- Hermina Mutiara Bunda Salatiga<\/a><\/li>
- 23 May 2022<\/li><\/ul><\/div>
RECOGNIZE DIABETES MELLITUS AT YOUNG AGE<\/a><\/h3>
Diabetes is not only experienced by people who are elderly. Teenagers or young people can also get diabetes. In fact, research shows that diabetes that attacks young children is even more dangerous. This is an important warning that diabetes experienced at a young age is more dangerous and difficult to treat. \n\n Diabetes suffered by teenagers is probably caused by lifestyle and health problems. Factors such as genetics can increase a teenager's risk of developing diabetes, but many unhealthy lifestyles are the main problem that causes young people to develop diabetes. \n\n Factors that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in adolescents include: \n\n Obesity (overweight) \n Unhealthy lifestyles such as smoking and consuming alcoholic beverages \n Likes to eat sweet and ready-to-eat food \n Have a family member with diabetes \n Have a history of gestational diabetes \n Have high cholesterol levels \n Diagnosed with prediabetes \n\n Having a diagnosis of prediabetes does not mean you have type diabetes. This means that your blood sugar is classified as high and above the normal limit value, but not too high to be categorized as diabetes. If left unchecked, you can get type 2 diabetes. The development of type 2 diabetes at a young age does tend to be dangerous, so it can become a complication of a more serious disease. Examples include retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease. \n\n How to Prevent Diabetes Mellitus at a Young Age? \n\n \n\n Maintain ideal body weight \n\n Obesity is one of the main factors that teenagers are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. When you feel you are overweight, you can reduce about 5-10% of your weight to reduce your risk of developing diabetes. A low-calorie and low-fat diet is highly recommended as the best way to lose weight and prevent diabetes \n 2. Eat fruits and vegetables \n\n By eating a variety of fruits and vegetables every day, you can reduce the risk of diabetes by up to 22%. This fact is taken according to the results of a study on the diet for 12 years of 21,831 adults. The reduced risk is directly related to how much fruit and vegetables you eat. \n\n 3. Replace sugar with low-calorie sweeteners \n\n A health database that looked at 43,960 women showed that women who drank 2 or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day (eg soda or fruit juice) had a 25-30% higher risk of developing diabetes than those who did not. If necessary, you can use low-calorie sweeteners and contain chromium to improve insulin function in the body, thus helping diabetes in controlling blood sugar. \n\n 4. Exercise regularly \n\n To prevent diabetes in your teens, try to exercise at least 30 minutes a day. This aims to maximize the achievement of weight loss targets and to reduce the risk of developing diabetes. In addition, exercise can also lower blood sugar levels and increase insulin levels in the body. \n\n When should you consult a doctor? \n\n Friends can consult a doctor or even do a medical check-up if you have complaints or a family history of having Diabetes Mellitus \n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>- Hermina Mutiara Bunda Salatiga<\/a><\/li>
- 14 February 2022<\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Oximeter for Self Insulation<\/a><\/h3>
The oximeter is a tool recommended by WHO for COVID-19 patients to have during self-isolation. What is the reason? \n\n Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, perhaps the term pulse oximeter sounded foreign to the layman. Since the pandemic lasted a year, the oximeter has become an important self-isolation equipment. \n\n Recently, the world health organization, WHO, advised corona virus patients to have a pulse oximeter at home. Especially for patients who are self-quarantining with their families at home. Why is this one tool considered important? \n\n That's because the pulse oximeter is useful for monitoring and detecting the amount of oxygen in the blood. For COVID-19 patients, the benefits of an oximeter can detect the presence or absence of happy hypoxia. So, patients who are self-isolating at home can monitor themselves, \n\n Normally, a healthy person's oxygen saturation is 95-100 percent or 75-100 mmHg. If the oxygen level is less than that number, it means that something is wrong in the body, one of which is the SARS-CoV-2 virus infection. Lack of oxygen in the body is very dangerous. Body tissues can be damaged, especially in the heart and brain. \n\n Patients can also experience weakness, bluish pale, shortness of breath, then loss of consciousness. Conditions with such symptoms are called hypoxia. The difference