How long can you live with diabetes?
In 2014, the incidence of diabetes among adults aged 18 years and older was 8.5%. Diabetes was the direct cause of 1.5 million deaths in 2019, and 48 percent of all diabetes-related deaths occurred before age 70. Another 460,000 deaths were due to diabetes-related kidney disease. In addition, elevated blood glucose is responsible for approximately 20% of cardiovascular deaths.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it does produce. Insulin is a hormone that controls blood glucose levels. A common consequence of uncontrolled diabetes is hyperglycemia, or high blood glucose (sugar), which over time can cause severe damage to many body systems, especially the nerves and blood vessels.
The life expectancy of people with diabetes. First, let me tell you the bad news then I'll tell you the good news the bad news is that even in developed countries Uk,U.s., Germany, and Japan on aver a diabetes reduces one's life expectancy by seven to ten years. so now going back to Pakistan and India's life expectancy is 67 for males and 69 for females you minus 7 or 10 from that so what does it tell you it suggests that people with diabetes will not cross 60 years of age and the bad news is that it's true in many cases when people don't look after diabetes they get it young they tend to develop complications they get it in the 20 or 30 by him they're 50 or 60 they don't have kidney complications heart complication and they can die when they're 16 but that's very rapidly changing thanks to technology thanks to improvement in the awareness levels about diabetes and better management of diabetes we have been in the field of diabetes for now 40-50 years.
Diabetes is characterized by a variety of possible complications in dangers that can shorten life expectancy but it can be difficult to judge how diabetes.
Diabetes will impact any given individual's longevity it's also important to understand that there are two types of diabetes and life expectancies are different depending on which type you may have type 1 diabetes which is also called insulin-dependent diabetes is diagnosed when the pancreas produces little or no insulin. insulin is e that's necessary during the process in which glucose or sugar enters cells and produces energy type 1 diabetes which was once widely known as juvenile diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is different from type 1 in that the pancreas either doesn't produce enough insulin or your body resists insulin a study published by the European Heart Journal in 2008 estimated that type 2 diabetes reduced average life expectancy by up to 10 years the study noted that a 55-year-old male with type 2 diabetes could expect to live for another 13.2 to 21.1-year general life expectancy for someone at the same age who doesn't have type 2 diabetes would be twenty-four point seven years the impact of pointer type of diabetes depends of course on how soon you're diagnosed and begin treatment and how well the condition is managed new medications and better screening techniques continue to improve diagnosis and treatment with each passing year the purpose of this article has been to remember you should always rely only on a doctor to diagnose any symptoms you may be experiencing.
Fruits for diabetes patients.
The right time to eat fruit is...Any major meal
Consume it after 2 hours. Don't consume it with meals.
And many diabetes patients have these queries. Can they eat fruits?
The first query is can diabetes patients eat fruits?
So, the clear-cut answer is yes,
Fruits have so many nutritional elements. Have Vitamins. Which work as anti-oxidants. Some fruits have potassium. Which controls blood pressure. So, that's why you should consume fruits.
2nd question is how to eat fruits?
Which time will be best to consume fruits for diabetes patients?
The time to eat fruits is...
Consume it at least 2 hours after the major meal. Don't consume it with meals. we can consume fruits after 2 hours. The quantity approximately can be around 70-100 gm of fruits. And we have to consume 1 type of fruit at one time. We can take up to 3 servings of fruit per day. That means we can consume a total of 3 fruits in a diabetes patient.
But, with these precautions, consume after 2 hours. Consume around 70-100 gms, And we have to consume 1 fruit at a time. Now, let's come to the 3rd and most important question,
Which fruit we don't have to eat?
So, if we talk overall, diabetes patients can eat any fruit,
But remember that the glycemic index of that food shouldn't be high. The glycemic load shouldn't be high.
So, the low glycemic index foods.
Now, what does the glycemic index means?
The glycemic index refers to the speed at which sugar is released into your body. The fruit with a faster release of glycemic index should be consumed in less quantity. Or avoid it.
Now, the fruits which are low in glycemic index are...
Papaya,
Apple,
Orange,
Kiwi, which is a good source of Vitamin C. Can consume this. Can consume Mosambi.
These fruits have a low glycemic index. Now, the fruits which contain a medium glycemic index is...
Mango
Mango has a slightly high glycemic index. But it falls in the medium range. And the high glycemic index fruits are...
Watermelon, Or dates.
These fruits have a high glycemic index. Now, remember one more thing even when we are consuming these low glycemic index fruits, Like we took Orange, Mosambi, and apple we have to eat them as a whole, Have to eat them with their fiber, and don't consume the juice. If we consider practical things,
3 Mosambi will be used for 1 glass of juice,
Quantity is more
Have less fiber than a concentrated syrup of total glucose. That’s why don't consume juice. No matter if is house-made or market-made. We have to consume fruit as a fiber Now, which are the fruits that we recommend, Which you can consume daily?
