Do You Have Diabetes?
Millions of people have diabetes mellitus, commonly called diabetes. You may be surprised to know that many of these people don’t even know they have it.
Diabetes is a serious disease and should not be ignored. If you have it, correct treatment can help you live a long and healthy life.
What Is Diabetes?
If you have diabetes, your body can’t make or use insulin. Insulin helps change sugar into energy to keep you alive.
There are different kinds of diabetes. The main ones are type 1 and type 2.
Type 1 Diabetes
This type of diabetes is mostly found in children and young adults. If you have type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin and you must inject insulin daily.
You May:
urinate often
be very thirsty
be very hungry
lose a lot of weight
be very tired
be irritable
have blurred vision
have trouble seeing.
Type 2 Diabetes
Most people with diabetes have this form of the disease. Type 2 is usually found in people over 45, who have diabetes in their family, who are overweight, who don’t exercise, and who have cholesterol problems. It is also common in certain racial and ethnic groups (blacks, American Indians, and Hispanics) and in women who had diabetes when they were pregnant. If you have type 2 diabetes, your body cannot make enough insulin or correctly use it. Treatment is diabetes pills and sometimes insulin injections, as well as diet and exercise.
You May Have:
any of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes
a lot of infections
cuts or bruises that heal slowly
tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
skin, gum, or bladder infections that keep coming back.
Controlling Diabetes
Daily monitoring and careful control of blood sugar levels are the most important steps to take for people with diabetes. If not treated, diabetes can cause:
High blood sugar (which could make you thirsty, tired, lose weight, urinate often, or give you infections that won’t go away)
Many serious health problems (which could hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves, or heart).
Warning: Low Blood Sugar
People with diabetes may develop low blood sugar because their blood has too much insulin or other blood sugar-lowering medication or from not eating enough food. It is important to follow the eating and medication schedule your doctor has prescribed to avoid low blood sugar.
Low blood sugar could make you shaky, dizzy, sweaty, hungry, have a headache, have pale skin color, have sudden mood or behavior changes, have clumsy or jerky movements, have difficulty paying attention, feel confused, or have tingling sensations around the mouth.
Taking Care of Your Diabetes
The best way to take care of your diabetes is to make sure the levels or amount of sugar in your blood are near the normal range. This will make you feel better and help you stay healthy.
Your doctor will tell you how often to check your blood sugar level. To do this, you will need to take a drop of your blood and place it on a special test strip. Then a device, called a blood glucose meter, reads the strip. This device measures the amount of sugar in your blood.
Writing down this level, along with the time and date, will help you see how well your treatment plan is working.
Remember:
A person’s blood sugar level rises after eating any meal that contains carbohydrates or protein. Table sugar (also called ?sucrose) counts as a carbohydrate. Artificial sweeteners, such as saccharin, aspartame (NutraSweet), and sucralose (Splenda), do not count as carbohydrates or fats. They make food taste sweet. But they do not raise blood sugar levels and have little or no calories.
What Else Can You Do?
Eat well-balanced meals. The right amount of healthy food will keep your weight under control and help manage your diabetes.
Your body needs food from the four main food groups every day:
Fruits and vegetables (oranges, apples, bananas, carrots, and spinach)
Whole grains, cereals, and bread (wheat, rice, oats, bran, and barley)
Dairy products (milk, cheese, and yogurt)
Meats, fish, poultry, eggs, dried beans, and nuts.
Remember:
Too much fat and cholesterol in your diet can be very harmful to people with diabetes. Food that is high in fat includes red meat, dairy products (whole milk, cream, cheese, and ice cream), egg yolks, butter, salad dressings, vegetable oils, and many desserts.
Can You Do Anything Else?
Exercise is important for good diabetes control. It usually lowers blood sugar and may help insulin work better. Exercise and a healthy diet can also help you take off extra pounds if you are overweight.
Warning:
Check with your doctor before starting any exercise program. You may need a snack before or during the activity to avoid having low blood sugar while you exercise.
2007-08-21 00:37:29
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as a diabetic who has maintained good control for several years, here is my two cents.
first, be sure you have a good diabetes specialist doctor who you have a good relationship with.
* get a nutritionist specializing in diabetes involved in your care
* eat well, limit the things you know will raise your blood sugar, to only occasionally or small portions.
*exercise.. nothing like moving around to help bring the sugars into control.
* seeing a podiatrist, and an eye doctor is essential to catch potential problems before they are serious. a nephrologist is not necessary unless you already have kidney damage, a regular doctor will help you determine that.
*ask your doctor questions, and read everything you can about diabetes. If one thing is not working for you, there are alternatives. Not everyone responds to the same type of treatment.
You know your self best, don't let your doctor tell you otherwise, insist he change strategy if you are really trying and you are still not in control.
Good Luck, with careful monitoring, and following my diet and exercise plans, i have kept my sugars in control and lost a ton of weight. I feel like a teenager, and I have little to no side effects of diabetes.
2007-08-19 18:15:20
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answered by rcsanandreas 5
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I am writing to tell you what an incredible impact these methods had on my life! I have had type 2 diabetes for 27 years. For me, the worst part of this horrible disease is the severe pain I constantly get in my feet. The pain is so bad that I avoid standing and walking as much as possible. I've got to tell you that within the first month, my feet stopped hurting altogether and I can now walk totally pain free.
Believe it or not, I even danced at my niece's wedding last month, something I have not done in a many years. I've been following the book for six months now and my blood sugar is well within normal range. I feel great!
I recommend you use the Type 2 Diabetes Destroyer to naturally reverse your diabetes.
2016-05-17 13:34:35
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Diabetes type l & ll can be well treated. Better now than the last generation could do. Oral meds work well, and if the diabetes is not well controlled, then insulin shots are available. The diabetics in New Orleans after Katrina went thru who were stranded and did not have electricity for refrigeration of their insulin died.
The alternative med treatment is mumbo jumbo. Of course diet and exercise is essential. But when people in dark Africa get diabetes, they go out into the jungle and die. The plain fact is if the beta cells in the pancreas are not able to produce insulin, you cannot expect to live the same duration without medical treatment. The damage from elevated blood sugar in incomplete pancreas beta cell function can take a number of years to become evident. Accelerated arterial disease, blindness, reduced kidney function, gangrenous toes, heart attacks, strokes all proceed at a much more rapid pace than if the sugar is kept normal.
In type l diabetes urine testing for sugar is impossible to control the blood sugar at optimal levels. Blood sugar testing at times is necessary even 2-4 times / day.
If MD's treated diabetes like 'Healing oneself' recommends, they would be sued out of business. You better request blood sugar tests before eating and after eating those 5 meals per day. It the blood sugar is not 'normal' and the ha1c test is above 7 then you should run don't walk to a competent MD.
2007-08-19 18:59:21
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I have a great article (written this month) about how researchers at Columbia University have found a connection between diabetes and bone health. I don't think you can do attachments here, and I got it from a friend so don't know the web address. But if you contact me, I'll send it to you. They say that a certain compound may actually be a treatment for diabetes!
2007-08-23 03:16:48
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answered by Anonymous
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2015-09-16 18:26:51
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2013-11-19 00:15:24
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answered by Anonymous
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There are many options for treating diabetes. There is a new cellular therapy available using peptides that is provided by Regenerative Cellular Therapy. This is one of the new treatments currently available.
2014-08-25 02:37:16
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answered by Anonymous
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