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Signs of hypertension and treatment of hypertension

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Nowadays,  we  find  that many  people  have  hypertension  ,but  they do not even  know  about  it.  These  things  are  detected  during  regular  health  check-ups.  Many  people  are  never  ready  for  health check -ups.  They  say  they are  totally  normal, so  why  do  they  require  any  check-ups? Hypertension  is  said to be  a silent  killer. In the early stages,  there are no  symptoms of hypertension. Heart disease and stroke result only in prolonged, prolonged  ,untreated  cases. In early, mild  cases of hypertension, there are no clinical features such as  headache, epistaxis (bleeding through is  bleeding through the nose), or giness.   So there are  no warning Signs of  hypertension and  treatmen...

Symptoms of diabetes

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Symptoms of diabetes Usually there may be no symptoms at all usually in the earlier phases. But diabetes has effects on the heart,brain,kidneys and So instead of waiting for the day to come when the problem comes and it is necessary to take treatment ,it is always better to get done Random blood sugar and other investigations once you cross the age of 40 yrs. Other investigations include ECG, Blood pressure measurement from qualified experienced MD General Medicine doctor. 2 Patient of diabetes frequently feels thirsty (polydipsia), so he frequently drinks water. People working in his office,any other profession start commenting on him. Initial comments may be such that this individual is very hard working ,so he feels thirsty frequently. But as we know people speak something and something else is going on in their mind. But when the problem exceeds the certain limit the individual is asked to consult a...

Effects of diabetes on gastrointestinal system ,blood vessels, wounds and infections,vision and other body systems -

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In  view of the  elevated  levels of blood sugar  in  diabetes and  as  blood  circulates  through out the  various  systems of the human body, it  has  its  effects of body  systems.  Diabetes  being  not a  localised disease, it is a  generalised disorder.  Effects of diabetes on Gastrointestinal Function Nausea, heart  burn, bloating are  some  of  the  symptoms that  should not be ignored  and  a possibility of  diabetes  should  be never ignored.  At  least  random blood sugar  should be done. Diabetes  is  most  common  cause  of  gastroparesis.  Gastroparesis  is  a condition  that  affects the  emptying  of  the  stomach.  If  emptying  of  the  stomach  is  delayed  then  it  ca...