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She used to conduct vintage car rally. This is one of her show piece.

Cute.... right? She loves it very much. Bou Bou....

A group of toys that brings happiness to our little one.

tudiabetes.com

I got invitation from a group of people touched by diabetes. Most of them are young and suffering from this diaease for many years. They are using insulin pump as therapeutic option. The members include male and female. Type 1 diabetes is common among the group.

They are from developed countries and can afford sophisticated machines and therapies. Please think of poor diabetics hailing from countries like India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Type 1 diabetic cannot afford insulin therapy. Oral therapy is also costly. Most of them depend on government hospitals for there drug supply. The drug availability is not guaranteed all the time. The compliance to drugs also less as they are ignorant about the graveness of the situation.

The money they earn from the site of the above group will be put towards uplift of diabetics and research. These type of efforts should be appreciated and promoted.

Please see http://tudiabetes.com/

Exercise is it promising……..????

Exercise has been found to have several beneficial effects, helping to improve quality of life of a diabetic. Let us see how exercise works. During exercise the blood glucose level decreases, insulin resistance improves, and insulin requirement comes down. Studies have found that reduction of body weight and regular exercise prevents or delays the onset of diabetes.

Exercise program should be decided considering several factors such as age, duration, type of diabetes. Treating physician, dietician, nurse, physiotherapist and the patient should be actively involved in planning. Patients more than 35 years, type 2 diabetic of more than 10 years and type 1 diabetic of more than 15 years and uncontrolled diabetic should be cautious while exercising. Those who are having micro or macro vascular complications of diabetes, like neuropathy, nephropathy, cardiovascular diseases, and retinopathy should exercise under supervision (Diabetes Care 25:S64, 2002).

What types of exercises are good? Aerobic exercises like walking, swimming, cycling, weight training are all recommended. There should be a warm up period of about 5 – 10 minutes followed by stretching and cool down period of 5 – 10 minutes. About 40 – 60 minutes exercise is found to be effective.

Care of feet is of prime importance while exercising. Proper socks and shoes should be used and should be emphasized in persons with peripheral neuropathy in particular. Post exercise careful inspection of feet for blisters and bruises should be practiced. Hydration is also very important. Before, during and after exercise person should drink enough.

General guidelines that may prove helpful in regulating the glycemic response to exercise can be summarized as follows:
Metabolic control before exercise
Avoid exercise if fasting glucose levels are >250 mg/dl and ketosis is present, and use caution if glucose levels are >300 mg/dl and no ketosis is present.
Ingest added carbohydrate if glucose levels are <100>

Hence dear diabetic (young) do exercise regularly but as per proper professional advise.

young and charming....

It is sad to realise that India carry the highest number of diabetic patients . The number of young diabetics are showing an increasing trend. It is predicted that, by 2025, India will harbour more than 60 million diabetic patients and that cardiac diseases would be the leading cause of death. 1 out of 4 individual will be an Indian diabetic in the world, while 3 out of 4 will be from developing countries. Southern states like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu are heavily affected.

There are differences in etiology for diabetes in urban and rural population in India. In rural India, poverty which in turn can lead to low birth weight babies has been found to be an important reason for diabetes, apart from genetic predisposition. They are also opting for more sedentary lifestyle like their urban counterparts. The time of detection is delayed in rural population, as access to medical care facilities are less and their economic background prohibit them from seeking medical help from private practitioners in urban areas.

The urban scenario is still worse. Young children tend to become obese due to various reasons. They are overburdened with home work from school. They play less and are more interested in cartoon networks and computer games. They eat more junk foods while doing these activities. They become fatter day by day and these children are more prone to develop diabetes in their later life early.

The employees who are young are in great mental stress due to job as well as financial reasons. They won't allot time for exercises and are attracted by junk food ads which make them fatty. It has been found that those working in software companies are having higher incidence of diabetes due to above mentioned reasons and their altered sleep habits.

Doctors are not an exemption. Because of highly sedentary life they also succumb to obesity early. They may neglect symptoms and are reluctant to seek proper medical advice.

Hence younger generation should be prepared to accept the reality and take necessary life style modification measures to tackle the menace. We hope that the young and charming of today will take necessary steps to tide over the upcoming disaster.