let everyone be well educated about our our dietary and social lifestyle can predispose us to having diabetes.

Hope it does not affect the penis ?

UgoFly:
Evil sickness that Killed my dad and mother in-law, killed my best friend's parents and has destroyed his kidney while damaging his eyes. Killed several Uncles and aunties.

This sickness is more deadly than HIV.

More reason you watch what you eat now that you are still young else it will kill you too cause it's hereditary too

ecolime:

Was that when you were diagnosed? I assume you had DKA then?

I was diagnosed in 2020 during the Covid lockdown when I was sedentary and consuming all sorts including alcohol without any form of exercise. I was 5 minutes away from shutting down if not for my family who rushed me to a hospital when I was almost passing out and the good experienced doctors who were quick to do blood work on me.

Quite an educative piece.

Op thanks for sharing.

Artiiclebeast:
As a type-2 manager, this shit ain't easy to deal with. You can now imagine what the managers of the oga kpatakpata of them all (Type 1) have to deal with on a daily.

It ain't funny at all emotionally, physically, and most of all, financially.

We keep pushing, watching our diet, and exercising (the main key).
Just woke up to scan my sensor and we seem to be good...

I thought type 2 is more seruous than type 1

YourGFsnatcher:


I thought type 2 is more seruous than type 1

Type 1 na follow-come oh and insulin-dependent.

The body doesn't produce insulin at all and as such need to be injected sometimes 3-4 times daily.

Gboom:
If sugar is not the main cause, what then is it?

The pancreases is the organ on the body that produces insulin. So lack of product or no production is the root cause oo.

Artiiclebeast:


Type 1 na follow-come oh and insulin-dependent.

The body doesn't produce insulin at all and as such need to be injected sometimes 3-4 times daily.

Woww! That's serious!
But the poster said in type 2, the body becomes resistant to insulin all together.. so it sounded more scary

Bread/flour, rice, soft drinks, alcohol, swallow high in starch/ sugar are the main culprits of type 2 for many Nigerians. Eat well, exercise, avoid pot belly like mr ibu own.

YourGFsnatcher:


I thought type 2 is more seruous than type 1

type 2 is a slow killer people can have it for years without knowing. But type 1 mostly in Children if not managed the child will die in like a year o. One of my relatives had type 2 he didn’t know for years till complications began

It's curable permanently with polyherbal treatment,just know who have the deep knowledge of herbs

YourGFsnatcher:


Woww! That's serious!
But the poster said in type 2, the body becomes resistant to insulin all together.. so it sounded more scary

Yeah, the zero-insulin-producing one is the most dangerous and difficult one to manage and also hereditary sort of.

Racoon:
Let the ignorance be clear once and for all. Thanks Tribune Health input

So, WHAT is the primary cause??!!

Check up these early signs of diabetes and don't ignore them:
#1. Need to urinate more often - when the kidneys can't deal with excessive glucose, they allow it to go into the urine. Glucose drags water from the cells that leads to more frequent urination.

#2. Unusual thirst – feeling thirsty is OK, especially after vigorous workout or in the hot environment, but inexplicable extreme thirst may be a sign of diabetes. It occurs because the body tries to replenish fluid, lost with urine.

#3. Unexplained tiredness – as body cells don't attain energy fuel, they can't perform their function as required. This often results in long-lasting causeless fatigue.

#4. Intense hunger – lack of energy activates compensatory mechanism that makes you feel hungry all the time.

#5. Weight loss without trying – despite increased hunger, people with diabetes lose in weight rapidly. The reason is that the body starts to break down proteins from your muscles in order to get some energy.
In addition to this, kidneys work hard to remove excessive sugar and use many calories to do this.

#6. Hazy vision – if blood glucose stays elevated for a long time, it can change the shape of the lens and cause blurry vision. Once sugar levels are normalized, your vision becomes normal.

#7. Impaired healing processes – poor circulation, associated with diabetes, delays healing processes after cuts, bruises and infection.

#8. Yeast infection – diabetes can significantly suppress your immune system, boosting your risks for vaginal yeast infection and oral thrush.

#9. Dark spots – dark patches that appear in the skin folds, armpits, groin are called acanthosis nigricans and are one of the early signs of diabetes.

#10. Pins and needles – tingling, pain and numbness in the hands and feet occur because of nerve damage related to diabetes progression.

ednut1:
type 2 is a slow killer people can have it for years without knowing. But type 1 mostly in Children if not managed the child will die in like a year o. One of my relatives had type 2 he didn’t know for years till complications began

Wow! That's serious

It's a wasteful disease without no cure.

Artiiclebeast:
As a type-2 manager, this shit ain't easy to deal with. You can now imagine what the managers of the oga kpatakpata of them all (Type 1) have to deal with on a daily.

