A Twitter message from CNN commentator Roland Martin states he heard Banks had failing kidneys. Other reports cite diabetes complications.
If you have diabetes, it is important to control your blood sugar levels with diet, exercise, and medicines. A persistently high blood sugar level can damage the blood vessels in the kidneys. For more information about kidney disease caused by diabetes, click here.
If you or a loved one is living with diabetes, here are some tips to help prevent serious complications:
• Get your blood and urine checked for kidney disease
• For type 2 diabetes, get tested every year
• For type 1 diabetes, get tested every year starting five years after you were diagnosed with diabetes
• Keep your blood pressure below 130/80 mmHg
• Aim for your blood glucose targets as often as you can.
• When you wake up and before meals: 70 to 130
• Two hours after starting to eat a meal: Under 180
• Keep your cholesterol levels in the target range
• Take your medicines as prescribed
• Eat healthy and cut back on salt
• Be physically active
Doug Banks leaves behind a wife and a daughter and literally hundreds of thousands of fans all over the country.
Doug, you will be missed. Rest in Paradise, brother.
National Radio Host Doug Banks Dies At 57 was originally published on blackdoctor.org
