Diabetes Treatment
How is diabetes treated?
Today, more than ever before, people with
diabetes can expect to live active, independent and vital lives
if they make a lifelong commitment to careful diabetes
management.
Type
2 Diabetes is managed in the following ways:
Education: Diabetes education is an
important first step. All people with diabetes need to learn
about their condition in order to make healthy lifestyle choices
and manage their diabetes.
Physical Activity: Regular physical activity helps your
body lower blood glucose levels, promotes weight loss, reduces
stress and enhances overall fitness.
Nutrition: What, when and how much you eat all play an
important role in regulating how well your body manages blood
glucose levels.
Weight Management: Maintaining a healthy weight is
especially important in the management of type 2 diabetes.
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Medication: Type 1 diabetes is always
treated with insulin. Type
2 diabetes is managed through physical activity and
meal planning and may require medications and/or insulin to
assist your body in making or using insulin more effectively.
Lifestyle Management: Learning to reduce stress levels in
day-to-day life can help people with diabetes better manage
their disease.
Blood Pressure: High blood pressure can lead to eye
disease, heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, so people
with diabetes should try to maintain a blood pressure at or
below 130/80.To do this, you may need to change your eating and
physical activity habits and/or take medication.
Healthy eating and regular physical activity are sometimes
not enough to keep your blood glucose at your target level. When
this happens, your doctor may prescribe medication that will
help you manage your blood glucose levels. Every person is
different and may require different types of medication. Ask
your doctor, pharmacist or diabetes educator how and when to
take your medication. Any changes to your eating habits and
medication should be adjusted to suit your lifestyle. For some
people, pills do not work, so they take insulin injections in
addition or instead.
Remember that insulin is a hormone produced by your body, and
your body may not have enough. If you need to take insulin, you
will find that it makes you feel better and gives you the energy
you need. Don’t be afraid of insulin injections – thousands
of people take one or more a day, and most say that it is much
easier than they expected.
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