Diabetes Care

Diabetes Care: An Ongoing Process That Requires Being Extra
Vigilant

It is sad but true that diabetes is a major health concern in the West
which can be seen when we find that there are an estimated three
to five percent Westerners affected by this silent killer of a disease,
and an estimated one million Canadians are also so affected.
Diabetes generally causes an individual’s body cells to become unable
to absorb as well as use glucose in an adequate manner and for
various reasons including becoming resistant to the hormone known
as insulin or because of lack of insulin. And, without proper diabetes
care, the patient’s body cells may become starved of fuel that is
needed to provide energy to the body and sugar will not then be
able to get into the cells, thus causing elevated levels of it in the
blood.

Change Diet, Exercise Sufficiently And Take Medications

There are both immediate health problems associated with diabetes as
well as long term complications and to prevent the condition from
worsening, obviously the diabetic requires proper diabetes care.
Thus, to manage diabetes may require paying special attention to the
diet the patient takes, and the need for them to exercise adequately
and to also take medications whenever required so as to control blood
sugar levels and keep the level as close to normal as is possible.
Furthermore, diabetes can take either one of three forms that are
Type 1, Type 2 and also gestational diabetes, with the last
mentioned form of diabetes affecting only pregnant women.

Thus, it stands to reason that diabetes care is an essential
requirement in order to monitor as well as ensure that the diabetic
is taking adequate care to control the problem, and in this, there
are few ways that he or she can check their condition, especially
when in a pre-diabetic stage, and before the diabetes becomes a
full blown problem.

It is certainly necessary for the patient to know of his or her family
history, and if someone in the immediate family was or still is a
diabetic, then chances of the individual also being diabetic is
increased. However, one of the problems with diabetes care is
that it often requires a lot of effort and it can easily tire the
individual out, and thus should only be used if it cannot be avoided.
However, having a regular checkup is one aspect of diabetes care
that is not so tiresome and which can and should be done in order
to closely keep tabs on the progress or lack of it in a patient’s health.

Being vigilant is also another aspect to diabetes care and so is having
an eye examination performed which must be taken once in a year at
least, because diabetes will affect a person’s eyes and thus needs to
be addressed at the earliest. Also, avoiding smoking is another aspect
of diabetes care, and in any case proper care is a continuous process
that requires closely monitoring the health to ensure fewer further
complications, and to also manage the existing condition and keeping
it as close to normal as is possible.