Dealing With Diabetes
Dealing With Diabetes
I have Type 2 diabetes and have been battling it for several years. I've managed to get my diabetes under control.I've managed to control it but still take medication (glyburide/metmorphin).I'd like to manage my diabetes without needing any medication. That sounds simple, but it's actually pretty difficult--you must do it forever.The solution sounds simple--change your diet, lose weight, and start an exercise regimen.It takes a concerted effort to control it.What gave me the will power to do something about it was a stern warning from my cardiologist--either fix your diabetes problem or look forward to a shoterned, very disabling departure from this mortal coil.If my doctor had said that to me when I was 21, I would have shrugged it off. But I was 60 now and coming around the far turn of my life, so each year now is precious,! So diet and exercise I did. With the proper motivation anyone can get it under control.You can beat diabetes naturally if you change your lifestyle. It's interesting to note that there are cultures of people in the world today where Type 2 diabetes is virtually non-existent. So why do we see so much of here in the U.S..S.?
What Exactly Is Diabetes?
Some people are born with type 1 diabetes or develop it when they are young children. This type of diabetes requires insulin injections and daily blood sugar monitoring with immediate corrective measures if blood sugar swings are too extreme.Type I diabetes is incurable. Type 1 diabetes accounts for only 5% of the total cases of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the one we can effectively control.
Diabetes is a life-threatening disease? Very! The early symptoms of untreated diabetes mellitus are related to the elevated blood sugar, or glucose,levels. Excess glucose in the blood ultimately results in high levels of glucose being present in the urine. This increases your urination frequncy and that leads to dehydration. Other symptoms include blurred vision, extreme tiredness, and stuborn infections that just seem to take forever to clear up.I myself used to feel lttle sharp pains in my feet and fingers. These feel like lower level shart pin pricks. Late stages of diabetes result in having your toes/feet/legs amputated, going blind, having kidney faiure--it's just not pretty.
Another form of diabetes, known as gestational diabetes, occurs in some women during pregnancy. It is a temporary condition caused by pregnancy and usually occurs in the later stages, once the baby has formed but is still growing
Although there is currently no cure for diabetes mellitus, it can be controlled successfully with an active treatment plan. The potential benefit of pancreas transplants and islet cell transplants in Type 1 patients is being investigated.
What Are The Symptoms Of Diabetes?
Type I diabetes develops very quickly. The classic signs of diabetes include:
1. More urination as the body tries to get rid of the excess sugar in its blood
2. Extreme thirst, as your body loses fluid through increased urination
3. bigger appetite, because the cells need nutrients
4. Loss of weight,because the body begins to starve without insulin.
The onset of Type 2 diabetes is often very gradual and may develop without any symptoms at all. Sadly, the diagnosis most often is made only after a complication of the disease happens. It is a function or diet and lack of exercise. It used to be called "Adult Diabetes" because it did not develop until people became older,less active, and overweight. Ubfortunately we're seeing teenagers and younger children with Type 2 diabetes due to obesity and couch-potato lifestles.
Your weight affects your health in many ways. When someone is overweight, his body can't make all the inulin it needs to offset the higher levels of blood sugar. It can also cause high blood pressure. The Diabetes Prevention Program, a three-year clinical trial conducted on diabeste patients last year, showed that losing even a few pounds can help reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes because it helps your body use insulin more effectively. In the clinical study people experiencing a 5-7% weight loss saw significant reduction of diabetes risk. So here's a little bit of info--if you lost twenty pounds, kept it off, started to exercise on a regular basis, your blood sugar levels would drop significantly!
Published by Heart Wellness Store
