The leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide is diabetes mellitus. And in United States, that is the most common cause of blindness in people younger than 65 years.
Moreover, it is not only causing actual blindness, but also a wide range of other diabetic eye disease complications that can cause you problems.

Diabetes mellitus may cause:

* reversible, temporary blurring of the vision
* can cause a severe, permanent vision lost….

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Most diabetic patients are monitored at the health center or at special clinics. In more complex cases (blood sugar swinging sharply with repeated hypos or reduced efficacy of medicines and so on) may need to adjust the medication.

Reason for the controls are partly the desire to ensure that treatment is working properly in view of long-term complications. Routine checks are made about every 3rd to 6th month or after the individual needs.

* Blood glucose (the patient takes his glucose diary)
* Sugar hemoglobin (”the long-term sugar”)
* The presence of diabetic complications: taking urine samples and blood pressure control….

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This particular course discussed diabetes, in particular type ii.  Why discuss or study such a topic?  Because there are millions of overweight/obese clients who suffer from such a disease and who do not know the proper way it should be treated and/or prevented.

This course that I completed specifically detailed that Type II is so prevalent in today’s healthcare system that it is considered as common as….

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Self-care for diabetics.
Diabetes treatment is largely based on the concept of self-care. This term refers to the ability to treat the patient himself. This can be achieved only by interest, education and experience.
Thorough training on insulin treatment is important for them to take insulin daily….

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Diabetes is a serious and chronic disease that usually develops complications gradually for both type 1 and type 2.

These may include:

* Eye disease that can lead to blindness….

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To control your weight and blood sugar level as a diabetic, exercising is very important.
While combining a healthy diet and taking medicine, exercise is a bigger factor in managing type 2 diabetes.

Exercise helps to manage your diabetes by:

* Releasing tension and anxiety by reducing stress and promoting relaxation.
* Enchanging work capacity and increasing energy levels.
* Reducing the risk of a heart disease like heart attack by improving the blood circulation.
* Increasing good (HDL) cholesterol and decreasing bad (LDL) cholesterol….

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More and more people these days are developing type 2 diabetes due to an unhealthy lifestyle. I’m giving away some basic tips that will prevent and reduce the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. We can not help that we have the genes we have, but we can do something to influence our lifestyles and thereby halting or slowing down the development of type 2 diabetes.

Here are some important factors that determine whether we are developing type 2 diabetes or not:

* Smoking: reduced insulin sensitivity….

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Cardio exercises and fitness in general is good for type 2 diabetes. All forms of activity for an extended period of time that raises your heart rate will prevent type 2 diabetes and help those who already have it to manage their blood sugar levels easier.  Moreover, exercising  is not only good for the health cardio benefits, but will also boost your mood so you feel less stressed. It doesn’t have to be expensive, time consuming or take much energy at all from you – cardio at home is a good alternative….

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The first and most usual symptoms of diabetes in children and teenagers is  increase in urine volume and increased thirst. Other symptoms include progressive fatigue, weakness, hunger, and wasting. The child will eventually also feel sick, vomiting and complaining about abdominal pain that may resemble appendicitis.

Unless the child come to a treatment condition quickly, the condition….

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Today I and my family had eaten a real American breakfast! Mom and baby brother had made American pancakes for brunch and I assisted with the fruit to!  We, the family of three including two diabetics, was of course sugar-free pancakes with fresh fruit added. I thought I could post this on here on my diabetes blog….

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