Living with Diabetes Successfully

Managing diabetes is a combination of learning how to eat well, monitor your glucose level, and exercise daily. It is important to fully understand how the disease operates within your body so that you can be prepared for any possibility that may arise.

 


Many individuals have either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It is a lifelong disease that once diagnosed with an individual will need to learn how to manage. Typically adults who have diabetes have type 2 diabetes and children, teens and youth are usually diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It is possible to live successfully with either type of diabetes if you learn all you can about managing the disease.

Managing diabetes is a combination of learning how to eat well, monitor your glucose level, and exercise daily. It is important to fully understand how the disease operates within your body so that you can be prepared for any possibility that may arise. Knowing the disease means that you can better manage the disease. Your doctor will give you information about diabetes and there are also many helpful Websites and books that you can find information about managing your diabetes.

Your doctor will help you to design a diabetic management plan that will include proper diet, exercise and insulin management.

A proper diet is necessary because it is the diet that determines how much blood glucose you bring into your body. A healthy diet can help you to control your weight. Your doctor can advise you on the types of food you should eat.

Regular exercise is an important tool in healthy diabetes management. Exercise helps your diabetes by controlling your weight and lowering your blood sugar level. Exercise can also help you to feel better and increase your overall health.

Type 2 Diabetes Diet

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Your doctor can advise you on what kind of exercise program would be best for you. Exercise program selection will depend on your overall health. Aerobic exercising is a fun way to stay healthy and includes walking, jogging, aerobic dance and bicycling. If you are experiencing any feet issues your doctor may ask you not to do any exercising that might put stress on your feet. Exercises that will NOT put stress on your feet include swimming, bicycling, rowing or chair exercises.

Always warm up and cool down when exercising. Stretch for about 5 to 10 minutes to help your muscles warm up before doing your regular exercise program.

When exercising go slowly and gradually increase the intensity of your exercise routine.

Exercise changes the way your body reacts to insulin. It makes your body more sensitive to insulin, and your blood sugar level may get too low during exercise (hypoglycemia). You should check your blood sugar level after you are finished exercising. It is especially important to check your blood levels if you are exercising in extremely hot or cold conditions. Temperature changes how your body absorbs insulin.

If you feel shaky, anxious, suddenly sweaty, hungry or if you feel a change in your heartbeat it is important to stop your exercising and check your blood sugar level. It is important to keep candy or juice on hand in case you need to treat hypoglycemia.

Diabetes and Your Health

07/03/2009
Diabetes center unveiled (Daily Pilot)
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian celebrated the grand opening of the new Mary and Dick Allen Diabetes Center on Saturday.

Diabetes center unveiled (Daily Pilot)

07/03/2009
Health Tip: Understanding Pre-Diabetes (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
(HealthDay News) -- Before some people develop full-blown diabetes, their blood sugar is above normal, but not high enough to qualify for a diagnosis of diabetes.

Health Tip: Understanding Pre-Diabetes (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

07/03/2009
'Jumping Gene' Diminishes The Effect Of New Type 2 Diabetes Risk Gene (Science Daily)
Research has identified a new gene associated with diabetes, together with a mechanism that makes obese mice less susceptible to diabetes. A genomic fragment that occurs naturally in some mouse strains diminishes the activity of the risk gene Zfp69. The researchers also found that the corresponding human gene (ZNF642) is especially active in overweight individuals with diabetes.

'Jumping Gene' Diminishes The Effect Of New Type 2 Diabetes Risk Gene (Science Daily)

07/04/2009
Ignoring Diabetes is Risky Business (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
(ARA) - Are you taking risks with your life without even knowing it? You may be one of the nearly 6 million Americans who have type 2 diabetes and don't even know it.

Ignoring Diabetes is Risky Business (Lexington Clipper-Herald)

07/02/2009
Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say.

Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

 

 

Living with Diabetes Successfully
Basic Facts About Diabetes
Keeping Your Eyes and Feet Healthy When You Are Diabetic
Monitoring Your Blood Glucose Level When You Are Diabetic
Preventing Complications When You Are Diabetic
Proper Nutrition For The Diabetic
Understanding Type 1 Diabetes
Understanding What Type 2 Diabetes is All About
What You Can Do To Help A Family Member Who Has Diabetes
You Can Control Your Type 2 Diabetes
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