i have been diagnosed a diabetic would like some information please?

Answer 1

yeh wud love 2 help r u type 1 or type2?

Answer 2

I would hope that the staff at the hospital or your local GP has given you information about diabetes, such as what is is, and what to expect in terms of blood sugar levels (hypo's and hypers)

You don't specify which diabetes it is you have, so information may be slightly different, also I have to ask can you be more specific? What information are you after? Surely your doctor should have given you some literature to read?

In addition, please don't believe everything you read, especially online. Official websites are probably most trustworthy as far as information is concerned. You don't say where you're from, but there should be an organisation dedicated to diabetes in your country. For the UK, this is Diabetes UK, America I believe has the National Diabetes Association. You should get intouch with these people, they are only more than willing to help you and send you information you need.
If you are a UK resident, Diabetes UK also have a magazine that may be interestin, called Balance. It holds the latest news in diabetes care as we know it in the UK (and I'm led to believe the UK is more advanced in Diabetes care than America!)

take care, and remember, it does not have to take over your life.

Answer 3

Not much info in your question.

I would assume you are Type 2/ late onset/ maturity / metabolic syndrome. This are all names for the type of diabetes that is most common. Advice for the rarer type 1 would be quite different.

This can now present as Early as the 20's due to lifestyle changes in the past 50 years, but becomes more common with increasing age.

Those affected are almost invariably overweight and this appears to be directly related to the risk of getting the condition.

It forms part of a composite condition now best called the metabolic syndrome. Patients tend to have some or all of it's constituent problems:

Overweight, abnormal lipid profile, hypertension, abnormal sugar tolerance, and heart disease. Because of this when any of these elements are detected the GP should test the patient for all of them and treat or try and prevent all of them vigorously since their risks combine!

Sugar levels- these are mainly checked using a blood test HbA1c. The aim is to keep this around 7.2% or less. This may involve diet alone, pills or insulin, or any combination of the 3.

Cholesterol- In diabetics this must be below 5mmoles/l ( some now say 4.0! for safety). If it is higher than this the best option is medication rather than diet alone.

Weight- we should all strive to be no more than out ideal weight. To be honest most of us, and I include me, never make it.

Blood pressure- In diabetes this should be no more than 120/80. When I say that I mean that doctors will give treatment to diabetics whose BP averages 121/81! The first drug of choice is called an ACE. It has special advantages in diabetics.

Generally diabetics are now put on mini aspirin to reduce their heart attack risk.

Diabetics also need there kidney function, eyes and feet checked regularly as these all can give problems.

A good GP will arrange that all these areas are checked regularly for the rest of your life.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Ooooh - start learning about diabetes as much as possible. Have a look at the wiki page!

Cinnamon will not cure diabetes.

In type I diabetes, the trouble is that you are not producing insulin. This hormone regulates your blood sugar and the sugar usage of the cells of the body and is made in special cells in your pancreas ("Islets of Langerhans cells" or "B cells") and it is those cells that have been destroyed by some process that leaves you unable to make insulin. Hence you are unable to give your cells the signal that sugar is about and they can take it up. So your cells respond by going into a starvation mode.

The treatment is to give insulin. Not cinnamon.

Type II diabetes is about the cell insulin receptors. They don't work so well. It has also been called "insulin resistance". There are a number of oral medications for this. Again, cinnamon isn't one of them.

Answer 6

Cinnamon? No, there is NO cure for Diabetes but it can be controlled. Depends on which type you have. Sometimes its controlled by diet alone, or you may need tablets or insulin injections. Either ask your doctor for information or, go to the library and look it up. It might seem scary but it's not. Talk to someone who has the same type as you.

Answer 7

As the first person answering indicated, it would be helpful to know what type you have. But..watch what you eat big time. Read the labels on everything you buy. Pay special attention to the carbohydrate and sugar content. Exercise several times a week. I am a type 2 diabetic and have found that the Novolog flex pen has given me good results and you can take it with you with little hassle. Good Luck...

Answer 8

I would suggest that your best source of infomation, factual information is the American Diabetic Association. they can be found online under that same name. They have tons of pamplets they can send you. Their web sit also helps with meal planning.

GOOD MANAGEMENT OF YOUR LIFE, stress, foods, exercise and medications you are prescribed is very important.

I will tell you one thing no one told me or other diabetics I have known, but it's very important. Most diabetics end up with neuropathy. I have it, it's hell, my feet feel on fire all the time and I mean all the time. But on one told me that diabetics do not properly assorb most B-vitamins that are critical and most needful in the prevention of neuropathy or at last in delaying it. So eating lots of berries, which are high in them and/or taking a B-vitamin suppliment can help delay the onset of neuropathy and believe me, if you think diabetes is limiting and a pain. You won't known pain until you have neuropathy and your feel kill twenty-four seven. Mine are so bad, the only thing I can put on my feet as far as shoes is sandals and that is even int he winter, I can't bare to have socks on at all. So take good care, eat lots of heatlhy foods and have your B-Vitamin levels checked yearly if you can. If you're doctor won't do this and you can afford it, find another who will.

Again contacting the American Diabetic Association and getting as much information from them is a great start. Finding a proactive doctor to be your Diabetic doctor is a must, as you want someone who doesn't wait for things to go wrong, but teaches you how to prevent as many complications as possible.

Know that anytime you get sick and vomit or have diarhea your Glucose levels tend to sore and you need to actively treat the increased Glucose levels. Getting a Flu shot and Pneuomia shot can be life saving for a diabetic, but of course is a personal choice. Becoming dehydrated from the flu or other illness can lead to a diabetic coma, so stay on top of things when you are sick. Make sure you are drinking enough, even if you have to write down what you are drinking when sick.

Stay away from Alcohol, diabetics who drink tend to have problems with controlling their Glucose.

Good Luck and take good care of yourself!

Answer 9

What type of information do you want? What type of diabetic are you? Check out http://www.diabetes-today.net for some no-nonsense info on diabetes and some pretty decent links to other information sites.

Good luck.

Answer 10

We've apparently caused an argument here with the cinnamon. It does not cure diabetes. It does help the insulin work more effectively at getting the glucose into the cell receptors. The USDA and NIH have both reported on this. Hope that settles the cinnamon rift. Now, I have compiled a helpful webpage just for folks like you where I've shared what works and proof that it does. Check it out:
http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html

Answer 11

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