Eating hobby? Beware of This Illness

Specialists in internal medicine and diabetes University of North Sumatra, Dr. Dharma Lindarto SpPD-KEMD hinted, cause someone had diebetes disease or diabetes, due to overeating and irregular.

"People affected by diabetes is also not of age, both young and adult, as well as the citizen knows no skin color," he said in a lecture lay diabetes in North Sumatra governor's office.

Dharma said, diabetes is a metabolic disorder condition characterized by high blood sugar levels or "hyperglycemia"

Diabetes, according to him, is because the body lacks insulin or enough insulin amount, but not able to work properly. "Insulin is used to lower blood sugar levels, which works by stimulating the body's cells in order to absorb sugar, and increase the amount of sugar stored in the liver hati.Mencegah spending too much sugar," he said.

Characteristic symptoms of diabetes, it is easy thirst and hunger, frequent urination, weight loss for no apparent reason, and quickly tired and sleepy. Other symptoms that may arise, which are susceptible to infection, poor healing wounds, often tingling, especially in the foot, often resulting ulcers, and blurred vision.

Furthermore Dharma said, checking blood sugar independently is the most important effort in controlling diabetes. To achieve the blood sugar under control, he suggested doing blood sugar checks a few times a day or as directed by your doctor. Then the diet or a balanced diet, exercise, regular and disciplined in taking the medication, said Dharma alumni of the Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra (USU) it.