Diabetes – Diabetes treatment

Diabetes is a metabolic problem.

The explanation is this, it is an action of converting food that we eat and changing that into energy. It also relates to the storage and distribution of that energy throughout the body. How well this storage and distribution system works with your body determines how well your body works. If all is not working correctly, often the energy is stored as fat in the wrong places.

We can blame our genes, we can blame our mothers, we can blame our spouse, we can blame our kids to no avail, and we must accept responsibility for our diabetes.

Some experts’ say this metabolic disorder is inherited, but is fatness inherited; We know it is caused by what we eat. Some experts say it can be hard to diagnose by doctors, obesity, high blood pressure cholesterol or diabetes, I can’t help but wonder what the doctor is doing or thinking, maybe getting paid, after all he doesn’t want to lose a paying customer.

Those same experts say that once the doctor has it figured out he/she might suggest a self care program through a life style change. Now that is a great idea.

What really is happening is that the insulin made in the pancreas in unable to do its job with the food that has been ingested therefore the food becomes insulin resistant and when that happens you blood sugar levels rise. When you have very high blood sugar level you can go into a coma and you can go to sleep for ever. RIP.

Let’s investigate the terrible foursome:

Obesity: We know what causes obesity, we can see that we weigh more than the people around us and that firstly has to be a signal. We do compare ourselves in every way with our fellow man. Even the guys when they go into the urinal they check out the other guys and compare. A well dressed man or woman always stands out in the crowd and you must compare your size and looks to them. It is even better if you have a beautiful face without acne pits all over it.

To judge if we are medically within our limits we can look to the BMI or Body Mass Index. There are a number of web sites that can help you figure that out but a body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal. One such site is operated by the US Department of Health & Human Services. There are others but this does have a body mass index program to see how fat you really are.

Cause of obesity is usually eating too much of the wrong foods

High Blood Pressure: The normal blood pressure for most people is referred to as 120 over 80 written 120/80. Anything over 139/89 is considered pre hypertension/high blood pressure and anything over 140/90 is considered high blood pressure.

Cause of high blood pressure is usually eating too of the wrong foods. Stress just aggravates it.

Cholesterol: Now, what is cholesterol, really? It is made in our liver in adequate supplies to produce sex hormones and assist in the digestive process. Cholesterol is made up of good and bad things called Triglycerides some good, some bad. When we have too much of the bad stuff it makes our blood thicker and it sticks to the arteries and veins of our body. Our poor heart has trouble pumping that thick stuff around the body and it is unable to push the blood into certain areas.

Cause of high blood pressure is usually eating too much of the wrong foods.

Diabetes: Now with all these problems combined, comes diabetes. The food we eat in not able to accept the insulin our insulin made by the pancreas allowing the sugar levels to rise to a dangerous level.

Cause of Diabetes is usually eating too much of the wrong foods.

Do you want to solve the problem…….EASY……? Stop eating all the crap that you have been shoveling in your mouth and make a lifestyle change

Come and read the secret………. No more things that contain sugar, no more refined carbohydrates, limit your meat intake to 10% very lean. Eat anything that is grown in the ground.

How to maintain blood sugar level chart at home is the most frequently asked question by most diabetics. As this is a task that every diabetic has to perform for monitoring blood glucose level.

Maintaining blood sugar level at home is the vital part of diabetes treatment. It is strongly advocated by the physicians all around the world. Most endocrinologists recommend to buy a home blood glucose meter and try to make them teach how to perform a blood sugar level test.

Further the physicians strongly recommend that accuracy of glucose readings measured at home depends upon various variables. It is extremely important that diabetic must first carefully read the instructions from the manual supplied with particular blood glucose monitor. Following instructions faithfully ensures accuracy of blood sugar level chart. The blood test must be carried out using proper technique and the blood glucose meter must be properly calibrated.

Readings carried out at home are thought to be correct if they fall in the range of 20% variance when compared with the laboratory blood sample. This variance is because of the reason that laboratory test are performed on plasma extract of blood sample whereas the home tests are carried out on the whole sample. Modern diabetic testing supplies are even more sensitive and check the blood samples within 5% variance range.

If the sugar readings are extremely low it is good to check for the signs of hypoglycemia. The signs include confusion, lethargy, inattention, lack of coordination and shakiness. It is important to give patient something sweet like some candy or honey. This comes in emergency treatment of diabetes. After relieving the signs of low blood sugar, one must contact his physician to adjust the diabetes medication and diet plan.

Some blood testing strips are more evident and the testing area must never be touched by mistake during handling.

The testing strips must be taken out from box with care just few seconds before the actual use. The strips must never be exposed to humidity or high temperature. The expiry date must be checked with care. The strips must be only used with prescribed meter to ensure the code on the strip container matches with the number coded on the machine.

There could be the following reason s of incorrect readings

• The glucometer is dirty
• The meter is damaged or being dropped from height
• The gloucometer had been stored in high temperature conditions
• The solution would have expired