Reversing Diabetes through Life Balance Changes???

Managing our diabetes is a bit like losing weight – we, for some reason, keep looking for the easier and softer way, all the while knowing, deep inside, that there is no “miracle” cure just waiting out there for us.

Unfortunately, despite many claims to the contrary, if you have been diagnosed with various types of diabetes, the truth is that you cannot “reverse” the disorder.  However, if you have not yet been diagnosed and are at the “at risk” level for developing diabetes, you can certainly take matters into your own hands and effect some serious changes that may could very well help you combat this disease.

Reversing Diabetes is possible

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Controlling Type II Diabetes Through Diet And Exercise

If you have been diagnosed with adult onset type II Diabetes, you may be able to control your condition through diet and exercise. Many people have genetic predispositions for adult onset diabetes, but the disease is usually brought on by poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle. It can be hard to reverse the damage caused by years of unhealthy living, but by changing the way you eat and exercise, you can help control your disease and can lead a fairly normal life without the need for insulin-regulating medicine.

Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes develops because the cells in the pancreas are not producing enough or any insulin to process the food in the body into energy.  The only way to fix this is to inject insulin into the body to replace the insulin the body should be producing on its own. Type 1 diabetes is also known as Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) and requires insulin treatment for the patient to survive.  This is done by via insulin injections.

Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

In type 2 diabetes, the body is still producing insulin but it is not being utilized properly. This is known as insulin resistance.  When a person is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, there are more treatment options available to them as opposed to people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Depending on the blood sugar levels in a patient, their weight and other health factors, the doctor will decide whether the diabetes can be controlled by one of the following methods:

• Diet and exercise – a healthy balanced diet with regular exercise can be used for people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar levels are only slightly elevated

Tests for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

In addition to the initial tests that will be taken when you are first diagnosed with diabetes there will be more that are administered at different times and intervals to make sure you are staying healthy.  Some of these tests you will do yourself at home daily while others will be done during annual or semi-annual trips check-ups at with your doctor.

Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes versus Type 2 Diabetes

In the majority of cases there will be warning signs and symptoms that something is wrong and that you need a check-up at the doctor.  There are similar warning signs that overlap with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.  But there are also symptoms that are specific to each type of the disease.

Symptoms for type 1 diabetes can include:

• An increased thirst that is not satisfied after drinking extra fluids
• A frequent need to urinate (more than normal)
• A dry or fuzzy feeling inside the mouth
• Unexplained and sudden weight loss
• Feeling light-headed, weak or dizzy