Complications of Diabetes – How to Avoid Them
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Complications of Diabetes
Complications of diabetes are diverse and can affect many different parts of the body such as the nerves, kidneys, feet, eyes, heart and vascular. If diabetes is not controlled, the complications can be dangerous and life threatening.
Limiting the complications of diabetes
The first stage of limiting the complications of diabetes is by using diet, this needs to be looked at in depth and not treated lightly, if this is not enough then tablets need to be taken and if this does not control the condition daily injections of insulin are usually required.
The obvious attack on preventing complications of diabetes is to keep the blood glucose under very strict control, also tests should be undertaken on a regular basis for blood fats such as cholesterol/triglycerides and blood pressure should be monitored every three months at least.
The tight control of blood sugar is sometimes thought to be too strict but the evidence points to the fact that just keeping it reasonably low is not good enough and it must not be allowed to very slowly creep upwards.
This evidence has been gathered by some large and eminent studies made of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and in all cases the groups who strictly controlled both their blood sugar and their blood pressure reduced the risk of complications of diabetes very considerably.
Also it was found that patients who worked closely with their diabetes team of professionals found it much easier to avoid complications.
The top five tips for avoiding the complications of diabetes :
- Stop Smoking Now – you really do have to give up if you want to live a full healthy life
- Control your weight – eat low fat food, avoid sugary drinks and food
- take regular exercise – this will also help with controlling weight
- attend your diabetic clinic regularly and follow their advice
- check your blood sugar at least daily, but more often if needed
Managing your diabetes condition can be really difficult but it is well worth the effort if it avoids the long term complications of diabetes.
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