Dr. Ma. Jerica Yulo Cobacha

26/07/2025

ANO ANG DIABETES?

Ang diabetes ay isang pangmatagalang sakit kung saan mataas ang antas ng asukal (glucose) sa dugo.

Ito ay nangyayari kapag:
❌ Kulang ang insulin
❌ Hindi maayos na ginagamit ng katawan ang insulin

URI NG DIABETES:

Type 1 – Bata o kabataan kadalasang naaapektuhan. Kailangan ng insulin araw-araw.
Type 2 – Pinakakaraniwan. Kadalasan dahil sa lifestyle, katabaan, o lahi.
Gestational Diabetes – Nangyayari sa pagbubuntis.

⚠️ SINTOMAS NG DIABETES:
✔️ Madalas umihi
✔️ Laging nauuhaw
✔️ Biglaang pagbagsak ng timbang
✔️ Malabong paningin
✔️ Madaling mapagod
✔️ Sugat na matagal gumaling
✔️ Pamamanhid o pangangalay sa kamay at paa

PAANO MALALAMAN?
✔️ Fasting Blood Sugar
✔️ HbA1c (tatlong buwang average ng blood sugar)
✔️ Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

PWEDE ITONG MAKONTROL!
✔️ Kumain nang tama
✔️ Mag-ehersisyo
✔️ Magbawas ng timbang
✔️ Iwasan ang matatamis at sobrang alat
✔️ Uminom ng gamot kung kinakailangan
✔️ Magpatingin sa doktor nang regular

Maagang aksyon, maiiwasan ang komplikasyon!
Magpa-check up na!

25/07/2025

LEPTOSPIROSIS RISK RISES AS FLOODS PERSIST

With floods becoming more common amid nonstop rains, a MakatiMed nephrologist is urging the public to be proactive against leptospirosis—a serious bacterial infection that can damage the kidneys.

Dr. Eladio Miguel Peñaranda Jr. explains that those who wade through floodwater, especially with open wounds or repeated exposure, should consult a doctor about taking doxycycline as preventive treatment.

“Kailangan nito ng reseta kaya wag mag-atubili na humingi ng advice sa doctor,” he said in a recent DZRH interview.

25/07/2025

25/07/2025

WHAT IS HYPERTENSION?
Also known as High Blood Pressure

It means your blood is pushing too hard against the walls of your blood vessels. Over time, this can damage the heart, brain, kidneys, and other organs — even without symptoms.

COMMON SYMPTOMS (but often NONE):
✔️ Pananakit ng ulo
✔️ Pagkahilo
✔️ Pananakit ng batok
✔️ Pananakit ng dibdib
✔️ Malabong paningin
✔️ Pagkapagod o palpitations

Note: Many people feel NOTHING. Kaya tinawag itong “silent killer.”

PAANO MALALAMAN?
✔️ Regular blood pressure check
✔️ Lifestyle assessment
✔️ Laboratory work-up if needed

PWEDE NAMANG IWASAN AT GAMUTIN!
✔️ Bawasan ang alat at mantika
✔️ Magbawas ng timbang
✔️ Iwasan ang sigarilyo at alak
✔️ Mag-ehersisyo
✔️ Uminom ng gamot kung niresetahan

Protect your heart before it hurts you.
Have your BP checked!

25/07/2025

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