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Written by Michael Corrieri
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Control of your blood sugar is vital to living with diabetes. Complications such as heart disease, kidney failure, neuropathy and damage to your eyes can result if you do not take the necessary steps to keep your blood sugar within normal limits. While type 1 diabetics must use insulin injections to control their blood sugar, there are several types of oral medications that are available to type 2 diabetics.
According to the American Diabetic Association, oral diabetic medications that are available in the United States fall into six classifications. |
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Foods To Lower Blood Sugar |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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If you have been diagnosed with diabetes you will know that your body is unable produce enough insulin to correctly handle the fluctuating sugar levels in your body. You will also know that one of the most important things a diabetic can do is to carefully monitor their sugar levels and strictly follow the meal plans given to them by their health care provider. Just avoiding sweets is not nearly enough. There is a great deal of sugar to be found in many foods, not just candy and cookies. Most physicians will recommend a diet that is very high in fiber content but low in fats. Simply adhering to this diet will help the body drastically lower the amount of glucose in your system.
The best way to understand this important issue is to understand what it is exactly that insulin does for your body. All foods are basically latent energy and insulin helps in the chemical process that converts these foods into the energy that your body needs to function. |
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Complications From Diabetes |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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Diabetes can affect every system in your body. Some of the factors that contribute to a diabetic’s health risk are reduced circulation and nerve damage. These are risk factors that increase as your diabetes remains out of control. Keeping your blood sugar levels to a normal level is imperative to avoid serious and potential life threatening complications. Talk to your doctor about what steps you can take to keep your diabetes under control.
Eye problemsAccording to the American Diabetes Association, people that suffer from diabetes run a greater risk of eye complications. The most common form is retinopathy with 70% of people with diabetes developing some form or retinopathy. There are two types of retinopathy and those are: nonproliferative retinopathy and proliferative retinopathy. |
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