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Funny but informative 😄

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Core exercises for backache.

Most think core exercises are crunches. They are but don't start with crunches.

1. Do any dumbbell exercises. Biceps curls, triceps curls, press etc. When you are doing free weights, you need a stable core. By simple free weights, your core will be strong.

2. Squats. As many as possible to begin. Free. If you cannot do free squats, hold to a window grill for support. Do full squat. This gives strong legs and core. Goal is 100. Every day.

3. Push-ups. Traditional or dips. Start with one. Increase every week.

4. Planks. Forearm. Hold for as long as possible. Goal is 4 minutes.

5. Lie on your back and raise legs, only 2 inches from floor. Hold as long as possible. Goal 2 minutes. Repeat with your feet on ground and raise head. Repeat in prone position.

6. Stand next to a flat wall, and ask your wife to put her hand in the small of back. Try to flattene your back and touch the wall completely with your back.

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Do all this daily and you will never have back trouble.

If you already have pain or nerve compression, do these under supervision.

Do one activity for a week, then add another. I do not accept responsibility if you injure yourself.

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Metformin causes vit. B12 defeciency.

So if u take metformin(tab.glucophage), then plz take vitamin supplementation along with it.

Metformin at ≥1500 mg/d could be a major factor related to vitamin B12 deficiency, whereas concurrent supplementation of multivitamins may potentially protect against the deficiency. Serum homocysteine levels were negatively correlated with vitamin B12 levels, suggesting that B12 deficiency due to metformin use may occur at the tissue level. However, this hypothesis will require further study.

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Diabetes , everyone's enemy 😕😕😕

Know yourself

BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL

Also known as blood sugar level. Understanding it can be a key part of diabetes self management. It is necessary to know the parameters involved as this can help you or someone around you.

MEASUREMENT

In the U.S. and Nigeria, blood sugar is normally measured in milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood (mg/dl).

In the United Kingdom and other countries, blood sugar is reported in millimoles/liter (mmol/L). You can convert British glucose levels to American numbers if you multiply them by 18.

If someone reports that their fasting blood glucose was 7, you can multiply that by 18 and get their U.S. glucose level of 126 mg/dl.

NORMAL GLUCOSE NUMBERS

It is important to note that it varies throughout the day. For someone without diabetes, a fasting blood sugar on awakening should be under 100 mg/dl. Before meal normal sugars are 70–99 mg/dl. “Postprandial” sugars taken two hours after meals should be less than 140 mg/dl.

Those are the normal numbers for someone without diabetes. If you have diabetes, eazydrug advises keeping your blood sugar levels before meals from 80–130 mg/dl and your levels 1–2 hours after meals under 180. Many people with diabetes and doctors shoot for levels closer to those of people without diabetes, because they are more protective against complications. Lower numbers require more careful diet and more frequent monitoring to prevent lows, but they are doable for many people.

BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS IN DIAGNOSING DIABETES

A. Random plasma glucose test

A blood sample for a random plasma glucose test can be taken at any time. This doesn’t require as much planning and is therefore used in the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes when time is of the essence.

Normal value: below 200mg/dl

B. Fasting plasma glucose test

A fasting plasma glucose test is taken after at least eight hours of fasting and is therefore usually taken in the morning.

Normal value: below 100mg/dl

Diabetes:126mg/dl and above

WHY ARE GOOD BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS IMPORTANT?

It is important that you control your blood glucose levels as well as you can as too high sugar levels for long periods of time increases the risk of diabetes complications developing.

Diabetes complications are health problems which include:

Kidney disease

Nerve damage

Retinal disease

Heart disease

Stroke

This list of problems may look scary but the main point to note is that the risk of these problems can be minimised through good blood glucose level control. Small improvements can make a big difference if you stay dedicated and maintain those improvements over most days.