Roxie Węgiel cancels concerts and appeals to fans

Singer Roxie Węgiel published an entry on Saturday in which she announced that she suffers from type 1 diabetes.

“I did not think that such a situation would happen … a kind of testimony / warning for people who also struggle with diabetes…” – began the 19-year-old man.

Węgiel said that she found out about the disease a few months ago. “Honestly? I beat the issue, I didn’t want to stop what I was doing, over time the situation got worse, diametric sugar spikes started, which made my feeling much worse. Until yesterday, after the little concert, I was weak and was taken to the hospital,” wrote the singer.

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She said she had to cut herself off from physical activity for a month and canceled her concert tour.

“I am angry about this situation. On the other hand, I feel powerless, health is the most important thing and I beg you – don’t underestimate it, get a regular checkup. This situation made me understand the seriousness of what happened and I want it to make you think too” – she appealed.

In Poland, approximately three million people suffer from diabetes. It is expected that by 2030, every tenth Pole will struggle with this disease. World Health Day is celebrated on 14 November every year.

Type 1 diabetes is also called juvenile diabetes because it most often appears up to the age of 35, usually in children up to 12-14 years of age. It is an incurable disease. Before insulin was discovered, it led to death in a very short time.

It is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s antibodies, for reasons not yet explained, destroy the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. Without this hormone, glucose, which is necessary for human activity, is not absorbed into some cells, its blood concentration increases and metabolic disorders occur (ketoacidosis). Too much glucose is produced in the urine. The diagnosis itself is simple – it is based on a basic glucose test in blood and urine.

Clinical signs of diabetes type 1 usually appear suddenly and develop within a few weeks. They are often mistaken for food poisoning. These include abdominal pain, vomiting, extreme thirst (drinking several to several liters of water per day), polyuria (polyuria), apathy, fatigue, weight loss, and ravenous hunger. Failure to intervene quickly can lead to ketoacidosis, even coma and death.

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Treatment of type 1 diabetes initially takes place in a hospital setting. Insulin therapy is necessary for the rest of life – subcutaneous insulin injection with pens or an insulin pump, regular monitoring of glycemia, ie blood glucose levels, appropriate diet and physical activity.

About 180,000 people in Poland suffer from diabetes type 1, and about 1,600 new cases are detected in children up to about 14 years of age.

Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 80-90 percent of all diabetes cases, is also called adult-onset diabetes. It usually appears after the age of 35, although it affects more young people, including teenagers. The cause of the disease is usually obesity, bad eating habits (environmental factors) or genes.

In this type of situation, the body produces insulin, but there is resistance to absorb it. However, you can make your cells sensitive to insulin by using appropriate medications, a balanced diet without excess sugar, salt and fat, regular exercise and maintaining an appropriate body weight. Type 2 diabetes does not always require insulin administration.

The normal fasting blood glucose level for an adult is 70-99 milligrams per deciliter, after a meal (two hours) less than 140 mg/dl.

High levels of blood glucose in the blood cause damage to internal organs and may lead to heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, impotence and diseases that lead to amputation.

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The Ministry of Health encourages testing. As he emphasizes, worrying symptoms of diabetes that should not be ignored include increased thirst, frequent urination, weight loss, recurrent urinary tract infections, purulent lesions on the skin, poor healing of wounds, visual disturbances, drowsiness, increased appetite, feeling of chronic fatigue. and feeling of dry mouth. If you observe these symptoms in yourself, it is worth talking to a doctor.