- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a common chronic condition in which there is increase in the blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) due to insulin resistance with some degree of insulin deficiency. With change in lifestyle, attitudes to living, food habits, sedentary jobs, stress and many such other conditions the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes is increasing and has reached pandemic proportions. Uncontrolled hyperglycemia has deleterious effects on all organs of the body and may cause long term chronic complications involving the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart, liver, peripheral blood vessels to name a few.
- It’s important to keep the blood sugars under control to prevent acute or chronic complications of Type 2 diabetes. Prediabetes is the earlier stage of type 2 diabetes and its progression to frank diabetes can be curbed. Similarly those who have already developed Type2 diabetes can have a good control of their sugars also. Most patients with type 2 diabetes and those with Prediabetes have insulin resistance as the underlying cause of their high sugars. Depending on the stage, severity of diabetes and underlying medical conditions, the diabetes specialist will give the medications for a good control of the sugars. But there are even natural ways to keep the blood sugars under control which may help in reducing the requirement of medications or help in having effective control of the blood sugars with the given medications thus preventing complications or their progression.
