The word ‘chronic’ refers to ‘recurring’. Chronic disease is a disease or condition that has no cure but can only be kept in check by following certain steps. About 80% of older adults between the age of 65 to 80 suffer from at least one chronic disease. 60% of all deaths worldwide are caused by chronic diseases.
Here are some facts about chronic disease management that you should know:
Regular monitoring
Some of the most common conditions that people suffer from are asthma and diabetes. Diabetes is caused when the body is not able to generate enough insulin or generates too much insulin to keep the blood sugar level in check.
When a person is suffering from diabetes, their blood sugar levels regularly spike, and it becomes difficult to perform basic tasks. Should it be left untouched, diabetes can cause heart diseases, strokes, permanent kidney damages, and even nerve damages.
Similarly, asthma is when the bronchial tubes that allow air to come through are always inflamed. Because they are always inflamed, it can cause the muscles to regularly swell up and block the path for air to go through. This can cause difficulty in breathing.
In both of these conditions, it is always important to regularly monitor the sugar levels and muscle inflammation on regular notice. Should the sugar get too high or low or the inflammation gets too strong, diabetes and asthma can severely deplete one’s ability to survive.
Chronic disease management will keep you alive.
Chronic diseases are the biggest killers or disablers at least in the United States every year. More than $2.7 trillion is spent on health care annually. Out of this, a major is spent on the management of chronic diseases.
Managing chronic diseases will keep you alive for obvious reasons: if you don’t keep these diseases in check, they will grow to be highly lethal for you. Some of the lethal chronic diseases are:
• Heart diseases
• Strokes
• Cancer
• Asthma
• Alzheimer’s
• Diabetes
• Arthritis
And much more. Almost all chronic diseases have a chance of ending up being the reason behind a person’s death.
Keep your families safe.
Communicable diseases are diseases that can be spread from one person to another through some sort of contact. Whether it be through the air or physical contact, communicable diseases are very difficult to contain and are very dangerous.
Some chronic communicable diseases will spread through contact. The most popular forms of these chronic communicable diseases are HIV and herpes: they cannot be cured, only managed. Similarly, Hepatitis B is very contagious and spreads through contact with infected blood and other infected bodily fluids. Other communicable chronic diseases include Leprosy and Tuberculosis.
If you are suffering from any of these conditions, you must manage your condition, or it could spread into your family as well.
Benefits of managing chronic diseases.
It will be cheaper in the long run. Nothing is more expensive than life, but some people tend to think otherwise. Some people think that maintaining chronic diseases are nothing more than a sham created by hospitals and doctors worldwide to get people to extort more money.
Preventable conditions’ readmission costs hospitals more than $17 billion in expenditure in the United States alone annually. Anyone that is suffering from a chronic disease knows fully well how important it is to get regular treatment and to maintain the body.
Improve your quality of life.
There is a popular misconception that people who are suffering from a chronic disease are unable to enjoy life. This is not true. As long as they can fully manage these medical conditions, they can perform the same activities as normal people.
For example, people suffering from diabetes are allowed to have a sugary treat as long as it does not exceed their daily sugar intake. People suffering from asthma can run as long as they are not pushing their lungs too harshly.
If you have any questions about any of these facts, do let us know in the comment section. We will get back to you promptly.
For more information please call AMA Medical Center at (781) 581-6181 or contact us online.
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