diabetes type 2 and what to do virginia valentine

There is lots of research and data to show that you can lower your blood sugar and bp with diet and exercise. It is rare but a few cases of diabetes type II are resistant to a dietary change. Most type II diabetes is due to being overweight. I agree if you want to recheck for diabetes the hemoglobin A1C is the better choice. Is his blood pressure much higher when he isn't on all these meds? How long has he been on the Prasilex?

Some people are able to control Type 2 diabetes with losing and maintaining healthy weight, lowering carb intake and regular exercise. Some are not, and need medication. It is impossible to answer your question because every diabetic is different and it would depend on how high your numbers were to begin with and what you ate and did. Serious consequences (complications) from diabetes don't occur in 24 hours, they occur over time spent at high numbers.

Test before he eats count the carbs he eats and test 1 hour after he eats (this is the usualy the highest his BG will get) 2 hours after he eats his BG should be nearly back to his pre meal number. Keep a log of food and BG you will be able to tell what he can eat and what he cant eat. eventuly you will be able to test less often. search for other diabetes forums There is a lot of help out there.

Exercise is good but due to my soccer injuries- leg fractures , knee injuries prevents extensive exercise routines. I am 58 years old a busy work individual.

I'd suggest keeping an eye on it just to be on the safe side. It's hard to say what can push someone into diabetes (sometimes just stress or wrong diet or just a pooping out pancreas). I don't think you have to be overly concerned though. I'd just test maybe once a day, but scatter the times when you do so you know how you run after certain events or meals etc. Some people only check once a week.

Something that I do is look at the lables when I am not sure if something is ok for me. When you do this compare the lables from a diet soda to a regular soda and see what they look like, this will pretty much give you a answer as well.

I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes ..We tried the oral meds for a bit and eventually had to move on to Insulin shots twice a day...Well I started an insulin pump when my son was born in 2003. I have been on it ever since. I know I am insulin dependent because I cannot take my pump off except for the rare few minutes or so without my sugar sky rocketing. Now would u still call this Type 2 Diabetes or Type 1?

CLBear, You might enjoy a diabetes discussion board that's got topics for Type 2s and Type 1s and for the stuff we share. I highly recommend this site: http://chat.joslin.harvard.edu:8080/~diabetes You don't need to register to read the information there, but you may need to register to post (it's free, tho'). Folks who post can choose to be anonymous.

If you do all you can to keep weight down and take care of the diabetes. The diabetes is what you have to worry about. MS may not affect your life expectancy at all. When I was diagnosed with MS I decided I needed to reduce the chances of other disease so I cleaned up my diet, lost weight and started exercising. It was hard at first but I am glad I did it. Taking care of ourselves makes the difference with any illness. It is empowering because it is something I can control.

Seeing you are newly diagnosed, ask your doctor to refer you to a diabetes educator. However, do be careful about how much carbs they recommend you to eat. The traditional approach is to ask diabetic patients to eat a high carb diet, but truely this can make it much harder to control your blood sugars. A diet focusing on lower carb foods (with plenty of veges and minimally processed foods) is really the way to go.

I second what Sally said. Take his BG readings to the MD. His BG is out of control and will lead to problems. We do know carbohydrates raise BG ALL carbs raise BG....

I have type 2 diabetes and I had it even before pregnancy.Till my 3rd trimester I was on medicine-metformin and diet. From third trimester it is just going up.So along with metformin I am on two types of insulin every day.But as of now my baby is doing fine.I am 34 W 6 days.

Low carb diet is absolutely the best way to manage diabetes. American Diabetes Association is now also recognizing this. By low carb we mean about 20 - 30 g of carbs per day. Protein should be adequate (can be up to 1.5g/ kg body weight), and healthy unprocessed fats (avoid vegetable oils) for energy balance. HEalthy fats include the fats that come with meats and full fat dairy, nuts, avocado etc.

t say what you are doing to treat your diabetes? You need to learn to reduce your carbs, get exercise and you should be on oral medications. Yes, losing all that extra weight is crucial to controlling your diabetes. But crash dieting is not healthy for anyone and in the case of a diabetic can be dangerous.

i was diagnosed Diabetes type 2 in december 2010..I want to know that if someone is diabetic,how much he will live ???

I had type 2 diabetes before I got pregnant. I'm 8 weeks and I inject insulin twice a day. They said if I don't control my levels my baby will be too overweight . any suggestions besides eating right and exercising? Is anyone else experiencing this?

Eat fruits with other foods to slow the digestion of fructose. Test before and 2-3 hours after eating to see how that fruit affected your glucose levels. You can also Google search 'high fructose foods and fruits with highest fructose levels' for references.

a 68 year old person with type 2 diabetes has pneumonia. she is lethargic with a headache. blood pressure 104/72. heart rate 118/min. respirations 30/min. flushed and feels warm and dry. urine output is over 800ml in the morning. glucose is 310 mg/dl. what is happening with this woman??

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