Treatments

How is Diabetes treated?
Treatment is aimed at controlling the elevated blood glucose without causing an abnormally low glucose level (hypoglycaemia). An important aspect of your treatment plan will involve eating a healthy diet (low fat, salt and sugar and high fibre). You should also monitor your blood glucose levels.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is treated with insulin, exercise, and a healthy diet.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is first treated with weight reduction, a healthy diet and regular exercise.
In type 2 diabetes, if the above measures fail to control the elevated blood glucose, oral (by mouth) medicines are used to try to boost insulin production, improve the body's use of it, or reduce the speed at which glucose enters the blood.
Treatment with insulin will be considered if these other medicines are insufficient.

Gestational diabetes is usually controlled by a healthy diet and regular exercise. Some women may require treatment with insulin. Treating high blood pressure and controlling the levels of fats (lipids) in the blood are also very important in patients with diabetes as they are at greater risk than the normal population of developing serious cardiovascular diseases.

A group of medicines known as ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors are sometimes used to reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular complications in diabetes and can also reduce the risk or progression of kidney and eye diseases.
Although there is currently no cure for diabetes mellitus, it can be controlled successfully with an active treatment plan. The potential benefit of pancreas transplants and islet cell transplants in type 1 patients is being investigated.
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Take control of your life!

People who follow our detailed program can expect to*
Develop new lifestyle habits that will add many years to their lives.
Maintain their A1C blood sugar level within recommended guidelines.
Lose a significant amount of weight.
Lower the amount of medications that they must take to control their diabetes.
Increase their HDL cholesterol level.
Decrease their overall and LDL cholesterol levels.
Feel a lot happier because they have taken control of their health and their life.
Develop a long-term program to keep their weight and their diabetes under control.

Prevention of Diabetes

Diabetes can be prevented by changing a person's diet and by having proper exercise. Eating a healthy diet, losing some weight and regular physical activity will help you prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

Control Diabetes

An Indian should take care of the following facts for diabetes control
Avoid sweets completely.
Fried and fatty foods should be minimized.
Insulin will work properly if overweight is reduced.
Foods containing more fibre should be taken. This will help to reduce the absorption of glucose into the blood stream, there by reducing the sugar level in the blood.
Consumption of egg yolk, mutton and beaf should be reduced. Take fish and chicken without skin instead.
Amount of oil used in a day should not exceed 4 teaspoons.
Avoid Vanaspathi and Margarine.
Avoid excessive eating.
Do not skip exercise.
Reduce stress and maintain good health.