with happy hypoxia, the patient's oxygen level decreases without symptoms. This is even more dangerous. Because, suddenly the patient immediately lost consciousness. \n\n This condition that increases the mortality rate of COVID-19 patients can only be detected through a pulse oximeter. \n\n However, not all COVID-19 sufferers experience a decrease in oxygen levels. Even so, this tool is still important for detecting happy hypoxia, especially for COVID-19 patients without symptoms or with mild symptoms. \n\n The use of an oximeter can prevent patients from coming to the hospital late (already unconscious). So, patients can still be treated and the mortality rate can be reduced. \n\n Things to Pay Attention to when Using an Oximeter \n\n There are things that must be considered when you make the oximeter as self-isolation equipment, namely: \n\n The use of an oximeter for self-isolated patients is carried out three times a day (morning, afternoon, and evening). \n If the oxygen level decreases and is less than 93 percent, especially if you have symptoms of shortness of breath, immediately contact a health worker. \n While waiting for health workers, patients can do breathing exercises to maintain lung function. The patient can do the prone position to prevent worsening of the condition. \n Use a pulse oximeter with finger pinch technology. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine reports that the accuracy of the oximeter on a smartwatch or cell phone application is low. \n\n How the finger pinch pulse oximeter works, namely: \n\n Devices that have been attached to the fingertips will emit light with different wavelengths. \n The light will detect the amount of hemoglobin. \n The light will be captured by the sensor and the percentage will appear. \n Avoid buying an oximeter at unofficial and unofficial online stores. Compare one tool with another so as not to be fooled. \n Trim your nails and avoid using nail polish, especially dark ones. This can interfere with the device's sensors. \n Avoid moving too much because it can interfere with the installation of the tool. The results provided may not be accurate. \n\n Don't Have an Oximeter, Are There Alternatives? \n\n When self-isolation does not have an Oximeter? Unfortunately, there is no substitute for a pulse oximeter at home. If you are in the hospital, maybe you can do a blood gas analysis check. The trick, by measuring the levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and its pH level \n\n If you can't afford a pulse oximeter, watch for the following signs: \n\n Breathing becomes heavy and uncomfortable. \n Heart started pounding. \n Blue nails and lips. \n Weakness, loss of concentration, and shortness of breath. \n\n If you experience one or more symptoms, it is better for Friends of Hermina to go directly to the nearest Hermina Hospital so that the doctor can treat them further. \n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>- Hermina Mutiara Bunda Salatiga<\/a><\/li>
- 15 December 2021<\/li><\/ul><\/div>
The Importance of Immunization for Your Little One<\/a><\/h3>
Baby's health is very important. Especially during a pandemic like today, many parents are worried about the condition of their children. Therefore vaccination or immunization is highly recommended to increase the immunity of the Little One. \n\n Immunization or vaccination is an effort from the government that aims to prevent the increase in morbidity from certain diseases that are at risk for infants. The purpose of giving vaccines is to build immunity so that they are not easily infected with viruses that cause disease. Giving vaccines to babies is important, because the baby's body has a low level of immunity so it must immediately get protection from infectious disease infections. \n\n Immunizations are important and should be done as early as possible, including when the child is born. During immunization, children will be given vaccines to help prevent or reduce the risk of infection or certain diseases so that it will minimize the incidence of morbidity and complications. For that, don't be afraid to continue with vaccines or immunizations to hospitals or other health services. \n\n According to IDAI (Indonesian Pediatrician Association), immunization itself is divided into complete and additional basic immunizations. \n\n Complete basic immunization consists of: \n\n \n Hepatitis B Haemovirus Influenza B, \n Diphtheria \n Pertussis \n Tetanus (DPT) or commonly called pentavalent, \n Polio, \n BCG, \n Measles. \n \n\n Meanwhile, for additional immunization consists of: \n\n \n Rota virus \n Pneumococci \n Influenza \n MMR \n Varicella \n Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) \n Dengue Vaccine. \n \n\n The schedule for giving immunizations to children has been regulated by IDAI according to the following chart. \n\n Well, Friends of Hermina, let's follow the immunization schedule above and give immunizations to your little one on time so that your little one avoids the threat of dangerous diseases and grows strong and healthy. \n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>- Hermina Mutiara Bunda Salatiga<\/a><\/li>
