Can Diabetes Risk Reduce In HIV Patients

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Can Diabetes Risk Reduce In HIV Patients?

• - Manipal Hospital

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• Diabetes involves an increase in the level of
  blood glucose or blood sugar in the body. Glucose
  is the main source of energy that comes from the
  food we eat
• Insulin is a hormone may help the body to utilize
  glucose from the blood any problem in insulin
  production or action may lead to diabetes
• Diabetes may cause certain health problems such
  as heart, blood vessels, stroke or kidney
  disease. Luckily, we can control diabetes by
  maintaining a healthy life, performing some
  exercise and taking certain medicines that may
  reduce the diabetes risk.

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Diabetes is of two types

• Type 1 diabetes It may develop due to the
  deficiency of insulin which causes the glucose to
  build up in blood.
• Type 2 diabetes It may develop cause due to
  insulin resistance in the body.

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Some common risk factors that may increase the
development of diabetes include

• Age over 45 years
• Family history of diabetes
• Obesity
• Sedentary lifestyle
• High blood pressure
• Alcohol addiction
• Using certain medicine such as steroids
• Common symptoms of diabetes include
• Frequent urination
• Extreme hunger
• Blurred vision
• Unusual weight loss or weight gain
• Slow healing of injuries such as cut or bruises
• Frequent infections

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HIV and Diabetes

• In HIV patients, there is greater chance of
  developing diabetes- firstly, due to the disease
  condition itself, and secondly due to the
  medications.
• Certain medicines such as nucleoside reverse
  transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) and protease
  inhibitor (PI) which may increase blood glucose
  level and may result in type 2 diabetes.
• Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test is used to
  measure the amount of glucose in blood after the
  person had fasted for 8 hours.
• Before starting any HIV medication, the patient
  should check their blood glucose levels.
• Consult the doctors if you have a higher level of
  glucose than normal.
• Individuals should keep a check on glucose level
  by blood glucose testing after using HIV
  medicines.
• HIV patients could seek help from the health care
  provider by asking the link between diabetes and
  HIV medicines, about the risk of diabetes, and
  about the best testing option.

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Diabetes can be managed by

• Keeping the blood glucose level as near normal
  range
• Controlling the blood pressure
• Keeping the blood cholesterol and lipid levels to
  normal
• Lowering the diabetes-related health problems
• Try maintaining a healthy diet by including lots
  of vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains, and
  protein rich food such as lean meat.
• Book an appointment with health care providers
  for regular checkups.