How to control blood glucose level at acceptable range?
To help prevent type 2 diabetes and its complications, people should: • Achieve and maintain healthy body weight. • Be physically active – at least 30 minutes of regular, moderate-intensity activity on most days. More activity is required for weight control • Early diagnosis can be accomplished through periodical blood testing. Treatment of diabetes involves lowering blood glucose and the levels of other known risk factors that damage to blood vessels. Tobacco cessation is also important to avoid complications. Some numerical facts on diabetes. • World Health Organization (WHO) estimates more than 180 million people worldwide have diabetes, it will be doubled by 2030. • Global excess mortality attributed to diabetes is estimated at 2.9 million deaths, which is equivalent to 5.2% of world all-cause mortality in the year 2000. • Globally, diabetes is likely to be the fifth leading cause of death. • Almost 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low and middle-income countries. • Almost half of d
