DIABETES TREATMENT
To avoid long-term complications of diabetes, it is essential to remain healthy by controlling blood sugar. Some people can successfully sustain their blood sugar level at desired levels with diet and exercise. Others may need insulin and some medications.
For type 2 diabetes, blood sugar can be controlled with a single medication that proves effective and sometimes combination of few medicines is necessary.
There are four ways to treat diabetes. The first priority treatment for diabetes patients is undoubtedly exercise and healthy diet. Secondly, alternative medications also aid in the treatment for diabetes, and third, please do follow the doctor’s treatment and prescription religiously, and last, people whose kidneys are failing or who aren’t responding to other treatments, pancreas or islet cell transplantation may be an option.
Goals for diabetes treatment:
A typical target for younger adults range might be 80 to 120mg/dl before meals, and below 180mg/dl. They will not suffer from any complications of diabetes then. For older adults, it can be more dangerous than in younger people because blood sugar levels fall too low. Their fasting target goal should be 100 to 140 mg/dL and below 200 mg/dL after meals. The type of sugar you have depends on how often you test your blood sugar. Test your blood sugar at least thrice a day. If you have type 2 diabetes don’t use insulin. You may need to test your blood sugar level only once a day or as little as twice a week.
Factors that affect your blood sugar include:
Food habits can raise your blood sugar level. What and how much you eat, and the time of the day, also affect your blood sugar level immensely. Physical activity is important to lower your blood sugar level. Physical activity causes sugar to be transported to your cells, where it is used for energy. By doing small works like gardening, house work and even taking a small walk can lower your blood sugar level by quite a margin. Medications like insulin and oral diabetes medications help to lower your blood sugar. Illness due to physical stress of cold or others may also secrete hormones that raise your blood sugar level. When you’re sick check your glucose level frequently. Alcohol happens to raise your blood sugar level at times as they count as calories in your diet.
For type 2 diabetes, blood sugar can be controlled with a single medication that proves effective and sometimes combination of few medicines is necessary.
There are four ways to treat diabetes. The first priority treatment for diabetes patients is undoubtedly exercise and healthy diet. Secondly, alternative medications also aid in the treatment for diabetes, and third, please do follow the doctor’s treatment and prescription religiously, and last, people whose kidneys are failing or who aren’t responding to other treatments, pancreas or islet cell transplantation may be an option.
Goals for diabetes treatment:
A typical target for younger adults range might be 80 to 120mg/dl before meals, and below 180mg/dl. They will not suffer from any complications of diabetes then. For older adults, it can be more dangerous than in younger people because blood sugar levels fall too low. Their fasting target goal should be 100 to 140 mg/dL and below 200 mg/dL after meals. The type of sugar you have depends on how often you test your blood sugar. Test your blood sugar at least thrice a day. If you have type 2 diabetes don’t use insulin. You may need to test your blood sugar level only once a day or as little as twice a week.
Factors that affect your blood sugar include:
Food habits can raise your blood sugar level. What and how much you eat, and the time of the day, also affect your blood sugar level immensely. Physical activity is important to lower your blood sugar level. Physical activity causes sugar to be transported to your cells, where it is used for energy. By doing small works like gardening, house work and even taking a small walk can lower your blood sugar level by quite a margin. Medications like insulin and oral diabetes medications help to lower your blood sugar. Illness due to physical stress of cold or others may also secrete hormones that raise your blood sugar level. When you’re sick check your glucose level frequently. Alcohol happens to raise your blood sugar level at times as they count as calories in your diet.
DIABITIS PREVENTION
Prevention is proven to be one of the most effective and powerful methods to fight diabetes. More than 50% of diabetes is caused due to inappropriate lifestyle. Regulating lifestyle can prove to be advantageous in downfall of probability of contracting diabetes in one’s life. Loss of weight not only helps in fitness but also in control of blood sugar levels. Losing 10% of initial body weight and regular exercise can immensely reduce the risk of diabetes. Physical activities play a key role in reducing the body weight and on the other also the extra blood sugar is broken down. It also helps to uphold the blood sugar in the normal range. You are more liable to diabetes if you are overweight (may also lead to obesity), are having genetic or hierarchal means of predisposition along with proper physical activity.
