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Diabetes Guide for Patients: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Daily Care

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Diabetes is a long-term condition in which the body cannot maintain safe blood sugar levels due to insufficient insulin production or improper insulin use. Symptoms may go unnoticed at first but can include thirst, frequent urination, unexplained weight loss, tiredness, slow-healing wounds, and blurred vision. Family history, being overweight, little or no exercise, and eating unhealthy foods can raise the risk of diabetes. Regularly checking your blood glucose helps you understand how food, activity, and medications affect your body and allows your healthcare team to adjust your treatment plan. Diabetes is treated with pills or insulin when needed, but a healthy lifestyle always comes first.

Source: The American journal of patient health info.

DOI: 10.69512/ajphi.v2i4.90

Authors: Prabha Bhandari, MD, Rishika Rawal, MD, Lumanti Manandhar, Dipendra Kandel, MD

Institutions: Kathmandu University, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Gandaki Medical College

Language: English

Topic: Diabetes Management and Education

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4415193634

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