Question 1

Why is hypertension a risk factor for diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Hypertension might not cause Diabetes directly but increases the risk. People with high blood pressure usually have insulin resistance leading to Diabetes compared to those with typical blood pressure.

Question 2

Can you get diabetes even if you are healthy?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes is condition for which exact cause is unknown. Although being unhealthy interms of obesity and other comorbid conditions increase the risk of developing diabetes, there are other causes such as family history/ presence of autoantibodies/ polycystic ovarian syndrome etc which increase the risk.

Question 3

Why does insulin blind diabetics?

Accepted Answer

Diabetic retinopathy is a condition caused by high blood sugar due to diabetes. Over time, having too much sugar in your blood can damage your retina the part of your eye that detects light.

Question 4

Diabetes Self Management Patient Education Materials

Accepted Answer

Few education programmes and patient support groups are there from American Diabetes Association.

Question 5

When should I be worried about diabetes? What are the signs?

Accepted Answer

Although Diabetes has few symptoms and signs, most of the times patients would not show any. Hence, any person who has unhealthy habits and other risk factors should be careful in regular monitoring.

Question 6

Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes In Women With Diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Babies of GDM mothers may have more birth weight, preterm birth and respiratory distress, low blood sugar shortly after birth and hypoglycemic seizures, still birth and obesity/ diabetes later in their life.

Why is hypertension a risk factor for diabetes?

Why is hypertension a risk factor for diabetes?

Related Questions

Can you get diabetes even if you are healthy?

Why does insulin blind diabetics?

Diabetes Self Management Patient Education Materials

When should I be worried about diabetes? What are the signs?

Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes In Women With Diabetes?

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