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Diabetes Management

 As of 2007, there is no cure for either type 1 or type 2

diabetes. This may seem like a dim outlook for many people,

but the fact is that even though there is no cure, there

certainly are ways to manage your diabetes.



Proper management can give you many years of healthy

living.


Diabetes management starts with a visit to your doctor.

first, finding out you have diabetes, what type you have

then arming yourself with as much information as possible

about the diabetes you are diagnosed with.


All management begins with controlling the glucose cycle.


The glucose cycle is affected by two factors, entry of

glucose into the bloodstream and blood levels of insulin to

control the transport out.


Your glucose levels are very sensitive to both diet and

exercise, so change in either should first be discussed

with your physician. Proper management of diabetes can be

very intrusive to the patient.


Proper management requires a complete lifestyle change and

frequent, sometimes multi-daily checks of glucose in the

blood.


It can change as people grow and develop and no two cases

are ever really the same. Today it is easier to measure the

blood sugar level.


Glucose meters are readily available and are quite easy to

use with a little practice and patience.


With a small drop of blood to the testing strip attached to

the glucose meter, the user is given the number, which

represents their blood sugar level. This in turn will let

the user know if and when insulin is needed.


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