Alert! Excessive Carbohydrate Consumption Can Cause Diabetes

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The head of the Panunggangan Pinang Health Center in Tangerang City, Dr. Yumelda Ismawir, said that consuming excessive carbohydrates that are simple or easy to break into sugar such as rice, bread, and noodles can cause diabetes.

"So, excessive consumption of sugar can indeed cause high blood sugar, but it is not the only cause, but excessive carbohydrate consumption can also be the cause," said Yumelda Ismawir as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, October 19.

Other factors that cause diabetes are heredity or genetics, as well as a bad lifestyle or lazy movement.

"More than 80 percent of diabetes is caused by poor lifestyles or rarely physical activities," he said.

He said diabetes does not only attack people over 40 years of age. But it can occur in people aged 25-30 years.

Therefore, it is necessary to routinely carry out examinations including examining blood sugar to detect early if blood sugar levels are not within normal limits.

This needs to be done, especially if you have a family history of diabetes. While the classic symptoms of diabetes are that you often feel hungry, thirsty, and urinate at night. Other symptoms, fatigue, weakness, and sleepiness," he said.

Yumelda reminded that untreated diabetes will cause complications, because high blood sugar damages the walls of blood vessels.

"So that it can lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney, nerves, or eyes. So, let's learn, understand, prevent and continue to maintain a healthy lifestyle," he said.