Tribunnews Reporter, Choirul Arifin
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – One of complications which often occurs due to disease diabetes is heart failure.
In an IG Live conversation with the Siloam Hospitals Kebon Jeruk Heart Failure Clinic doctor with an Internal Medicine Specialist in the West Jakarta area, dr. Ferica Valentine Kuhuwael Sp. PD., explained, someone who experienced diabetes generally can not recover completely, so the thing that can be done is to maintain normal sugar levels, in order to prevent various diseases complications that can happen.
He explained, diabetes or diabetes is a long-term metabolic disease or called chronic and has several types.
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In short, failure of the pancreatic organs results in decreased production of insulin which serves to stabilize blood sugar levels called type first.
The second type occurs with the presence of ‘Insulin Resistance’ caused by a lifestyle of lack of exercise, obesity due to food intake and others.
“Then the type of gestational diabetes that occurs in pregnant women is also known, although not all pregnant women will experience it diabetes this third type. There are some common signs and symptoms of patients diabetes such as drastic weight loss, fast hunger and frequent thirst and frequent urination, “he said dr. Ferica Valentine Kuhuwael Sp. PD., in his education through live Instagram with the Heart Failure Clinic in Jakarta, Friday (28/1/2022).
A study conducted by the Framingham Heart Study found that the risk of heart failure is 2 times higher in men, and 5 times higher in women, who have diabetes. The risk of developing heart failure also increases with age and duration of diabetes.
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Regarding this, dr. Ferica Valentine Kuhuwael Sp. PD., suggested that people with diabetes always routinely manage diet and exercise in addition to carrying out routine checks, one of which is through laboratory tests.
“The purpose of detecting, among others, is knowing the level of blood sugar so that doctors can diagnose and provide effective treatment methods,” he said dr. Ferica Valentine Kuhuwael Sp. PD. who regularly practices daily at Siloam Hospitals Kebon Jeruk explained the function of the examination in the laboratory.
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