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Certain yoga poses impose amazing benefits in managing thyroid functions in patients suffering from hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Some of the best yoga asanas that you can integrate into your daily exercise routine for thyroid are:
- Plough pose
- Legs up the wall pose
- Pranayama
- Cobra pose
- Fish pose
- Upward bow pose
- Cat-cow pose
- Bridge pose, etc.
Ideally, we’d recommend starting with a few basic yoga poses and then increasing the frequency and intensity of the asanas you are doing.
To this day, Metformin is considered the safest drug for managing diabetes symptoms. It is mainstream, easily accessible, affordable, and safe for consumption too.
Metformin is administered as the first line of treatment in patients diagnosed with type-2 diabetes. Depending on the glucose levels, the dosage is adjusted to enhance its efficacy.
If you are talking about prescribing insulin to a diabetes patient, it depends on your blood glucose levels and how your body is responding to the oral medications. If the oral medications aren’t showing any tangible results, that’s when your doctor will switch you to insulin therapy for better blood glucose levels management.
However, if you are asking about the administration of insulin to a diabetes patient, it is typically given before meals.
If you are on longer-acting insulin, take them 15-30 minutes before your meal. If you are on rapid-acting insulin, take them 10-15 minutes before your meal. You can also discuss the ideal mode of administration with your doctor.
When interpreting your blood glucose test, the normal fasting blood sugar level is between 80-99 mg/dL.
If the levels are between 100-125 mg/dL, it indicates prediabetes. If the levels are 126 mg/dL and higher, it indicates that the person has diabetes.
Additionally, the range will change depending on the glucose test you are getting. The above is reading for fasting blood glucose levels. The same will be different if it’s measuring the post-prandial blood glucose levels.
Diabetes management is the immediate step after a confirmed diagnosis. Once your doctor knows the type of diabetes you have and has an idea of the blood glucose levels, the next step is to start the treatment.
This can involve:
- Putting you on oral medications or insulin shots or pumps
- Discussing the lifestyle and dietary modifications for managing the blood sugar levels
- Checking the blood sugar levels every few weeks
- Take notes of any sudden or worsening symptoms
- Adjust the diabetes treatment plan depending on the numbers, symptoms, and current situation
Sticking to your diabetes management plan solves half of the problems. It’s only when you notice something amiss with your body should you consider going back and finding out what’s wrong.
Diabetes is directly proportional to elevated blood glucose levels, which is due to the food you are ingesting.
So, if you are eating an unhealthy meal that’s filled with refined carbs, sweets, and foods with a high glycemic index, it will cause a rapid and sharp spike in blood glucose, leading to risks of hyperglycemia.
Eating a healthy meal that’s filled with good levels of protein, fibers, and carbohydrates, is crucial to managing the body’s glucose levels. Relying on processed foods and junk food keeps the glucose levels statically high in the blood, leading to worsening diabetes symptoms.
Most UTIs are easy to treat and, when treated right, you will rarely face the risk of serious health issues. But in a few cases, UTIs can lead to some major issues and can create serious problems for you. If your UTI gets complicated, then regular treatments will never work and will not be enough to cure it. Maybe because of any underlying condition, the problem gets worsened and then you will need a course of antibiotics which are prescribed specifically for treating complicated UTIs. If you leave UTIs untreated, it can lead to long-lasting kidney infections and can damage the organs forever. Sometimes it can also be life threatening, and you might be put in the hospital until the infection is cleared away.
Getting UTI, again and again, can be very difficult as it can make you feel like you spend half of the time in the washroom. Sometimes despite best efforts your UTI can keep coming back, which is called recurrent UTI or chronic UTI. Generally three or more UTI infections in one year are termed as a recurrent infection that happens when the bacteria enters the urinary tract from the outside. You can be prone to recurrent UTIs for many causes, like being sexually active, going through menopause, having certain medical conditions, just being prone to UTIs etc. However recurrent UTIs can be treated with antibiotics and the right precautions can prevent it form coming back.
Kidney stones are the solid material that form in your kidney from the substances in the urine. It can be small or large, depending upon the amount of deposition. While, most stones pass out of the body without any intervention, in some cases, it may get stuck in your urinary tract. This will block the flow of urine, and can cause you great pain. If the stone does not pass on its own, then you need treatment.
Below are some symptoms of kidney stones:
- Extreme pain in the back or side
- Blood in urine
- Fever
- Chills
- Vomiting
- Urine with bad smell and cloudy appearance
- Burning sensation while peeing
Weak bladder or overactive bladder is a collection of symptoms that may affect how often you urinate and and also conrold your urgency to urinate.
The condition is more common in people above 65 and older. However, it can affect you if have are stress and low quality of life. The condition cannot be cured on its own and, if left untreated, can get worse.
Below are symptoms of a weak bladder that you can watch out for:
- The urgency to pee, i.e., uncontrolled need to urinate.
- Frequent peeing
- Urge incontinence, or else you may leak pee; in many cases
- If you experience nocturia and need to pee at least two times every night.
While type-1 diabetes is a chronic disease, it doesn’t normally get worse over time if the patient is receiving the treatment on time. On the flip side, type-2 diabetes is a progressive disease that will get worse over time if the patient isn’t on the right medication or they aren’t sticking to a healthy lifestyle and diet.
You will know your diabetes is getting worse if you experience:
- Tingling sensation in the extremities
- Numbness in the hands and feet
- Elevated blood pressure levels
- A sudden increase in appetite
- Trouble seeing at night
- Kidney complications
- Protein discharge through urine
Most of these symptoms suggest possibilities of nerve damage or renal damage, which can take a turn for the worse without timely treatment.
Your diagnosis of diabetes will start with the symptoms. If you are experiencing symptoms like fatigue, frequent urination, excessive thirst, etc., you first need to consult your healthcare provider.
Based on your symptoms, personal medical history, and family medical history, your doctor will prescribe a series of tests, including:
- Blood glucose fasting
- Post-prandial blood glucose test
- HbA1C test
- Glucose tolerance test
- Random glucose test, etc.
Based on the test results, your doctor will be able to determine whether or not you have diabetes.
