How to Control Diabetes

Let's Learn How to Control Diabetes

Once you have diabetes, you will have it forever.

If you don’t learn how to control your diabetes properly, it will be impossible to stay healthy and maintain a relatively normal life.

Blood-sugar (glucose) levels must be well maintained.

The American Diabetes Association has published guidelines on approximately what blood-glucose levels should be through out the day to help diabetics.

Diabetics have a recommended blood-glucose range of 90-130 milligrams per deciliter prior to eating meals.

A blood-sugar level of less than 180 milligrams per deciliter should be maintained before snacking or going to bed.

The HbA1c test should be taken once every three months and the results of the blood-sugar level in this test should be about seven percent.

This 7% is a good indicator that you are managing your diabetes well.

If you have gestational diabetes, different blood-glucose levels apply to you.

Blood sugar levels for plasma should be below 130 milligrams per deciliter and whole blood levels less than 120 milligrams (2 hours after a meal).

Less than 105 milligrams per deciliter (in plasma) is the recommended blood-glucose level when fasting and less than 95 milligrams per deciliter (in whole blood).

If your blood-sugar level is less than 70 milligrams per deciliter, you should consult a health care professional because hypoglycemic reactions can occur which can have huge problems to your health.

If you have two readings in a row of blood-sugar levels of 300 milligrams or higher per deciliter, this is also a good time to dash to the doctor because hyperglycemic reactions can result in outcomes which are just as bad.

Usually these cases will occur when you are not managing your diabetes properly and the doctor will give you advice on the best way to fix it.

One must remember that watching blood sugar levels is only the beginning of looking after your diabetes properly.

A meal plan may be required or a change in your daily exercise routine may be needed to help achieve good health.

It is very important to talk to your medical adviser about taking a new medication or supplement because these can meddle with your circumstances.

Blood glucose levels are always the most important thing to watch as a diabetic, but other things such as blood pressure need to be kept inline.
 
Strokes and kidney disease are problems which are more likely to arise as a diabetic if you have high blood pressure.

The best thing to do is always make sure the doctor checks to make sure your blood pressure is not too high.

130/80 is considered to be the healthiest blood pressure for a diabetic.

Cholesterol levels also have to be watched (for both diabetics and non-diabetics). A diabetic’s favourable level for low density lipoproteins or LDL cholesterol is a reading of less than 100.

Be careful to consider all of these things when controlling your diabetes.

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