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Combo disease silently destroys Vietnamese people’s health

Up to 80-90% of people with diabetes have dyslipidemia. These two diseases almost always go hand in hand and are closely related to overweight – obesity.

Recently, Mr. Nguyen Quang H. 42 years old, living in Ho Chi Minh City went to check his health because he was tired and thirsty. Mr. H. checked his blood sugar through a blood glucose test. The doctor said he had type-2 diabetes. Although he was only over 40 years old, no one in his family had a history of diabetes, so Mr. H. was quite surprised. .

The doctor explained that due to his overweight condition, Mr. H. He himself is 1.7 meters tall but weighs 90 kg. Meanwhile, since 3 years now, he has suffered from dyslipidemia but has not been treated thoroughly.

Dr. BS. Tran Quang Nam – Head of the Department of Endocrinology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital) said that many patients like Mr. H. when they come to the clinic, they all have very high blood sugar and dyslipidemia.

This disease combo always goes hand in hand and silently wreaks havoc on health. Currently, Vietnam has about 5.3 million people with pre-diabetes and most of these patients will have dyslipidemia. Without definitive treatment, two-thirds of patients turn to diabetes and have a high risk of death.

Dr. Nam said dyslipidemia is an abnormal change in the concentration of fats in the blood leading to harmful effects on health.

Combo disease silently destroys Vietnamese people’s health
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For people with diabetes, the possibility of dyslipidemia is higher because the nature of diabetes is a disorder of insulin resistance in cells and organs in the body (muscle, fat, liver, etc.) ) affects the action of insulin – an important substance in fat metabolism.

In overweight – obese patients, the insulin that their body makes may no longer work properly, leading to disorders of fat and sugar in the body, which are often easily converted into cardiovascular disease or cause other disorders such as respiratory, endocrine, reproductive …

The results of studies show that overweight – obesity and diabetes are closely related. When being obese, the risk of diabetes is also higher, accompanied by dyslipidemia.

People who are overweight – obese often have a lot of metabolic disorders in the body, leading to an increased likelihood of disorders in blood sugar, blood lipids, increased uric acid… Obesity and diabetes also increase the likelihood of developing diabetes. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, arterial occlusion), cancer, chronic kidney disease…

How to lose weight with drugs?

According to Dr. BS. Tran Quang Nam, to know if the body is overweight – obese or not, we must check the body mass index (BMI). The ideal BMI is between 18.5 and 22.9. The higher this index is, the more disorders of sugar, blood fat, blood pressure and substances that are not beneficial to the body also increase, making it more susceptible to cardiovascular diseases.

For Asians, if this index is 23 to 25, it is considered overweight and the body mass index is above 25 is obese, it is necessary to see a doctor early to assess the health status and associated disorders due to obesity. overweight and obese.

Dr. BS. Tran Quang Nam shared, when performing treatment in the early stages, doctors often do not let patients take drugs, but advise patients to change their lifestyle.

Patients can go to nutritionists or cardiologists, endocrinologists for advice on diet and energy control. In addition, the patient must also practice daily exercise habits.

When lifestyle changes still do not bring the desired effect, the patient must use drugs to support weight loss.

Patients only use drugs that have been clearly researched and recognized by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam.

In addition, patients also need to follow the instructions of the doctor, take the medicine in the right dose and for the right time, and have regular check-ups to monitor the indicators and maintain exercise.

Khanh Chi

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