Type 2 diabetes can be managed successfully by keeping your blood sugar under control. This means watching what you eat, getting enough exercise and taking your medications on time. Here are some tips for living with type 2 diabetes, followed by tips on getting your blood sugar under control. Tips for living with type 2 diabetes Monitor your A1c to avoid diabetes complications The A1c tells you how well you…
Diabetes brings a greater risk of skin problems, especially dry skin. If you are on insulin, the scarring from insulin injections affects how the body absorbs insulin. Since diabetes also means a higher risk for infection even a minor skin problem must be treated right away, before it can become a big problem. Skin problems can be: specifically diabetes related an existing skin infection that turns worse because of high…
Stress is a natural part of life. Usually, when one’s under stress, the body feels attacked and prepares to take action. It uses the fight or flight response and to do this, it needs energy provided by the rising levels of certain hormones. These hormones supply the cells with stored energy in the form of glucose and fat so that they can tackle stress. In people with diabetes, this mechanism…
Questions and answers about type 2 diabetes The moment I got my health check reports, I was shocked with the results. Naturally, I went to my GP pronto and was double-shocked to be pronounced a type 2 diabetic. Not good news by any measure. The first question that popped into my mind was: why me? Why now? Followed by a stream of questions that flooded my brain. Let me share…
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes One of the first questions that comes to mind when we hear about diabetes is – can you actually prevent it? You cannot prevent type 1 diabetes as the cause is genetic. But preventing type 2 diabetes, or at least delaying it, is not impossible. All it takes is healthy living, keeping your blood sugar and A1c under control if you have a family history of…