Contents:
- Medical Video: Five Signs That Could be Symptoms of Diabetes
- Bad habits in the office that can worsen the symptoms of diabetes
- 1. Often steal when snacking on sugary foods and drinks
- 2. Skip breakfast at home or office
- 3. Being around coworkers who smoke
- 4. Often work overtime
- 5. Lazy moves
Medical Video: Five Signs That Could be Symptoms of Diabetes
The number of people with type 2 diabetes in the world continues to increase every year. In fact, it is estimated that it will continue to rise to reach 21.3 million people in 2030. This disease does not come suddenly, and can be very difficult to detect unless the symptoms have caused damage to the body.
That's why the majority of diabetics are productive age people who live in cities. Yes, this also includes office workers. Approximately, what are the bad habits that are usually carried out by office workers who can increase the risk and aggravate the symptoms of diabetes? Find out the answer in the following review.
Bad habits in the office that can worsen the symptoms of diabetes
The main risk factor for diabetes is a bad lifestyle, namely unhealthy eating patterns and lack of physical activity. That's why most "populations" of people with diabetes are people who live in large cities that in fact are preoccupied with their work.
Frederik Kier, Vice President of Novo Nordisk continents in Africa, Asia and the Middle East when met at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Central Jakarta during a program launch discussion event Cities Changing Diebetes (CCD), Friday (8/25) explained, "Diabetes is a progressive disease, which will continue to get worse over time. So, it must be diagnosed earlier, treated, and stopped progressing with a healthier lifestyle. "
Well, a healthy lifestyle can help treat and quality of life for people with diabetes. However, many productive age diabetics are still unaware of some of the habits in the office which can aggravate the symptoms of diabetes, such as:
1. Often steal when snacking on sugary foods and drinks
Diabetics are actually okay for snacking, but there are still rules. We recommend that you choose healthier snacks and portions should also be limited. Drinks that contain added sugar can certainly increase your blood sugar levels and weight.
So, try to reconsider eating options for snacking. Replace soda, candy, donuts, or other sweet cakes with fruit, biscuits, or low-sugar milk.
2. Skip breakfast at home or office
Anyone must have woken up late, including diabetics. Comfort makes you rush to the office, even skip breakfast at home. Then, don't immediately have breakfast at the office. Although it seems trivial, skipping breakfast for diabetics can be disastrous. Why?
Body conditions that are unable to regulate normal sugar levels can cause hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is a decrease in blood sugar levels so it becomes very low. If you don't have breakfast at home, you can eat boiled eggs or whole wheat bread on the way to the office.
3. Being around coworkers who smoke
Jobs sometimes require you to come to non-official events, such as eating together or just chatting outside the office with coworkers. On this occasion, the application of healthy living as a diebetic is often tested. Not only on food choices that are not in accordance with your condition, sometimes you cannot avoid pollution or cigarette smoke.
You need to know, besides food, cigarette smoke can also worsen diabetes. Even if you do not smoke, cigarette smoke scattered around you will certainly be inhaled by you. Cigarette smoke is likely to aggravate inflammation and oxidative stress on your body, which worsens the symptoms of diabetes that you have.
4. Often work overtime
Not only for diabetics, often working overtime is not good for body health. Overtime is a sign that you are super busy so often skip meals, drink less, or also come home late. This can also be a sign that the job is being chased by deadline.
All the stress you experience when working overtime can trigger blood sugar to rise. "If someone has diabetes and continues to be stressed, blood sugar becomes difficult to get down and difficult to treat," said Prof. Dr. Dr. Ketut Suastika, SpPD-KEMD, Chair of PB Perkeni (Indonesian Endocrinology Association) when met at a press conference launching the Cities Changing Diabetes program on Friday (8/25).
5. Lazy moves
Office employees spend most of their time sitting. Well, this habit makes the body less active. For example, choosing to ride elevators rather than going up stairs or not getting up from sitting to occasionally relax your body. Even lunch stays at the office desk.
Not only does it increase the risk of developing diabetes, lazy to move can also aggravate the symptoms of diabetes. Because, your body does not have enough time to move to process the excess blood glucose into energy.
