Diabetes does not have any particular kind of treatment and varies from person to person. Every individual’s treatment depends on whether the patient has other medical problems, his medical history, his age and general health conditions at the time he is diagnosed with diabetes. No matter which type of diabetes you are suffering from, it is important that you are aware about your type of diabetes so you know the threats that you are exposed to and the ways in which you can handle the difficulties.
Type 1 diabetes
Diabetes needs to be treated with a daily injection of insulin along with a combination of short acting insulin and long acting insulin in most cases. Insulin needs to be injected because if it is taken orally, the insulin would be destroyed in the stomach even before it can enter the blood stream where it is actually needed. Most patients of type 1 diabetes give themselves injections. In cases where the patient has somebody to give him injections, he must be aware of how to do it on his own just in case insulin needs to be given at a time when the injector is unavailable. A trained person can teach a patient how to store as well as inject insulin. Insulin is given to a patient via two or three injections in a day, usually around meal times. The dose will obviously vary depending on the kind of diabetes and health of the patient. If the insulin provided lasts longer, then the number of times that it is given to the patient naturally reduces.
Many people are given insulin continuously through infusion pumps to provide the right blood glucose control. If the doctor thinks it is necessary then supplemental meal time insulin is supplied to the pump at the required hours. If insulin is given, it is very important that the patient eats as the insulin will begin to work whether or not the patient has eaten. If the patient does not eat, hypoglycemia might take place due to the effect of the insulin. An adjustment period is offered to a patient to learn how insulin affects them and how to go about taking their meals so as to not get disturbed by the injections of insulin at particular hours. It is very important that each patient maintains his own records of blood sugar levels and insulin doses.
Type 2 diabetes –
If the doctor sees that the patient’s blood sugar and glycosylated hemoglobin do not need medication at the time of diagnosis, then the patient will be guided accordingly but on other occasions, medications are a must, especially for those who suffer from type 2 diabetes. The best way to handle type 2 diabetes is to lose weight and begin exercising. After this you can take the aid of oral medication which will help to control your blood sugar level. Just because you are on medication, do not stop eating a healthy diet. If you are over weight, exercise but do not try short cuts to losing weight by going on a crash diet. You may be given a combination of medicines to make sure there are no side effects and no major alterations are brought by them to your body. Over a period of time, even you might require insulin to be injected to your system to help control blood sugar levels.
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