It ain't funny at all emotionally, physically, and most of all, financially.

We keep pushing, watching our diet, and exercising (the main key).
Just woke up to scan my sensor and we seem to be good...

...just woke up... Is 168 your fasting bgl ?

muheeb01:
It's curable permanently with polyherbal treatment,just know who have the deep knowledge of herbs

i’m sure na herbs mr ibu take till dem cut his leg.

I don't know much about all these medical terms but you see that Number 7, na big lie.

ednut1:
Bread/flour, rice, soft drinks, alcohol, swallow high in starch/ sugar are the main culprits of type 2 for many Nigerians. Eat well, exercise, avoid pot belly like mr ibu own.

As much as I agree with this, wetin an average Nigerian go come chop, because most if not all dey chop at least one of the aforementioned.

bigfoot79:

...just woke up... Is 168 your fasting bgl ?

Yes, it is.

High, I know, but it's been crazier than this so, my doctor will say I'm in a good place.

Am not diabetic I checked regularly but anytime I eat excess sugar my BP goes out of control what could be the casus

GreatAchiever1:


As much as I agree with this, wetin an average Nigerian go come chop, because most if not all dey chop at least one of the aforementioned.

I think they meant that one should beware of taking too much of them.

Racoon:
Let the ignorance be clear once and for all. Thanks Tribune Health input

Even at that, too much sugar isn't good for the body

Artiiclebeast:
As a type-2 manager, this shit ain't easy to deal with. You can now imagine what the managers of the oga kpatakpata of them all (Type 1) have to deal with on a daily.

It ain't funny at all emotionally, physically, and most of all, financially.

We keep pushing, watching our diet, and exercising (the main key).
Just woke up to scan my sensor and we seem to be good...

Is This Like An App Or What?

Artiiclebeast:
As a type-2 manager, this shit ain't easy to deal with. You can now imagine what the managers of the oga kpatakpata of them all (Type 1) have to deal with on a daily.

It ain't funny at all emotionally, physically, and most of all, financially.

We keep pushing, watching our diet, and exercising (the main key).
Just woke up to scan my sensor and we seem to be good...

Pls what app did u use to check your sugar level in this green interface

Younghacka:

Is This Like An App Or What?

It is a sensor. One that can be attached to any part of the body and scanned using a phone to get the readings.

It's called Libre Freestyle Sensor.

Each sensor is for 14 days and costs about $100. Health insurance helps me get it at $25 for each 14 days and can only be gotten with a doctor's prescription.

God bless America.

kene05:


Pls what app did u use to check your sugar level in this green interface

See my response above.

Diabetes Is Not A Disease- It's A Lifestyle Problem

The pressing point for me there is number 7. Sugar-refined or otherwise is not the culprit in type 2 diabetes. It is OVEREATING.

All foods break down as glucose, a form of sugar. It's then stored in the cells as GLYCOGEN. Now, when one overeats, the bloodstream is overloaded with this glucose and the pancreas can't produce enough insulin to shutter it to the cells. Thus, insidiously type 2 diabetes begins to set in.

I've argued many times that type 2 diabetes is not a disease but a lifestyle issue because it can be managed with sensible nutrition and an active, physical lifestyle.

I like this topic, but, something funny I keep hearing from most people about excess sugar is ,jedijedi, loosely translated as , dysentery! Ignoring the fact that it could cause diabetes, obesity and heart disease!

ednut1:
Bread/flour, rice, soft drinks, alcohol, swallow high in starch/ sugar are the main culprits of type 2 for many Nigerians. Eat well, exercise, avoid pot belly like mr ibu own.

a normal Nigerian day starts with bread and end with coke , carbonhydrate everywhere

a lot of Nigerians are living with type 2 without any treatment

Racoon:


https://tribuneonlineng.com/10-key-facts-about-diabetes-you-should-know/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1700041789

Eating sugar is not the primary cause of diabetes. Sugar can only aggravate it. Till today, the cause of diabetes is yet to be discovered. Diabetes occurs when the body self-destruct the islet of the langerhans in the pancreas. As a result, the pancreas will not be able to produce insulin again (Type 1) or the Pancreas will produce insulin that would not be enough for the body (Type 2). Insulin is what helps to mop up sugar from the food so that it doesn’t go to the blood. So, since the insulin production is now affected, it implies if that person continue to take sugar without control, his blood sugar will continue to shoot up and lead to complications.

So, sugar do not cause diabetes, it only worsen it for someone that is living with diabetes already.

Hsurdluxury:


a normal Nigerian day starts with bread and end with coke , carbonhydrate everywhere

a lot of Nigerians are living with type 2 without any treatment

many trek ( in the market, to bus stop etc) , do chores too. so it reduces impact. But those rich people wey dey enter car everywhere he dey hold them fast