Food choices: Foodstuffs containing low glycemic carbohydrates, proteins or fats can initially help to lose body weight and maintain dancing blood sugar level. Prefer healthy foods which are low in fats and calories such as lean fish, lean chicken, turkey and fruits and vegetables. Go slow on fast and fried foodstuffs for prevention of diabetes. Avoid processed carbohydrates as much as possible. Try to increase high-protein food in your diet. And reduce eating refined flour i.e. white flour, bleached flour, treated flour and other kind of white flour.
The Fundamentals to prevent diabetes: Diabetes can be prevented by good production of the insulin and keeping the body fat percent low. Insulin and fats helps to maintain body weight and control sugar level. Consumption of meals to a small fraction instead of heavy food also helps to control diabetes. Also avoid eating carbohydrates few hours before you go to sleep. Taking in high-protein breakfast and 5 or 6 small meals a day also helps you to maintain the body weight. This will also help to control excess consumption of fats and carbohydrates.
Food choices: Foodstuffs containing low glycemic carbohydrates, proteins or fats can initially help to lose body weight and maintain dancing blood sugar level. Prefer healthy foods which are low in fats and calories such as lean fish, lean chicken, turkey and fruits and vegetables. Go slow on fast and fried foodstuffs for prevention of diabetes. Avoid processed carbohydrates as much as possible. Try to increase high-protein food in your diet. And reduce eating refined flour i.e. white flour, bleached flour, treated flour and other kind of white flour.
The Fundamentals to prevent diabetes: Diabetes can be prevented by good production of the insulin and keeping the body fat percent low. Insulin and fats helps to maintain body weight and control sugar level. Consumption of meals to a small fraction instead of heavy food also helps to control diabetes. Also avoid eating carbohydrates few hours before you go to sleep. Taking in high-protein breakfast and 5 or 6 small meals a day also helps you to maintain the body weight. This will also help to control excess consumption of fats and carbohydrates.
SKIN CARE
Diabetes affects different body parts of a person including skin. The skin disorders can be seen in normal individual too, but diabetics are more frequently prone to it. Fortunately, most of the skin infections can easily be controlled if detected in early stages. Infection can be bacterial, fungal or simple itching. Some of the specific skin infections frequently seen in the diabetic patients are Dermopathy, Necrobiosis lipoidica, Diabeticorum, Xanthomatosis and Blisters.
Diabetes Skin Infections:
Bacterial infections :- Bacterial infections are more commonly seen in people with diabetes than in normal individuals. Styes - Infection of glands and eyelids, Boils and hair follicles infections, skin and tissue are affected by carbuncles. These infections are spread by few bacterial germs but the most common is Staphylococcus bacteria.
Fungal infections :- Candida-albicans is the yeast-like fungus, responsible for red sore skin with frequent sense of itching and developing into blisters and scales. These patchy infections usually appear at skin folding, where moisture is persisting for longer period, like armpits and groin, under the foreskin, under breast, finger and toes-nail (onychomycosis), in the mouth (thrush), in the vagina etc. Some of the known fungal infections are athlete's foot, ring worms and jock itch.
Itching :- Itching may result from poor blood circulation, dry skin, or any kind of bacterial and viral infection, mostly observed in lower extremities. Wiping your body till completely dry and using good moisturizing agent are the suggestive steps to manage simple itching.
Diabetic Dermopathy :- Dermopathy shows skin changes occurring in diabetics due to affected blood vessels (i.e. oval to circular), slightly indented dry brown to purple and scaly patches. When zinc doses are administered for several weeks it appears to help the lesions resolve over several months, especially when combined with near normal blood sugars.
Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum :- Necrobiosis Lipodica Diabecicorum (NLD) seems similar to dermopathy, but it is more worst than the latter, as it penetrates deeply into the skin, making the spots red with a well defined purple line. See your doctor at right time or else it may crack or break.
Xanthomatosis, Sclerosis and Diabetic blisters :- High blood sugar aggravates these conditions; xanthomatosis is slight yellowish pea like pigmentation in feet, arms, legs, hands, buttocks etc. In sclerosis, skin of toe, forehead, hands becomes thick and waxy, and stiffness in the joints is observed. Sometimes painless diabetic blisters erupt in the fingers, toes, hands, forehands and feet look like burned sores. These are commonly seen in overweight, type 1 diabetic, and revert back to normal as soon as blood sugar is controlled out.
Disseminated Granuloma Annulare :- Sharp well define ring or arc shape raised area of skin is seen, then it is nothing but disseminated granuloma annulare. The common body parts where it can be seen are on the fingers or ears.
