Dealing With Diabetes
I have Type 2 diabetes and have been battling it for several years. So far,so good.I’ve managed to control it but still take medication (glyburide/metmorphin).I’d like to manage my diabetes without needing any 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.If my doctor had said that to me when I was 21, I would have shrugged it off. But I was 60 now and coming around the far turn of my life, so each year now is precious,! So I turned over a new leaf–diet and exercise became part of my daily life. You can do it if you have the motivation.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 do we see so much of here in the U.S..S.?
What id Diabetes?
Some people are born with type 1 diabetes or develop it when they are young children. This type of diabetes usually requires insulin and aggressive blood sugar management.There is no cure for Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes accounts for only 5% of the total cases of diabetes. Type 2 is the one we can beat, or at least control.
Diabetes is a life-threatening disease? 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.I myself used to feel lttle sharp pains in my feet and fingers. These are more like sharp “pings” of pain. When diabetes is advanced, the body starts to fall apart–blindness,amputation,kidney failure.
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. The potential benefit of pancreas transplants and islet cell transplants in Type 1 patients is being investigated.
Symptoms of Diabetes?
Most Type 1 sufferers get it early in their lives. The classic signs of diabetes include:
1. Frequent urination, because the body is trying to get rid of the excess sugar in the blood
2. Excessive thirst, since your body experienced increased urination and loses fluids
3. Increased hunger, because the cells need nutrients
4. Loss of weight,because the body begins to starve without insulin.
The onset of Type 2 diabetes is often very gradual and may develop without any symptoms at all. Regretably, most diagnoses come after the person already has it. It results from inactivity and a poor diet. It’s normally referred to as “Adult Diabetes” because 90% of diabetic sufferers are Type 2 and develop it later in their lives. 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. Being overweight can keep your body from making and using insulin properly. 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 clinical study people experiencing a 5-7% weight loss saw significant reduction of diabetes risk. 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!
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This post was written by admin on July 26, 2009
