Diabetes Care
Our bodies use food for energy and growth which is a problem when you have diabetes as the condition stops this from happening properly. Glucose is the body’s natural fuel source provided by the food we eat. As glucose is the fuel our body needs to survive it is imperative that it is able to be transported by the blood without any problems, something which diabetes stops. When the glucose fails to leave the bloodstream as it should, it causes high blood sugar levels.
Two main types occur; information on both is looked at briefly here. Mainly affecting children and young adults, type 1 or juvenile onset diabetes occurs when insulin production stops completely; this can occur at any age but diabetics must take daily insulin injections in order to survive. The purpose of insulin is to regulate the amount of glucose in our blood. Adult onset diabetes affects older people as the name suggests but differs from type one; this can be controlled by diet but is caused by problems with the insulin production or its function.
We all eat foods that are rich in energy which the body uses to convert into sugar for energy like pasta, potatoes, bread, rice and fruit. Having high levels of glucose in your blood that is not entering the cells will over long periods, cause a number of serious conditions including blindness, amputations, heart and kidney conditions. By sticking to a diabetes health care regime, most of these conditions can be helped; then many of the conditions associated with this condition can be slowed down considerably if not stopped altogether. To manage your condition well, ensure you take your medication; but this means sticking to your medication, watching your blood sugar, cholesterol and to stop smoking! Natural Diabetes remedies can also help enormously in many people. (Of course, never use these in place of prescribed medications without first consulting your medical practitioner).
Apart from this, your blood pressure and weight should not go above the limits your doctor advised. Once you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you will have it for life; currently approx 2.6 percent of the U.S. population or about 5.5 million Americans, are known to have this health problem. However, the disease remains undiagnosed in about the same number; it is known that six hundred thousand new cases of will be diagnosed this and every year. It is believed that as many as 320,000 diabetics die each year in America, largely from side effects of the disease, whilst only 34,000 of those actually die directly from the condition itself.
