Preventing 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 have it under control but I also take medication.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.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 turned over a new leaf–diet and exercise became part of my daily life. 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.Type I diabetes is incurable. Type 1 diabetes accounts for only 5% of the total number of cases. Type 2 is the one we can beat, or at least control.
Diabetes is nothing to be trifled with? Very! Early symptoms of diabetes are the result of elevated blood sugar levels. Excess glucose in the blood ultimately results in high levels of glucose being present in the 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 are more like sharp “pings” of pain. Late stages of diabetes result in having your toes/feet/legs amputated, going blind, having kidney faiure–it’s just not pretty.
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.
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. Loss of weight,because the body begins to starve without insulin.
Type 2 diabetes usually sneaks up on people and many don’t discover they have it until symptoms are evident. Most Typ2 2 sufferers don’t know they have it until symptoms develop. It is a function or diet and lack of exercise. It’s normally referred to as “Adult Diabetes” because 90% of diabetic sufferers are Type 2 and develop it later in their lives. Ubfortunately we’re seeing teenagers and younger children with Type 2 diabetes due to obesity and couch-potato lifestles.
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 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!
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