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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.It’s under control but I do take medication for it (glyburide/metmorphin tablets).I’d like to manage my diabetes without needing any medication. It sounds simple enough, but it requires a real commitment to accomplish.The solution sounds simple–change your diet, lose weight, and start an exercise regimen.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.If my doctor had said that to me when I was 21, I would have shrugged it off. But I was 60 now and coming around the far turn of my life, so each year now is precious,! So I turned over a new leaf–diet and exercise became part of my daily life. With the proper motivation anyone can get it under control.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 Exactly Is 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 1 diabetes cannot be cured–just managed. But only 5% 0f all diabetes cases are Type 1. Type 2 is the one we can beat, or at least control.
Diabetes is a life-threatening disease? 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 the urine output, which leads to dehydration and increased thirst. Other symptoms include extreme tiredness, blurred vision, itchy skin and repeated minor infections such as thrush and boils.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. The potential benefit of pancreas transplants and islet cell transplants in Type 1 patients is being investigated.
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. bigger appetite, because the cells need nutrients
4. Loss of weight,because the body begins to starve without insulin.
The onset of Type 2 diabetes is often very gradual and may develop without any symptoms at all. Most Typ2 2 sufferers don’t know they have it until symptoms develop. It’s caused by a lack of exercise and a diet high in sugar and carbohyfrates. 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 news flash–If you lost twenty or thirty pounds, depending on how overweight you are and kept it off, or if you became a vegetarian, you probably wouldn’t have diabetes at all,at least Type 2 diabetes!
Published by Heart Wellness Store