You should go for diabetes tests only if you have symptoms.
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A large number of people with diabetes do not have any symptoms. Every adult who is 40 yr or older or has other risk factors for diabetes should be investigated for diabetes once in 2 to 3 years. Risk factors for diabetes are being overweight or obese, sedentary lifestyle, first degree relative with diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, PCOS etc.
Medicines to control diabetes should be taken only if symptoms of diabetes are present.
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Diabetes must be treated with healthy lifestyle and medicines if required to control blood sugar levels. Diabetes without symptoms is not harmless, it leads to complications even if there are no symptoms.
Medicines are harmful if taken for a long time.
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Diabetes medicines can be taken for a long time without any harm. Medicines protect our organs from bad effects of high blood glucose. Diabetes results in organ failure if uncontrolled for long time.
Insulin injection should be used only in an advanced stage of diabetes.
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Insulin is natural hormone who controls blood glucose levels. Insulin is most effective and also safe way to contribute diabetes. It should be used whenever blood glucose levels are very high.
Taking medicines is going to solve all problems.
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Only taking medicines regularly is not enough. Regular blood tests like fasting pp sugar and hba1c should be done to know about level of diabetes control. Other tests like kidney function test, urine albumin to creatinine ratio, lipids profile, eye examination should be done yearly to detect diabetes complications early, so that they can be treated early.
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