Diabetes is a ‘silent’ disease in its early stages, and you may feel fine until complications arise. A late diagnosis, on the other hand, can result in catastrophic and irreversible problems that could have been avoided with health monitoring. Reduce your risk of diabetes by screening now.
RISK FACTORS
Diabetes can happen to anyone. Knowing your diabetes risk will help you determine the lifestyle changes you need to make. You are more likely to get Type 2 diabetes if you:
- Have a diabetic parent or sibling
- Have a BMI of 23.0 kg/m2 or higher
- Lead a sedentary lifestyle
- Have got high blood pressure
- Have abnormal cholesterol/lipid levels in your blood
- Have past records of gestational diabetes
- Are over the age of 40
- Have poor glucose tolerance or fasting glucose levels
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
People with Type 2 diabetes can feel fine and have no symptoms at all. However, some symptoms may emerge gradually and be so minor that they are overlooked, such as:
- Having hazy eyesight
- Thirsty despite drinking plenty of fluids
- Poor wound healing
- Tiredness
- Feeling constantly hungry
- Loss of weight despite strong appetite
- Constant urine passing
- Itchy skin around the vaginal region
COMPLICATIONS
Having high blood glucose levels can result in uncontrolled diabetes with such diseases:
- Kidney disease
- Eye disease
- Stroke
- Heart disease such as angina and heart attack
- Foot disease such as numbness, ulcers, and even gangrene
If you have diabetes or experiencing such symptoms, get in touch with us at X-Ray + Medical Screening and TFC @ Towner so that we can help you do a review.
We are an Approved Institution of the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS), the MSF Baby Bonus Scheme and a Participating Clinic of the MBS@Gov Service. Also, we are under the insurance panel specialists of Alliance MediNet, DA Adept Health, Make Health Connect, Raffles Health Insurance and IHP Healthcare.