Acanthosis nigricans :- This is the condition, in which brown tanned patches appear in different parts of the body like neck, armpits and groin, hands, elbow and knees. This is usually seen in the people with overweight; especially women are more likely to be caught with this.
Allergic Reactions :- Visible allergic reaction in the area of skin is examined when insulin is injected and, it may develop rashes.
Diabetes Skin Infections:
Bacterial infections :- Bacterial infections are more commonly seen in people with diabetes than in normal individuals. Styes - Infection of glands and eyelids, Boils and hair follicles infections, skin and tissue are affected by carbuncles. These infections are spread by few bacterial germs but the most common is Staphylococcus bacteria.
Fungal infections :- Candida-albicans is the yeast-like fungus, responsible for red sore skin with frequent sense of itching and developing into blisters and scales. These patchy infections usually appear at skin folding, where moisture is persisting for longer period, like armpits and groin, under the foreskin, under breast, finger and toes-nail (onychomycosis), in the mouth (thrush), in the vagina etc. Some of the known fungal infections are athlete's foot, ring worms and jock itch.
Itching :- Itching may result from poor blood circulation, dry skin, or any kind of bacterial and viral infection, mostly observed in lower extremities. Wiping your body till completely dry and using good moisturizing agent are the suggestive steps to manage simple itching.
Diabetic Dermopathy :- Dermopathy shows skin changes occurring in diabetics due to affected blood vessels (i.e. oval to circular), slightly indented dry brown to purple and scaly patches. When zinc doses are administered for several weeks it appears to help the lesions resolve over several months, especially when combined with near normal blood sugars.
Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum :- Necrobiosis Lipodica Diabecicorum (NLD) seems similar to dermopathy, but it is more worst than the latter, as it penetrates deeply into the skin, making the spots red with a well defined purple line. See your doctor at right time or else it may crack or break.
Xanthomatosis, Sclerosis and Diabetic blisters :- High blood sugar aggravates these conditions; xanthomatosis is slight yellowish pea like pigmentation in feet, arms, legs, hands, buttocks etc. In sclerosis, skin of toe, forehead, hands becomes thick and waxy, and stiffness in the joints is observed. Sometimes painless diabetic blisters erupt in the fingers, toes, hands, forehands and feet look like burned sores. These are commonly seen in overweight, type 1 diabetic, and revert back to normal as soon as blood sugar is controlled out.
Disseminated Granuloma Annulare :- Sharp well define ring or arc shape raised area of skin is seen, then it is nothing but disseminated granuloma annulare. The common body parts where it can be seen are on the fingers or ears.
Acanthosis nigricans :- This is the condition, in which brown tanned patches appear in different parts of the body like neck, armpits and groin, hands, elbow and knees. This is usually seen in the people with overweight; especially women are more likely to be caught with this.
Allergic Reactions :- Visible allergic reaction in the area of skin is examined when insulin is injected and, it may develop rashes.
DIABTIS CARE
Diabetes can be a tough disease to handle. There are many reasons for it, firstly, causes of the disease are not clearly known, it is difficult to prevent. Secondly, once you get the disease, it is not possible to cure the same and you need to take care of your health for entire life. This task can be quite daunting; here are a few tips to help you.
Diabetic Care Tips
If you have diabetes, you need to take some precautions, in your day to day life as well and not only at those times, when you feel sick. Here are some precautions that you can take in your everyday life:
* You should monitor your blood glucose level regularly. Depending on the severity of your condition, your doctor would tell you about the intervals, in which you should take the test.
* You should take regular doses of medicine or insulin, as have been prescribed.
* Regular exercise proves to be useful in controlling glucose levels. However, you should avoid few exercises, that are known to cause further complications like cardiovascular diseases, hypoglycemia etc.
* In case your glucose level drops suddenly during or after exercise, you should consume a fruit juice or some similar drink that provides you with sugar.
* Weight reduction is a key of success in managing diabetes; hence take all the measures of carb control, what you can.
In case you are suffering from any ailment like flu, cold or any other disease or infection, some extra precautions need to be taken, to avoid further complications by diabetes:
* Check your blood sugar level more frequently, to ensure that no harm is being caused by diabetes.
* The illness may force some changes in your diet; consult your doctor/endocrinologist about the changes you need to make in your diabetes medicine accordingly.
* You should drink lots of water and other clear liquids.
