Tips for people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
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If you are recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, then the following tips can help you to live a normal life even when you have type 2 diabetes.
Start taking care of yourself
Once you are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you will need to start taking care of yourself. It will not only help you now but it will also be useful in the long run. Having type 2 diabetes does not mean you are on death row. Yes, it is a serious problem and you need to attend to it immediately. If you are not taking care of yourself the high glucose levels can damage your nervous system, eyes, heart, blood vessels and kidneys you need to manage your blood glucose levels immediately along with other risk factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol and weight. If you manage them immediately health complications can be prevented. You can also start working out or exercising so as to reduce your blood glucose levels and to maintain them at the safe zone. Better diabetes management will not only help you to keep it in check, but it will also help you by offering other health benefits.
Be more careful with foods
Foods can directly impact blood glucose levels and so you have to be very careful about your food choices. If you want to manage your diabetes better, you will lead to understand more about the foods which are good for you and the foods which are not good for you. Carbohydrates can raise your blood sugar levels and so you have to be very careful with carbohydrate. You can reduce the amount of carbohydrate you are consuming. You also need to eat carbohydrates that have low glycaemic index.
You need to avoid highly sugary drinks. Drinks with high sugars can increase your blood glucose levels. You need to stop drinking regular fruit juice and soda as they contain high amounts of sugar.
It is always important to control the portions that you are eating. By controlling the portions, you can reduce the amount of food you are eating. By adding more vegetables and salad to your plate, you can reduce the amount of other foods that you eat in a day. Eating out and eating out of food packages may not be very good for you when you are suffering from type 2 diabetes because you cannot control the quality of the ingredients and the food and the temptation to eat something that you should not is generally higher in those cases.
It's a progressive disease
You need to understand that type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease. When you diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, it means that you have lost a percentage of the beta-cell function. These are the cells present in pancreas that produce insulin. It may also make your insulin resistant and you may not be able to use the insulin effectively. Healthy eating and exercise will definitely help you but you may also need medication to control the blood glucose levels. There are different types of medicines available which can help you to control your blood glucose levels. There are better medication is available which do not have the side-effects of previous medicines. You need to manage your type 2 diabetes better from the beginning so that you can preserve more beta-cell function and make the progression slower.
Exercise more
Exercise is very important for you when you are trying to manage type 2 diabetes. Regular exercise of at least 30 minutes 4 to 6 times a week can help you to lower your blood glucose levels. It will also help your body to use the insulin better and it will reduce your cholesterol levels.
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