FACTOR AFFECTING FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE RESULTS

Taking a FASTING blood glucose test?

See the factors that affect your results:

1. The time you ate your last meal before the test ie too early or late at the night. 

2. The type of meal you ate last before the test time (is it heavy carb, light carb etc)

3. Activities you engage in during the interface before testing.

4. Eating food before the blood sample collection. Note that water, tea, soft drinks, juice etc are all considered as food for the purpose of this test.

*Fasting duration before test is 8-10hours preferably over night.

*The longer the fasting time the lower the test values and the shorter the fasting time the higher the test values, so try to observe your fasting within the stipulated range.

Have questions? Leave them as comments.

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DIABETES AND SEX

Sex is a vital part of life. It's climax is what makes the game desirable and pleasurable.
There are lots of factors that can contribute to sexual problems in both men and women. This factors include:
- hormonal changes
- medications
- emotional issues
- diabetes
The cause of your sexual problem will determine where you can effectively get help. For example if the problem is with hormone, for women, you can go to a gynaecologist, if its emotional, a mental health doctor will be of utmost help.
In our society, people find discussing sex quite embarrassing least opening up when they have a problem. It helps as soon as you notice any changes either with sexual desire or arousal, find a health professional who can help, else it can get worse.
For the purpose of this discussion, I will focused on diabetes as a factor of sex problem.
Some sexual complications due to diabetes are peculiar to gender.

For women
Most times the sexual problem in women have to do with emotions than the actual diabetes. They feel generally unwell, worried, depressed and so not always ready for sex. When a woman is not emotionally ready for sex, she is likely not to enjoy it physically.
Lack of sexual arousal in women can be caused by :
- Lack of desire for sex
- Medications
- Depression
- Pregnancy fear
- Hormonal changes
- Vaginal infections
- Urinary tract infection
To help solve some of the problems and improve on your sexual relationship below are some tips you can try:
- You can talk to your partner and discuss some of the things that make you feel romantic and get in the mood and practice them.
- There are medication especially those used for treatment of depression that will not affect your sexual health.
- Find out from your doctor how better you can prevent pregnancy as a diabetic
- Get proper treatment for vaginal infections to prevent pains during intercourse as well as itchy vagina.

PAY YOUR WAY TO HEALTH.

Fortify your health status with medical examination. Prevention they say is better than cure. We currently live in a society where people don't value health system until they encounter a problem.

TAKE ACTION FOR YOUR HEALTH

One of the things people find difficult is spending on their health especially when they perceive they are "healthy".

Some people can spend a fortune servicing their vehicle forgetting that the main vehicle (their body) need more attention. Some spend a lot of money travelling around the world in the name of holiday (not knowing that travelling itself is a stress) but can't spear a dime just to check their blood pressure.

A lot of people see health check as something that should be free therefore only spend money when their health or that of their family member(s) is deteriorating.

I agree nothing is wrong with you, but you can be more steps ahead with PREVENTIVE HEALTH CHECK.

Do you know hospital now is no longer mend for the sick and injured as the definition implies.
Checking your health status is of Paramount importance.

One of the sure way to preventing chronic disease and its complications is early diagnosis. Most diabetic and hypertensive patients are accidentally diagnosed. Do not wait to get to the hospital as a sick and injured person.

If you think you are too busy to check into a hospital facility contact us today to find out how you can get the help you need.
Email: pdfagainstdiabetes@gmail.com 

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#healthawareness

DIABETIC MENU GUIDE FOR NIGERIAN FOODS

  DIABETIC MENU GUIDE

Diabetics like every other person can enjoy every healthy meal but caution must be taken to   avoid hiking the blood sugar level.

·        Regular mild exercise for at least 30 mins daily is important

·        Avoid heavy breakfast and late dinner

·        Dinner must be served at most by 8.oopm

·        Eat small portions of food and snack in between meals

·        Most importantly, your daily diets should be guided by your daily blood glucose level, high blood glucose level should go with low carbohydrate foods and vice versa.

Menu	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast 7.30-8am	½ cup of oat porridge with milk and 1 cup of moimoi with 2 boiled eggs	1 cup of milk/tea with two slices of bread and ½ avocado pear	½ cup of quaker oat with milk and 1 cup of moimoi, 2 boiled eggs	1 cup of milk/tea with 2 slices of bread and 2 pieces  of fish in tomato sauce	2 bars of wheat biscuit with milk/ tea and 2 boiled eggs	4 medium size of boiled potatoes and vegetable stew with 2 pieces of fish	1 cup of milk/tea, 2 slices of bread and two pieces of fish in tomatoes sauce.
Snacks 11am	2 garden eggs	1 apple	1 small orange	½ cup of pawpaw	cucumber and nuts	garden eggs	½ cup of pawpaw
Lunch 1-2pm	11/2 cup of oat meal swallo with any  soup 2  pieces of lean meat or chicken	1 cup of unripe plantain pottage with vegetables and 1 small fish	1 cup of wheat swallo with soup and 2 pieces of fish

KNOW YOUR HEALTH STATUS

YOUR NEW YEAR HEALTH CARE RESOLUTION.