* Remember not to cut yourself completely from food even if you are not experiencing hunger.
* Consult the doctor, if you feel abnormal in any manner. For example you may be feeling excessively sleepy, giddy, may have trouble with urination etc.
Even though diabetes is a chronic condition, the same does not mean, that you will have to avoid every activity you enjoy, once you contract it. You can have the same amount of fun, provided, that you take certain precautions. Remember, if you have diabetes, you cannot ignore the precautions, nor do you need to get bogged down completely by them.
Diabetic Care Tips
If you have diabetes, you need to take some precautions, in your day to day life as well and not only at those times, when you feel sick. Here are some precautions that you can take in your everyday life:
* You should monitor your blood glucose level regularly. Depending on the severity of your condition, your doctor would tell you about the intervals, in which you should take the test.
* You should take regular doses of medicine or insulin, as have been prescribed.
* Regular exercise proves to be useful in controlling glucose levels. However, you should avoid few exercises, that are known to cause further complications like cardiovascular diseases, hypoglycemia etc.
* In case your glucose level drops suddenly during or after exercise, you should consume a fruit juice or some similar drink that provides you with sugar.
* Weight reduction is a key of success in managing diabetes; hence take all the measures of carb control, what you can.
In case you are suffering from any ailment like flu, cold or any other disease or infection, some extra precautions need to be taken, to avoid further complications by diabetes:
* Check your blood sugar level more frequently, to ensure that no harm is being caused by diabetes.
* The illness may force some changes in your diet; consult your doctor/endocrinologist about the changes you need to make in your diabetes medicine accordingly.
* You should drink lots of water and other clear liquids.
* Remember not to cut yourself completely from food even if you are not experiencing hunger.
* Consult the doctor, if you feel abnormal in any manner. For example you may be feeling excessively sleepy, giddy, may have trouble with urination etc.
Even though diabetes is a chronic condition, the same does not mean, that you will have to avoid every activity you enjoy, once you contract it. You can have the same amount of fun, provided, that you take certain precautions. Remember, if you have diabetes, you cannot ignore the precautions, nor do you need to get bogged down completely by them.
Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy is a complication in which kidneys are damaged due to persistent high blood sugar level in the blood. It’s one of the common causes of kidney failure world wide, especially in adults.
Kidney functions as a filtering machine in a human body by throwing out the waste in the form of urine. It maintains electrolyte balance, blood pH level and regulates blood pressure, and also releases some of the hormones. When the kidneys start damaging, they fail to carry out these functions with proficiency. Protein molecules along with other bodies which are present in the blood, start appearing in the urine. In the initial phase of nephropathy where damage is not too severe, drugs and diet can control the condition. When protein starts leaking in the urine it is called as microalbuminuria, as the condition starts worsening, large amount of protein is thrown in the urine with heavy losses of protein from the body. Few easily noticed symptoms of kidney failure are fatigue, decreased appetite, nausea and vomiting. It has been observed that about 30 to 40 % of Type I diabetics and 20 to 30 % of Type 2 diabetics, develop moderate to severe kidney failure.
Diabetic Nephropathy can be screened in simple urine test at any diagnostic laboratory. Type 1 diabetic must check nephropathy test in fourth year of diagnosis and Type 2 at the time of diagnosis. It is always better to go for routine tests in the further years. When it shows albuminiuria, modification of diet, regular exercise with some medication for blood pressure control (an ACE inhibitor or angiotension receptor blocker [ARB]) is generally recommended, even if blood pressure is normal. Patients with elevated blood pressures and albuminuria are treated with an ACE inhibitor or ARB. These medications can reduce the percent of protein extraction in the urine and help in slowing down the progression of diabetes, nephropathy and related kidney diseases.
Diabetes myonecrosis may develop before or at the time of diagnosis of diabetes, generally it is a type of gangrene caused by Clostridium bacteria. This bacterium produces toxins, which leads to tissue diabetic mastopathy. It is a condition usually seen in pre-menopausal women suffering from Type 1 diabetes for many years with insulin therapy. Although very rare, it can be seen in men with diabetes as diabetic mastopathy, which is associated with micro-vascular complications such as damage to the eyes, kidneys and heart, or other disorders such as thyroid problem.
Suggestions for preventing Diabetic Nephropathy
* Maintain blood sugar level within normal range.
* Control blood pressure with modifying diet, relaxation techniques, and medication.
