Take That Diabetes! Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Guidelines

When life gives you lemons, you basically make lemonade or a ridiculously tasty lemon tart, in this case, a healthier version of it!  When trying to understand type 2 diabetes treatment guidelines, you need to keep a few things in mind.

With type 2 diabetes, it is imperative to realize that it asymptomatic and it is mostly lifestyle and family history related. We know now that diabetes affects the way your body handles the sugar in your blood, so that’s a start. So what we need to look at are effective guidelines on to curb this disease, especially to the many afflicted people out there that look at diabetes as a lifelong jail time.

Well, here is your get-out-of-jail-free card. Pay attention to what your body is telling you. Just as you would know you are coming down with a cold if you are sneezing all over the place and you’ve run out of Kleenex from blowing your nose, your body will always tell you when there is something wrong.

Keep in mind the following symptoms of diabetes:

•           If you start experiencing extreme fatigue and lethargy.

•           Constant urinating.

•           Frequent bacterial or fungal infections.

•           Wounds that won't heal as fast.

•           Loss of feeling or sensation in your feet or hands.

•           Extreme hunger.

•           Unexplained weight loss and weight gain.

•           Hyperpigmentation of the skin – darkening of the skin on the neck and elbows.

•           Blurred vision.

Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines

There are ways to find out if you are at the risk of having Type 2 Diabetes.

• Check if you are predisposed to it genetically. Having a hereditary risk doesn’t mean that you’ll develop it, however, you have a 50% chance of getting it if both your parents have type 2 diabetes. Knowing your risk of diabetes early on will help you make the proper changes in your lifestyle in order to prevent developing the condition.

• No, you cannot catch diabetes, it is not a contagious disease. However, gestational diabetes is common to some first-time moms. It goes away after childbirth, but it’s important that you are regularly tested as a safety control measure.

• Diabetes does not discriminate on age, however, if you are over 40 years of age and overweight/ obese, you are more likely to develop diabetes and if you are especially bigger around your belly than any other part of your body because this means there is added pressure on your body’s ability to use insulin in order to control your blood sugar levels to burn energy. In some cases, bariatric surgery for the morbidly obese individuals.

• I would highly recommend that everyone over the age of 30 have a blood screening of diabetes, at least 3 times a year. A fasting blood sugar test is the most commonly used by physicians. A urine test can be done but the sugar levels need to be very high for detection. I have done this test, religiously, over the years, just to be sure that my insulin levels are at a safe range. Prevention is better than cure and certainly cheaper.
  

• Maintain a healthy lifestyle. There are portable testing kits available for your home use.

With all the above information, keep in mind there's more to learn about type 2 diabetes treatment guidelines, but you’re on the right track. Now get on out there and let’s kick some type 2 diabetes butt!

Jeffrey Dale is a Type 2 Diabetic and asks the questions, "Can you be a Type 2 Diabetic and poke fun at the disease, or will it get mad at you if you do"? He shares everything he's learned - the hard way - as an "expert" on his blog at http://www.reversingtype2diabetes.info