Treating Type 2 Diabetes

Treatment of Type 2 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).My objective is to get off the medication. That sounds simple, but it’s actually pretty difficult–you must do it forever.The solution theoretically is simple–lose weight,alter your diet,and exercise regularly.It can be done but it takes will power.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.It’s not like I was a young man and had a long life ahead of me. I’m 60 now and the years remaining are precious! So I started a diabeteic diet and started to exercise on a regular basis. And it can be done with the proper incentive, which I now had.You can beat diabetes naturally if you change your lifestyle. Consider this–there are cultures and populations in the world right now where diabetes is virtually non-existent. So why is it so prevalent here in the U.S.?

What id Diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes is the one that some people are either born with or develop as young children. This type of diabetes usually requires insulin and aggressive blood sugar management.There is no cure for Type 1 diabetes. But only 5% 0f all diabetes cases are Type 1. Type 2 can be managed effectively through lifestyle chabges and, if needed, medication.

So just how serious is diabetes? Very! The early symptoms of untreated diabetes mellitus are related to the elevated blood sugar, or glucose,levels. Excessive levels of blood sugar reult in higher levels of sugar in your urine. This increases the urine output, which leads to dehydration and increased thirst. Other symptoms include blurred vision, extreme tiredness, and stuborn infections that just seem to take forever to clear up.You might also fell sharp pains in your extremities–your feet and fingers. These feel like lower level shart pin pricks. Later stages of diabetes are nasty–amputation of toes and legs, kidney failure, even blindness.

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. Recent medical advances show pancreas and iseet cell transplants offer some hope.

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. Intense thirst, because the body needs to replace the fluid lost through the urine
3. Increased hunger, because the cells need nutrients
4. Weight loss, because without insulin, the body begins to starve.

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 results from inactivity and a poor diet. It used to be called “Adult Diabetes” because it did not develop until people became older,less active, and overweight. Sadly, because of our sedentary lifestyle these days and the easy availibility of junk and fast food, we’re seeing more cases of Type 2 diabetes develop among teenagers and even younger children who are obese.

Your weight affects your health in many ways. Overweight people’s bodies can’t make enough insulin to control their blood sugar levels. It can also lead to hypertension. 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 DPP, people who lost between 5 and 7 percent of their body weight significantly reduced their risk of type 2 diabetes. 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