Diabetes Type 2 Treatment: Eating Right Can Save Your Life
The main diabetes type 2 treatment is simply to eat right. By controlling your diet, you can live longer and healthier.
It is especially important for insulin-independent diabetics to watch what they eat. By not eating right, they are setting themselves up for very serious, even life-threatening, health problems.
For example, diabetics are more prone to eye problems. This is because there is excess glucose in the fluids around the eye. Likewise, they are more prone to food problems too. Unchecked blood glucose levels can cause your veins and arteries to become constricted, particularly in the legs and feet. For the same reason, diabetics are also more likely to experience a heart attack or stroke.
While type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetics have to rely on regular injections of insulin to balance their blood glucose levels, diabetes type 2 treatment is far simpler. Your doctor or dietician will create a diet based on your height, weight and other factors, such as activity level.
You may also have to monitor your blood sugar levels, especially at the first diagnosis of the disorder. This process involves regularly pricking your finger, then collecting a drop of blood onto a test stick. The stick is inserted into a hand-held device that measures the blood glucose levels. While this can be a slightly painful process and difficult for some people to learn (especially the elderly), it is essential to follow the process faithfully.
If you do have trouble following your diabetes type 2 treatment, there are many resources. Your doctor or dietician may be able to find a support group or class for you. There are countless online resources, books and magazines to give you tips and even tasty recipes that meat your diet plan.
Although you should avoid sweets and alcohol, there are still many ways you can enjoy an occasional treat. There are countless sugar-free candies and soft drinks on the market and many people who are not diabetic buy them too, so you don’t have to feel deprived.
In case of emergencies, try to always have a glucose tablet or a small, sweet snack nearby in case your blood sugar levels go too low. Let your family, friends and coworkers know that you are diabetic and instruct on what to do if you become incoherent or unconscious.
Over the long-term, people can live very long and health lives with diabetes. Within reason, most people can still enjoy family gatherings, sports and other activities.
Type 2 diabetes is not a death sentence. Think of it as simply a sign that it is time for you to eat right.
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August 28th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
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