1/4 of patients have no idea they are diabetic.
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease with elevated blood sugar levels. If left untreated, diabetes results in dangerous complications and significantly reduces life expectancy.
Diabetes in numbers:
3 MLN
PEOPLE WITH DIABETES IN POLAND
1 MLN
NOT AWARE OF IT
10 SEC
THIS IS THE RATE AT WHICH DIABETES IS DIAGNOSED WORLDWIDE
8
MOST PATIENTS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF ONSET
7 K
AMPUTATIONS ARE PERFORMED ANNUALLY IN POLAND IN DIABETIC PATIENTS
93 MLN
PATIENTS IN THE WORLD HAVE OCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN DIABETES
TEST YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
The largest preventive health check campaign in Poland
Everyone of all ages is invited. You will learn about diabetes, how to reduce your risk of developing the disease, and why activity, good nutrition and healthy sleep are so important!
dr. Beata Witas, diabetologist
“Testing blood glucose levels is a simple but extremely important test, which allows us to diagnose diabetes at an early stage and implement appropriate treatment right away.”
Agnieszka Szuwała, MSc, nutritionist and diabetes educator
“Undiagnosed diabetes is often symptomless at first, but over time it can contribute to the development of cardiovascular diseases, among other things. For this reason, it is worth checking your blood glucose levels, as recommended by doctors.”
Rafał Miozga, MD
“Although diabetes is not painful, the complications it leads to already significantly affect our lives. You should realise that every 6 seconds a person in the world dies from this disease!”
5 risk factors for diabetes
Check if you’re at risk of type 2 diabetes. Here are the top 5 risk factors for diabetes:
Being overweight or obese
Type 2 diabetes is most often diagnosed in people with excess body weight. People with a BMI≥25 kg/m2 are particularly at risk of developing the disease. The onset of diabetes is particularly favoured by abdominal obesity (apple silhouette).
Age
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases with age. This is especially true for people over 45 years of age.
Genetics
A family history of diabetes is an important risk factor, especially among first-degree relatives, i.e. parents and siblings.
Arterial hypertension
Hypertension is the most common co-morbidity with diabetes. Taking hypotensive (blood pressure-lowering) medication can also influence the onset of diabetes.
Non-existent physical activity and poor diet
Regular exercise reduces the risk of diabetes by up to 60 per cent, while introducing the right dietary habits would prevent many cases of diabetes.
Complications in diabetes
Untreated or improperly treated diabetes can lead to dangerous complications such as kidney failure, heart attack, stroke or lead to:
Ketoacidosis
It is the biggest complication in any type of diabetes. The symptoms are sudden and acute and are life-threatening: increased thirst, drowsiness or weakness, excessive urination, a specific smell of acetone from the mouth.
Diabetic retinopathy
It affects more than a third of people with diabetes and is the leading cause of vision loss among adults. Symptoms of retinopathy include: deterioration of vision, blurred vision, scotomas in front of the eyes, pain and redness of the eyeball, night vision impairment, gradual loss of vision.
Neuropathy
In the course of the disease, the sensation of touch, pain and temperature is disturbed and lost. Neuropathy, or nerve damage, is a common chronic complication of diabetes. Nerve damage can lead to an injury not being noticed, which, combined with vascular disorders, can result in ulceration, serious infections and consequently amputation.
A special example of the diabetes complication presented above is the diabetic foot. The probability of foot ulceration in a diabetic patient is 25%.
REDUCE YOUR RISK
Reduce your risk of developing diabetes
PREVENTION
Have your
blood sugar
tested regularly.
THE RIGHT DIET
Keep an eye on calories,
reduce sugars and
carbohydrates.
ACTIVITY
Move every day, this
is essential for
your well-being.
CARE
Get regular follow-up
with your doctor, take
care of your health!
GUIDELINES
What to do prior to the test?
- come for the test on an empty stomach ( do not eat for 8-12 hours before the test)
- drink a small amount of water
- the day before the examination do not drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes
- the day before the test, refrain from physical exertion and avoid stress
- rest for 15 minutes before the test
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