Thursday, October 23, 2008

Looking For Diabetes Treatment Options?

By Don Pedro

I don't care how old you are, it's necessary to spend some time daily or weekly to engage in some form of exercise, if you want to prevent diabetes. You see, inactivity has been noticed as a very likely cause of diabetes. So, prevent this by engaging in lots of exercises daily or certain number of times weekly.

Being obedient can keep you alive, even if you have diabetes type II. By being obedient here I mean listening to and doing everything your doctor tells you to do. If your doctor says you shouldn't eat a certain type of food or drink a certain type of liquid, listen to him. He knows better and is doing all he can to ensure you don't die from the illness. The least you can do is cooperate with your doctor.

There are lots of natural diabetes treatments today that are said to work very well in treating and even curing diabetes. While there's no medical proof that these natural diabetic treatments can actually cure diabetes, lots of people say they have experienced amazing results with them. Before you use such natural treatments for diabetes, ensure that you get the permission from your doctor.

Instead of adopting an attitude of "it's over for me", why not see diabetes as a unique opportunity for you to live life to the fullest. You can see it as an opportunity to be able to take full charge of your life and take full charge of what you eat, drink and how you live. With diabetes, you can't take things for granted anymore. You can now better take care of your life and live much longer and healthier than you probably should have - because you are now much more careful.

I know lots of people who had been diagnosed to have diabetes for over 10 years. Because they have dutifully changed their lifestyles, diet and consistently engaged in exercises, they are no different from every other person without diabetes. They look very healthy and very strong. You too can if you have diabetes just so far as you also change your lifestyle, diet and engage in lots of exercises.

There are very effective glucose tablets that you can chew today to deal with low blood sugar, as a diabetic patient. There are also hard candies that work as well. But ensure that when taking such, you mustn't take more than is necessary.

As a diabetic patient, it's time to either drastically reduce your alcohol intake or completely stop it. This is not the time for overindulgence in alcohol but a time to keep firm control of your habits, if you really want to live long and healthy, despite having diabetes.

If you are like me, you just can't do without coffee or tea, but as a diabetic, you have to stay away from coffee or tea because of sugar. But if you must, then ensure you don't put sugar in your coffee or tea. But if you must, then you can use honey instead of sugar in your tea or coffee. - 15437

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