* Decrease intake of salt, fast foods, preserved and baked items to maintain blood pressure.
* Decrease animal protein, simple sugars and animal fats in the diet.
* Check urine regularly for microalbumin.
* Take care of bladder or urinary tract infections and treat them early.
Kidney functions as a filtering machine in a human body by throwing out the waste in the form of urine. It maintains electrolyte balance, blood pH level and regulates blood pressure, and also releases some of the hormones. When the kidneys start damaging, they fail to carry out these functions with proficiency. Protein molecules along with other bodies which are present in the blood, start appearing in the urine. In the initial phase of nephropathy where damage is not too severe, drugs and diet can control the condition. When protein starts leaking in the urine it is called as microalbuminuria, as the condition starts worsening, large amount of protein is thrown in the urine with heavy losses of protein from the body. Few easily noticed symptoms of kidney failure are fatigue, decreased appetite, nausea and vomiting. It has been observed that about 30 to 40 % of Type I diabetics and 20 to 30 % of Type 2 diabetics, develop moderate to severe kidney failure.
Diabetic Nephropathy can be screened in simple urine test at any diagnostic laboratory. Type 1 diabetic must check nephropathy test in fourth year of diagnosis and Type 2 at the time of diagnosis. It is always better to go for routine tests in the further years. When it shows albuminiuria, modification of diet, regular exercise with some medication for blood pressure control (an ACE inhibitor or angiotension receptor blocker [ARB]) is generally recommended, even if blood pressure is normal. Patients with elevated blood pressures and albuminuria are treated with an ACE inhibitor or ARB. These medications can reduce the percent of protein extraction in the urine and help in slowing down the progression of diabetes, nephropathy and related kidney diseases.
Diabetes myonecrosis may develop before or at the time of diagnosis of diabetes, generally it is a type of gangrene caused by Clostridium bacteria. This bacterium produces toxins, which leads to tissue diabetic mastopathy. It is a condition usually seen in pre-menopausal women suffering from Type 1 diabetes for many years with insulin therapy. Although very rare, it can be seen in men with diabetes as diabetic mastopathy, which is associated with micro-vascular complications such as damage to the eyes, kidneys and heart, or other disorders such as thyroid problem.
Suggestions for preventing Diabetic Nephropathy
* Maintain blood sugar level within normal range.
* Control blood pressure with modifying diet, relaxation techniques, and medication.
* Decrease intake of salt, fast foods, preserved and baked items to maintain blood pressure.
* Decrease animal protein, simple sugars and animal fats in the diet.
* Check urine regularly for microalbumin.
* Take care of bladder or urinary tract infections and treat them early.
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is a type of micro vascular disease in which the micro vessel, supplying blood to the retina of our eye is affected. Retinopathy is related to high blood sugar level and obstructs the flow of oxygen to the cells of the retina. Retina is an ultra thin layer of blood vessel made up of rods and cones. As soon as the retina receives signals of light, it is sent to the brain and a three dimensional figure is formed and identified, this is sent back to the eye by which we can recognize the things around us. The high blood glucose level hinders its working and leaves obstacles in passing light through the retina, thus, leading to improper vision.
The early stage of this disease is called non proliferate diabetic retinopathy. The blurred and distorted vision is because of macular edema. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is the advanced form of diabetic retinopathy; the new blood vessels break, as they are weak and leak blood into vitreous of the eye, which will lead to floating spots in the eye. The pace of damage is not similar in both the eyes but, both the eyes are affected by this disease. Some times one eye is affected more easily than the other. After some period, the swollen and scar nerve tissue of the retina is totally destroyed and pulls up the entire layer of retina and detaches it from the back of the eye. Retinal detachment is the cause behind blindness among diabetics in middle age. The other two types of eye problems usually seen earlier in the people suffering from diabetes are:
* Cataract :- A thin cloudy layer appears in front of your eye leading to unclear vision. In cataract surgery this thin layer is removed and setting of a plastic layer in front of the lens is done, thus gives you a clear vision again.
* Glaucoma :- Due to high pressure on the optic nerve, it gets damaged. The damaged optic nerve creates disturbance in clear vision. Laser surgery or simple eye drops may help in regaining the normal vision.
A diabetic must go for the regular eye checkup so that the early stages of diabetic retinopathy can be detected and treated in initial stages itself, with less harm to the eyes. Blood sugar levels should also be monitored and maintained to prevent blood vessel damage.
