Comprehensive Diabetes Treatment Guide: Balancing Health and Well-Being

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What are the different types of diabetes treatment?

There are a number of treatments available to help you manage and treat your diabetes. Everyone is different, so treatment will vary depending on your own individual needs. If you have type 1 diabetes, you’ll need to use insulin to treat your diabetes. You take the insulin by injection or by using a pump .

How is diabetes treated?

Diabetes can be treated and its consequences avoided or delayed with diet, physical activity, medication and regular screening and treatment for complications. Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces.

How do you treat type 1 diabetes?

Try to get up and move if you've been sitting for more than 30 minutes. Treatment for type 1 diabetes involves insulin injections or the use of an insulin pump, frequent blood sugar checks, and carbohydrate counting. For some people with type 1 diabetes, pancreas transplant or islet cell transplant may be an option.

How is type 2 diabetes treated?

Treatment of type 2 diabetes mostly involves lifestyle changes, monitoring of your blood sugar, along with oral diabetes drugs, insulin or both. Depending on your treatment plan, you may check and record your blood sugar as many as four times a day or more often if you're taking insulin.

How do you manage blood sugar if you have type 2 diabetes?

The main treatments for managing blood sugar levels if you have type 2 diabetes are: Insulin along with other medication that helps lower blood sugar levels Other types of diabetes medicine that is injected or taken as tablets.

How do you treat type 2 diabetes?

Try to quit smoking if you smoke, and cut down on alcohol. People diagnosed with type 1 diabetes also require regular insulin injections for the rest of their life. Type 2 diabetes can get worse over time and people living with type 2 diabetes often need medicine, usually in the form of tablets or injections.

How can a GP help with diabetes treatment?

Your GP or a healthcare professional can help you find the right diabetes treatment plan to suit you and your lifestyle. People with diabetes are entitled to free prescriptions. Everyone with type 1 diabetes, and some people with type 2 diabetes, need to take insulin to manage their blood glucose (sugar) levels.

What Is Diabetes Treatment

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Diabetes Treatment Information

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