Not only be careful of sugar, be careful of your carbohydrate intake. Refined food is not going to make your body happy, it will try and shut it down. If you can use natural carbs like fruit when you are hypoglycemic, with pasta, use brown rice, whole grain pastas, just start looking at the sugar and carb section of your foods. Both should be low. Take a class for diabetic cooking, it will educate you and be fun.
And medications are very tricky for you, so always ask a diabetic specialist what you CAN take and start a journal where you write what you ingest and what exercise you do, what your sugars are after testing, so that you can present it to your doctor who might find something more to help you.
Just be a good steward of your body, it'll be yours until the day you die, so keep it a healthy body.
2006-11-15 06:46:55
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answered by wildmedicsue 4
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answered by Luella 3
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2016-09-17 18:11:59
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answered by Sandra 3
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The diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes is normally done on the basis of the onset of the symptoms like frequent urination, unusual thirst, hunger, sudden weight loss, weakness, extreme tiredness, blurred vision, irritability, extreme case vomiting and nausea. These symptoms worsen in a matter of weeks and by the time the blood tests are done almost 20 to 25 % of the patients start experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Till now Type I diabetes could only be treated with subcutaneous injections or inhalations of insulin and with careful monitoring of blood glucose levels using blood testing monitors. But, apart from these, a drastic change in lifestyle is also necessary. This change should incorporate exercise and a healthy diet. Along with these measures there are different experimental ways to inject insulin into the body, Some of them are: 1) Delivering insulin through a pump. 2) Infusion of insulin 24 hours a day at preset levels. 3) Ability to program a push dose of insulin as needed at meal times. 4) Taking insulin as an inhaled powder. Diet also plays an important part in controlling blood sugar level and a balanced meal planning is a necessity too. Physical activity is very important for a diabetic person as it helps in keeping the person from gaining weight as well as stabilizes the blood sugar level. As Type I diabetes is a chronic condition, treatment must continue indefinitely with lots of care and discipline. The blood sugar level should be between 80-120 mg per decilitre and if it falls below 80mg, Hypoglycemia occurs, needing immediate sugar to be taken and if it rises above 120 mg, Hyperglycemia occurs which should be immediately countered by an injection of insulin.
2016-03-19 08:47:35
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answered by Anonymous
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Have your doctor do lab results for a test called A1c which measures your average blood sugar over a 90 day period. Good to know this and it should be done every 6 mos, once you've gotten good control. Also have a dilated eye exam every year -very important, and see a podiatrist. Those peepers and tootsies often have trouble when you're diabetic.
2006-11-15 06:59:03
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answered by GEEGEE 7
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Completely avoid any kind of sedatives - sleeping pills, pain killers etc. They will finish your kidneys off.
Exercise.
Have a health checkup once in 6 months or so.
Keep a blood sugar monitor at home and check atleast one a week to ensure things are under control.
2006-11-15 05:08:31
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answered by Shiva 2
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Avoid making it a habit of eating too much sugar
2006-11-15 05:09:41
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answered by Anonymous
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Never eat foods containing sugar. Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils). Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.
ABCs for good Diabetes Care.
(1) Get your Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test done at least twice a year. (Target: Below 7).
(2) Albuminuria. Get your urine micro-albumin test done atleast twice a year. (Target: Below 30).
(3) Aspirin Check with your doctor if you need to take aspirin daily.
(4) Blood pressure. Get your blood pressure checked every visit. (Target: Below 130/80 mm Hg)
(5) Cholesterol Get your LDL (bad cholesterol) levels checked at least once a year. (Target: Below 100 mg/dL). Triglycerides. (Target: Less than 150 mg/dL) Serum Cholesterol (Target: Less than 200 mg/dL) HDL (god cholesterol) (Target: More than 50 mg/dL)
(6) Diabetes Education. Know about diabetes & get updated regularly.
(7) Eye exam. Get your eyes examined regularly, get checked at least nce a year.
(8) Teeth. Get your teeth examined by a Dentist and get tartar (plaque) removed once in a year.
(9) Foot care. Check your feet daily . Request your doctor to check them every visit. Get an extensive foot examination done once in a year.
(10) Glucose (Sugar) test. Control your blood glucose & do self-monitoring as & when required. (Target: Fasting blood sugar 60-100 mg/dL; Postprandial blood sugar 2 hours after food-Less than 180 mg/dL)
(11) Health life style. Exercise regularly & stay healthy.
(12) Identify special medical needs. Voice your health concerns to your doctor . Follow your doctor’s advice.
Please see Google search for more details on Diabetes.
2006-11-15 05:13:44
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answered by gangadharan nair 7
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