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Managing Your Diabetes

By Teri Champigny

Diabetes is a very serious illness, but it can be managed effectively. Good control of your disease can help prevent long-term and irreversible complications.

To manage diabetes it requires a good balance between diet (eating healthy), and exercise (physical activity). It also requires that you educate yourself about your disease. Research and understand your diabetes. A good way to do this is to attend diabetic education classes.

You can ask you physician to refer you to a class in your area. It is also a good idea to make sure that other family members are aware of your diagnosis and the signs and symptoms to look for and recognize as potential emergencies. So, share the information you get from your nurse, physician for diabetic educator.

Managing your diabetes will sometimes require that you take medication. This depends on the type of diabetes you have. If you have type 1 diabetes insulin injections are needed in addition to diet, exercise and education. You will need to work closely with your physician to determine the amount of insulin required for your bodies needs. You will need to monitor your blood glucose as ordered and your doctor will study the results and adjust the amount of insulin you need to take.

If you have type 2 diabetes, besides the diet, exercise and education, some people need to take either oral medications or insulin injections to control their diabetes. Some type 2 diabetics require both. Again, this requires adjustment and you will need to monitor your glucose levels and have your physician adjust the dose. Never change the amount of medication you take without your physicians permission.

Good management of diabetes requires more than just day to day management. You will need to have regular checkups and labwork. At times your family physician will refer you to an endocrinologists, a doctor who specializes in diabetes and other diseases of the endocrine system. Another important aspect is your eye care. Schedule routine eye exams and notify your ophthalmologist that you have diabetes. Schedule an appointment to see a podiatrist and learn the proper foot care needed.

Life is not over because you have been diagnosed with diabetes. Remember that control is the answer to live a long and healthy life. Control can be achieved if you take responsibility for your day to day care by eating healthy, getting the right amount of exercise, take your medications if you are prescribed them. Control your Diabetes, do not let your Diabetes control you.

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