How can one with diabetes take care of him/herself to avoid complications?

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Long short term and long term complications

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Regular and frequent blood sugar testing, stick to the diet given by the doctor/nutritionist and eat regular meals - no skipping meals, take any meds as scheduled, if taking insulin- make sure it is being properly administered, pay close attention to any wounds- especially on the feet, go for regular physical exams.

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do what your doctor tell you to do and take your medicine

Take your medications. Exercise will help keep/make your glucose go down and help keep it under control. If you are overweight, do the best you can to lose weight (I know. it is a lot easier said than done). And meet with a diabetic trained nutritionist for meal planning and correct way for a diabetic to eat.

Keep in contact with your doctor and have regular checks. Follow the special diet recommended by your doctor. Diabetes can be a silent killer if ignored . but people can lead normal lives if they follow the doctor's rules.

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You must listern to every your doctor and diabetic nurse tells you. Eat when your supposed too, exercise and keep the weight in check. Most people don't realise how serious diabetes is. Diabetes affects all your major organs. You can suffer from heart, kidney, eye, nutritional and metabolic. The one think you don't want is to end up insulin dependant.

Talk to your doctor and let him know what medications you are on, and let him make adjustments. Take your blood sugar test on a regular basis, at least 2 or 4 times per day. Eat a good diet for diabetes. Get your eyes examined every year.

I have Diabetes--type I 25 years. The best way to control your blood sugar is to check your blood sugar level 3 to 4 times a day and also when you feel funny. Type II diabetes are not so fragile as type I and sometimes take different medication.
Long term risks: loss of eye sight. Get annual eye exams. The loss is preventable with laser surgery and painless.

Kidney failure: this is a tough one. The doctor will perhaps perscribe a blood pressure medicine to slow down the damage.

Stoke and heart attact: caused by hardening of the arteries. Doctors love to prescribe chlesterol lowering medicine to diabetics.

There is quite a few more complications but those are the worse.

Short term: If you are on insulin, LOW blood sugar. Always, always have candy handy. With low blood sugar you pass out and do not come to by yourself. Well, sometimes you do but you can not move.

Taking care of oneself involves getting exercise. It is important. Controlling one's diet. Type II diabetics respond well to loss of weight. Also eating too much or too often raises the blood sugar level. Eating too little or not often enough will cause low blood sugar if one is taking insulin.

There are so many diabetics in the U S A now that the industry is growing faster than Yahoo.

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