By Moira Haarhoff
Why people become diabetic is not always quite as simple as we have been led to believe. Bad eating habits certainly can result in Type 2 diabetes, but this popular modern notion clouds a previously found truth that it can also be genetically inherited.
As much as bad eating habits can influence whether we become diabetic or not, our individual metabolisms and the amount of exercise we do can also react with/against the genes we have inherited.
If we are genetically disposed towards heart problems, our diabetes is more likely to raise our blood pressure and our cholesterol levels, even if we are not overweight. This can add other significant concerns to the disease and can mean we need to take several different types of medication each day.
Another common cause of the disease is triggers. Long-term stress, such as single parenting, an unpleasant divorce, the death of a partner or unexpected retrenchment, can result in a sufferer becoming a Type 2 diabetic.
People who've recently had heart attacks or bad road accidents and children who are being systematically bullied may find that losing control of their lives can spiral their sugar levels out of control too.
Managing diabetes is about regaining some form of control over both life and sugar levels, which can make it difficult for some to hold down high-powered jobs where a lot of travel and long working hours are required.
If you spend considerable time away from home and are unable to eat as or when advised, your sugar levels can yo-yo out of control. Especially if you are forced to stand for long periods giving presentations or are unable to follow your usual exercise programme.
Can you take out a piece of fruit to munch during a tea break when everyone else is offered coffee or tea and biscuits?
If you feel sluggish and lethargic, as though your legs are a dead weight, think back to how much sugar you may have unwittingly eaten. Most diabetics cheat and suppose that because their sugar level doesn't immediately soar sky-high they are getting away with it, but accumulation in itself can cause a reaction, just as a low-sugar episode can leave you feeling lousy for up to 48 hours.
Diabetes can affect your eyesight and distance judgment and it is the secondary effects of the disease that are most dangerous. It is imperative to have your eyes checked regularly by an ophthalmologist and if you are a driver, take exceptional care when backing out of parking spaces and turning your vehicle in confined spaces.
Also discuss with your practitioner (preferably a physician) having regular checks for cholesterol, blood pressure and the pulses in your extremities. Kidney failure, nerve damage, impotence and amputation are the possible results of not looking after your health.
And last, but far from least, do your level best to give up smoking. People become diabetic for various reasons, as are their individual reactions. But once diagnosed, how it is managed is the all-important factor.
Why people become diabetic is not always quite as simple as we have been led to believe. Bad eating habits certainly can result in Type 2 diabetes, but this popular modern notion clouds a previously found truth that it can also be genetically inherited.
As much as bad eating habits can influence whether we become diabetic or not, our individual metabolisms and the amount of exercise we do can also react with/against the genes we have inherited.
If we are genetically disposed towards heart problems, our diabetes is more likely to raise our blood pressure and our cholesterol levels, even if we are not overweight. This can add other significant concerns to the disease and can mean we need to take several different types of medication each day.
Another common cause of the disease is triggers. Long-term stress, such as single parenting, an unpleasant divorce, the death of a partner or unexpected retrenchment, can result in a sufferer becoming a Type 2 diabetic.
People who've recently had heart attacks or bad road accidents and children who are being systematically bullied may find that losing control of their lives can spiral their sugar levels out of control too.
Managing diabetes is about regaining some form of control over both life and sugar levels, which can make it difficult for some to hold down high-powered jobs where a lot of travel and long working hours are required.
If you spend considerable time away from home and are unable to eat as or when advised, your sugar levels can yo-yo out of control. Especially if you are forced to stand for long periods giving presentations or are unable to follow your usual exercise programme.
Can you take out a piece of fruit to munch during a tea break when everyone else is offered coffee or tea and biscuits?
If you feel sluggish and lethargic, as though your legs are a dead weight, think back to how much sugar you may have unwittingly eaten. Most diabetics cheat and suppose that because their sugar level doesn't immediately soar sky-high they are getting away with it, but accumulation in itself can cause a reaction, just as a low-sugar episode can leave you feeling lousy for up to 48 hours.
Diabetes can affect your eyesight and distance judgment and it is the secondary effects of the disease that are most dangerous. It is imperative to have your eyes checked regularly by an ophthalmologist and if you are a driver, take exceptional care when backing out of parking spaces and turning your vehicle in confined spaces.
Also discuss with your practitioner (preferably a physician) having regular checks for cholesterol, blood pressure and the pulses in your extremities. Kidney failure, nerve damage, impotence and amputation are the possible results of not looking after your health.
And last, but far from least, do your level best to give up smoking. People become diabetic for various reasons, as are their individual reactions. But once diagnosed, how it is managed is the all-important factor.
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