The system of the body which a stroke affects is a nervous system. If one side of the brain is affected the other part of the brain stops to work.
Stroke can affect a person in different ways this depends on the type of stroke and the area of the brain affected. Emotions are developed in the brain it tells the body our senses for e.g. hear, smell or taste. If this happens the stoke patients may have mood swings so they might cry over little things. Stroke often causes people to loose their mobility and they may not feel their arm or leg. If the stroke have affected the right side of the body patients may feel weaker on the left side of the body. You may loose awareness about the things around you for e.g. bumping into furniture or a door. A stroke affects hearing and speech this may be difficult or to understand for the patient to communicate with people. They also may have trouble in saying in what they’re thinking. Speech can be slowed or slurred which a person can have difficulty to communicate with the patient. Stroke can affect chewing and swallowing food this may put them in a higher risk of choking.
Stroke patients will need a change in diet they will need to be careful in what they eat. This could mean eating five or more types of fruit or vegetables per day which can reduce the risk of stroke. Junk foods which contain high levels of calories should be cut down. Smoking is an important risk factor for a stroke; this can affect your health and also be a risk factor for developing a stroke. Regular exercise can reduce the risk of stroke, it can make differences in staying fit and healthy even a little bit can make a change in your health. A morning walk or swimming could help you throughout the day but to much of physical activity should not be done because it can affect your balance and you can fall and hurt yourself Employment can be difficult due to the fact that stroke has badly affected your body, there are low chances you could go to work when you’ve had stroke. For example you might have paperwork where you work however it maybe difficult the fact you are using your eyesight and it as been affected this is related in any work you do.
These are the specific signs when observing a stroke you might develop sudden numbness of an arm, leg or face this especially one side of the body. However it is important when you are having a stroke the person you is next to you should make sure you don’t move and call you’re local emergency number (112).When you recognise someone having a stroke this is what you would see and act:
F - Facial weakness: Can the person smile? Has their mouth dropped to a side?
A - Arm weakness: Can the person raise both arms?
S - Speech problems: Can the person speak clearly & understand of what you say
T - Time to call 999.
You might not have felt a ‘mini stroke’ some people might not even realise of when it happened. Sudden dizziness, severe headaches can occur for no apparent reason, you can have trouble in seeing from one or both eyes, a loss of balance whilst walking and also confusion or understanding speech.
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition that needs a close look upon. Diabetes is in the glucose (sugar) which is in the blood, it comes from the food we eat and it helps us receive energy. There are two types of diabetes which is type 1 and type 2 which makes the blood sugar levels higher than normal.
Type 1 diabetes is when the pancreas doesn’t have the ability to make insulin; Insulin is when the sugars we eat turns into energy and it controls it when it goes in and out the cells. It normally is developed in older people aged 40 or above but also can occur in younger people.
Type 2 diabetes is when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or your calls in your body do not use insulin properly, it is mainly considered that if you are overweight you can have a risk of type 2.
Diabetes which you can also get is gestational diabetes this is usually during pregnancy but disappears when pregnancy is over. The major body symptoms which are involved are the endocrine and digestive systems.
Glucose is becomes very efficient, a person with type 1 diabetes may have signs and symptoms such as being thirsty and dehydrating more often, this is because you make a lot of fluids which your body needs this then prevents you being thirstier. Passing a lot of urine this is usually at nights when your body is trying to get rid glucose out of your body frequently making you urinate. Blurred vision also occurs this affects the retina and can get damaged if not treated. Weight loss can affect your appetite which may be able to increase. You get thrush where it becomes irritating and itchiness around the gentiles especially. The signs and symptoms for type 2 diabetes is quite similar to diabetes, a person with type 2 get thirsty, frequent urination, being overweight can be considered to eating fatty food, itchiness of the gentile areas and infections on the skin such as boils.
It is considered that some risk factors in type 2 can be that people who are overweight or obese. You get bruises and cuts which take time to heal.
It also can run in the family which might be that you’ve have got it to however it is known to common in Asian and African- Caribbean people .
Diabetes patients will have to change the way they eat, it should be healthy and also it should be well balanced diet. A nutrientally diet is expected the most. Lack of exercise will consider you blood sugar levels to go up, to not prevent this happening it is important that physical activity is undertaken for example going swimming, playing tennis or even a walk will do.
Avoid excessive smoking because it can affect the overall health this also can make you getting out of breath quickly and lead to lack of exercise. You could also be smoking due to stress however you should also overcome this. Reduce sugar and check the food you eat you should always check your sugar levels.
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