- 15 November 2021<\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Tips for Launching Breastfeeding with Relaxation<\/a><\/h3>
For mothers who have just given birth, breastfeeding their baby can be one of the best experiences. But sometimes there are problems that can hinder breastfeeding. This problem has the potential to hamper the exclusive breastfeeding program, namely breastfeeding babies from birth to six months of age without additional food and drink. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding to further optimize child development and health. \n\n Some problems in breastfeeding are related to the mother's health condition that requires an examination by a doctor to identify the source of the problem and discuss with the mother to find a solution, for example through medication. However, there are other factors that make the exclusive breastfeeding program not smooth. One of them is the mother's psychological condition. \n\n Excessive worry often encourages the emergence of psychological conditions that can hinder exclusive breastfeeding. Worried about not being able to produce enough breast milk, for example, when in fact the mother's milk production is sufficient but it becomes hampered because of the stress of not enough breast milk. \n\n Generally mothers with first children who experience this problem because it is a new experience. Mother's psychological condition affects the success of exclusive breastfeeding, especially related to milk production. Increased psychological stress can interfere with the flow of breast milk. To overcome this problem, mothers can try to undergo relaxation during the breastfeeding period. \n\n Benefits of Relaxation for Smooth Breastfeeding \nA study in Malaysia whose results were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2019 found the benefits of relaxation therapy for mothers and babies. In the research, researchers divided two groups of mothers and babies, namely those who underwent relaxation therapy and those who did not. As a result, babies whose mothers followed therapy had a higher body weight. The baby's sleeping habits are also better. In addition, the mother's stress level is smaller according to the Perceived Stress Score index. \n\n The study states that relaxation can affect the volume and/or composition of breast milk, which has a positive impact on infant growth and sleeping habits. Therefore, the mother should ensure that she is in a relaxed state during the period of exclusive breastfeeding. To achieve this condition, mothers can undergo relaxation either through special therapy or independently at home. \n\n How to Relaxation to Launch Breast Milk \nThere are a number of ways of relaxation for the success of exclusive breastfeeding. There are many of them that you can do yourself at home when you have free time. \n\n 1. Breathing exercises \nMothers can achieve a relaxed state by practicing breathing. One of them is the abdominal breathing technique. The trick, sit comfortably on the floor, fold your legs, and place one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach. Then inhale deeply through the nose, exhale through the mouth. Feel the contraction of the abdominal muscles during this process while closing your eyes. Do it for about 10-15 minutes. \n\n 2. Listen to music \nMusic can help mothers relax, especially when breastfeeding or pumping milk. Choose soothing music, such as classical music. The mind will be calm when listening to this type of music. Mothers can build a good mood or mood by listening to favorite music. \n\n 3. Meditation \nMeditation has long been recognized as a powerful relaxation technique. Meditate when conditions allow. Because meditation requires a quiet and calm atmosphere. There is no specific way to meditate. You can just shut your eyes and focus on one thing that soothes you. You can also pray. \n\n 4. Reading \nReading can also be a way of relaxation to launch breast milk. Read books that you enjoy, can be novels or women's magazines. Reading helps divert the mind towards something new and interesting. \n\n Perform relaxation techniques that feel most appropriate and easy to do. If necessary, see a doctor or therapist to get professional input for the smooth running of exclusive breastfeeding. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>"); $('#div_next_link').html(" <\/span>");
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