New Generation Diabetes Tracking System

The risk of diabetes increases in people who are obese or overweight and have a thick waist circumference, becoming more pronounced after the age of 40. Those who have a first-degree relative (mother, father, sibling) with diabetes, women who have given birth to large babies or have previously been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, people with high blood pressure, people with high blood lipids, people who have previously had borderline high fasting sugar (100-125 mg/dl). ), those with prediabetes, women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), people with arterial disease, people born with low birth weight, people with low physical activity, people with a diet rich in saturated fats and low in fibre, people with schizophrenia and atypical antipsychotics. People who use medication and patients who have had organ (especially kidney) transplants are at risk for diabetes.

New Generation Diabetes Monitoring System at Liv Hospital

What a person with diabetes should do in daily life is not very different from any other person who wants to live a healthy life. A person with diabetes should eat a healthy diet, not smoke, limit alcohol consumption, exercise regularly, take his/her medications regularly and keep up with health checks. People with diabetes should be able to recognize their disease and the medications they are taking, find emergency solutions when necessary, and take responsibility for the management of the disease. For this, they need adequate education about their disease and close communication with health professionals.

New Generation Diabetes Monitoring System

Proper nutrition and regular exercise form the basis of diabetes treatment at Liv Hospital Diabetes Clinic. If adequate blood sugar control cannot be achieved with these treatments, medication is added. Medications used in diabetes treatment are in two groups: pills (oral antidiabetics) and insulin. The majority of people with diabetes in adulthood can be successfully treated with oral antidiabetics alone for many years. However, people who have complete or near complete insulin deficiency in their body, who do not respond to oral antidiabetic treatment or who are inconvenient to use these drugs are treated with insulin. Patient education is essential for the correct application of these treatments and therefore education should be considered as part of the treatment.