When last did you check yourself medically?

Someone once said and I quote,'What are my going to do in the hospital when am not sick'.

The big question is, are hospitals only mend for the sick? Refuse to fall into the category of, 'nothing was wrong with him, he just slumped and died'. That will not be your story in this 2018.

In this part of the world most people don't value the health sector, likewise their own health with regards to preventive medicine. They see hospital visits as a tour for the sick only. Some give reason's like, 'I never chop belleful na to go throwey moni for hospital i go do'. Too bad because when a preventable sickness come knocking, the door is already wide open and that time the money will either come out or he or she will go begging.

You don't have to be rich to take care of your health. You can do health checkup in any general hospital or healthcare center around you. Ask for general laboratory investigations to check your status. If you are thinking about the money, take advantage of the National health insurance scheme (NHIS) which helps crash cost.

The benefit of annual medical examination cannot be overemphasized. Check yourself and members of your family, if you are an employer encourage your staff to check their health status, you can pay for them to get checked, healthy workers of course is a source of increased input to achieve the output you desire.

Have you checked yourself this year?
If not, take action and prevent diseases and their possible complications.

If you are in the camp of people saying, 'I don't just go for checkup when am not sick because the doctors will always see something', if they see something, better for you, at least they saw it early, so they will make move to prevent further complications and damage.

Basic investigations you can do include:
*Blood pressure
*Blood sugar
*Urinalysis
*Liver function test
*Kidney function test
*Lipid profile
*Prostate screening (PSA for men above 40)
*Eye test
*HIV Screening
*HBsag screening (take vaccine if negative)
*HCV, VDRL
*Malaria test
*Widal test

We are available to offer professional help if you need one. Stay healthy this year, imbibe they culture of checking your health status.

#takeactionforyourhealth

DIABETES AND PREGNANCY

Normally diabetes put quite a lot of pressure on women. Pregnant women who have diabetes are at risk of having a miscarriage, stillbirth or a baby with congenital defects.

Women who have diabetes can have very safe pregnancy and very healthy baby once their blood glucose is managed properly all through the pregnancy.
It is important for women who have diabetes to plan their pregnancy ahead, this will help them keep the blood glucose on target levels:

• Fasting blood glucose 60-100/dl
• 2 hours after meal 100-140mg/dl
• HBA1c level at <7.0% 

If the blood glucose level is controlled and kept as close to normal as possible before pregnancy, the risk associated with diabetes especially birth defects can be prevented, this is based on the fact that baby's organ formation is usually in the first few weeks (6-8) of pregnancy. Achieving and maintaining good control levels will not only prevent birth defects but will also help control the weight of the baby in the second trimester.Pregnant women living with diabetes tend to have babies who are too big for normal delivery.

MANAGEMENT TIPS FOR DIABETES CONTROL IN PREGNANCY

• Monitor your blood glucose level more often. It will be great if you get a glucometer (blood glucose monitoring device) to keep track of your blood glucose level.
• Find a meal plan that works for you during the pregnancy. Eat small portions of food at a time and try to snack between meal instead of eating one heavy meal.
• Try taking dry food to avoid nausea or vomiting.  Note that dry food like crackers biscuits can help control nausea.

• Women with type 2 diabetes may need insulin during pregnancy, while those with type 1 may need to increase their insulin dosage. 

As a rule , visit your health care provider and determine what works best for you and follow the plan.                                                                                                   

WHAT CAUSES DIABETES?

Diabetes is grouped into 2 types:
1.Type 1: This is also called insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or juvenile diabetes. It is common in children. It is usually caused by the inability of the pancrease to produce insulin.

2. Type 2: Non-insulin dependent diabetes, this type is common in adults. This occurs either as a result of the pancrease not been able to produce enough insulin or the body cells are not making use of the insulin.

3. Gestational diabetes: this is the type of glucose impairment that sets in during pregnancy. It usually resolves after delivery. Those who had gestational diabetes are likely to have type 2 diabetes in future.

SUGAR NOT THE CAUSE
Contraly to what a lot of people believe, sugar is not the main cause of diabetes. Sugar only make diabetes worse but not a cause.

Type 1 diabetes is as a result of the inability of the body to produce the hormone INSULIN which is the key that opens up the body cells to enable them use insulin.

Type 2 diabetes is caused by the inability of the body cells to use the INSULIN or the insulin produce is too little.

INSULIN is produced by the Beta cells in the islets of the Langerhan in the pancrease.