Type 2 Diabetes Is A Chronic Medical Condition
in which the levels of sugar, or glucose, build up in your bloodstream. Typically, the hormone insulin helps move glucose from your blood to your cells, where it’s used for energy. But with type 2 diabetes, your body’s cells aren’t able to respond to insulin as well as they should.
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CAUSES
While the definitive trigger of type 2 diabetes is your body’s resistance to insulin, there’s usually a combination of factors that increase your risk of that resistance occurring, factors including lifestyle and other variables e.g. genetics and age and familial predisposition
SYMPTOMS
The early symptoms may include: Constant hunger, lack of energy, fatigue, excessive thirst, frequent urination, blurry vision, pain, or numbness in your hands or feet. As the disease progresses, the symptoms become more severe and can cause some potentially dangerous complications
TREATMENT
Type 2 diabetes can be managed, and in some cases, reversed. Most treatment plans will include checking your blood glucose levels, The goal is to stay within a specific range. There are a few diet plans that you can undergo which can help keep your blood glucose levels in check
Why Does My Diet Matter?
It’s no secret that diet is essential to managing type 2 diabetes. Although there isn’t a one-size-fits all diet for diabetes management, certain dietary choices should act as the foundation for your individual diet plan. Your diet plan should work with your body — not against it — so it’s important that the food you eat won’t spike your blood sugar levels to high.
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Managing Type-2 Diabetes
In our experience, having type 2 diabetes can feel like a lifelong science experiment. You have to track what you eat and then measure the food’s effect on your blood sugar levels. If you take insulin, you have to calculate the correct amount to compensate for the number of carbs you’ve eaten. If you exercise, you need to factor that in as well. A variety of technologies and devices exist that can help you manage all of this — and it can make a big difference.
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