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.My objective is to get off the medication. But, to be honest, it’s difficult.The solution theoretically is simple–lose weight,alter your diet,and exercise regularly.It takes a concerted effort to control it.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. With the proper motivation anyone can get it under control.You can beat diabetes naturally if you change your lifestyle. It’s interesting to note that there are cultures of people in the world today where Type 2 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 requires insulin injections and daily blood sugar monitoring with immediate corrective measures if blood sugar swings are too extreme.Type I diabetes is incurable. 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! Early symptoms of diabetes are the result of elevated blood sugar levels. Excessive levels of blood sugar reult in higher levels of sugar in your urine. This increases your urination frequncy and that leads to dehydration. 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. 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. The potential benefit of pancreas transplants and islet cell transplants in Type 1 patients is being investigated.
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. Excessive thirst, since your body experienced increased urination and loses fluids
3. bigger appetite, because the cells need nutrients
4. Weight loss, because without insulin, the body begins to starve.
Type 2 diabetes usually sneaks up on people and many don’t discover they have it until symptoms are evident. Sadly, the diagnosis most often is made only after a complication of the disease happens. 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. When someone is overweight, his body can’t make all the inulin it needs to offset the higher levels of blood sugar. It can also cause high blood pressure. 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