Diabetes - Table of Contents

Symptoms of Diabetes
Considering its life-threatening nature, it can seem amazing to the non-medical person that the symptoms of diabetes can be puzzling.

Blood Glucose Monitors
One of the most important things you can do for effective diabetes management is regular blood glucose monitoring.

Possible Complications
One of the more devastating results of diabetes is the effect which it has on organs and bodily functions.

Coping with Diabetes
Not only are medicines commonly part of the coping process, but, lifestyle changes will almost certainly have to be a part of the coping process.

Diabetes and Diet
Anyone with diabetes will need to give their diet a bit more attention in order to help maintain the proper glucose level.

Exercise for Diabetes Control
Not only does exercise improve overall health for anyone, but especially for diabetics.

Genetic Risk Factors
Despite the ambiguity concerning the exact causes of diabetes, most cases of diabetes result from a combination of environmental and genetic influences.

Lifestyle Risk Factors
Fortunately for those who are at risk for diabetes, many factors associated with the onset of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are lifestyle choices and therefore can be altered.

Long Term Prospects
I don't know if it's good news or bad news, but the long term prospects for a person with diabetes are not set in stone. There are both medications and lifestyle options which can help with diabetes.

Minimizing the Effects of Diabetes
When we begin to discuss how to take control of, and manage diabetes, we face two main categories of problem: Short term, and long term negative effects. Minimizing either, or both, requires discipline.

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