The early stage of this disease is called non proliferate diabetic retinopathy. The blurred and distorted vision is because of macular edema. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is the advanced form of diabetic retinopathy; the new blood vessels break, as they are weak and leak blood into vitreous of the eye, which will lead to floating spots in the eye. The pace of damage is not similar in both the eyes but, both the eyes are affected by this disease. Some times one eye is affected more easily than the other. After some period, the swollen and scar nerve tissue of the retina is totally destroyed and pulls up the entire layer of retina and detaches it from the back of the eye. Retinal detachment is the cause behind blindness among diabetics in middle age. The other two types of eye problems usually seen earlier in the people suffering from diabetes are:
* Cataract :- A thin cloudy layer appears in front of your eye leading to unclear vision. In cataract surgery this thin layer is removed and setting of a plastic layer in front of the lens is done, thus gives you a clear vision again.
* Glaucoma :- Due to high pressure on the optic nerve, it gets damaged. The damaged optic nerve creates disturbance in clear vision. Laser surgery or simple eye drops may help in regaining the normal vision.
A diabetic must go for the regular eye checkup so that the early stages of diabetic retinopathy can be detected and treated in initial stages itself, with less harm to the eyes. Blood sugar levels should also be monitored and maintained to prevent blood vessel damage.
DIABITIS CONTROL
Whether your treatment consists of diet alone, diet and tablets or diet and insulin, you need regular blood tests to keep a check on your blood sugar. Urine sugar test is not a reliable indicator of diabetes control.
When blood glucose remains higher than 200mg/dl for 8-10 weeks, the concentration of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) arises. A (HbA1c) measurement therefore reflects the blood glucose control over a preceding 2-3 months period, while the estimates of blood glucose indicate the glucose value at the time of blood test. HbA1c values between 6-7% indicate very good control on diabetes. You should aim at keeping your blood glucose in the normal range i.e. between 90-130 mg/dl while fasting and less than 180 mg/dl after meals and HbA1c around 7%. Frequent tests for blood glucose are necessary when starting treatment with insulin.
If you are doing capillary blood glucose test using a hand held glucometer, do not squeeze the finger to bring out a sample after you have picked. This invariably gives a low glucose value. Ask your diabetes nurse for a demonstration of capillary blood glucose test.
Urine test for sugar is not reliable indicator of diabetes control. Although spillage of sugar in urine occurs when the blood glucose exceeds 180 mg/dl in the majority of healthy persons, this is not always so in a patient with diabetes. Most patients with diabetes of many years acquire an increase in the renal threshold for glucose (capacity to prevent spillage of glucose into urine). Hence urine test for glucose is not helpful for assessing control of diabetes. In the presence of urinary infections, the bacteria eats up the sugar present in urine, thereby making urine test for sugar unreliable.
When blood glucose remains higher than 200mg/dl for 8-10 weeks, the concentration of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) arises. A (HbA1c) measurement therefore reflects the blood glucose control over a preceding 2-3 months period, while the estimates of blood glucose indicate the glucose value at the time of blood test. HbA1c values between 6-7% indicate very good control on diabetes. You should aim at keeping your blood glucose in the normal range i.e. between 90-130 mg/dl while fasting and less than 180 mg/dl after meals and HbA1c around 7%. Frequent tests for blood glucose are necessary when starting treatment with insulin.
If you are doing capillary blood glucose test using a hand held glucometer, do not squeeze the finger to bring out a sample after you have picked. This invariably gives a low glucose value. Ask your diabetes nurse for a demonstration of capillary blood glucose test.
Urine test for sugar is not reliable indicator of diabetes control. Although spillage of sugar in urine occurs when the blood glucose exceeds 180 mg/dl in the majority of healthy persons, this is not always so in a patient with diabetes. Most patients with diabetes of many years acquire an increase in the renal threshold for glucose (capacity to prevent spillage of glucose into urine). Hence urine test for glucose is not helpful for assessing control of diabetes. In the presence of urinary infections, the bacteria eats up the sugar present in urine, thereby making urine test for sugar unreliable.
| Herbal remedies for diabetes |
Diabetes is known for thousands of years. The description of the disease can be traced far back to times of Avicenna. At that time treatment consisted of diet reach in vegetables and milk, fish and meat products. It also included use of extracts and decoctions of walnuts, laurel, and nettle as well as pomegranate juice. There are two major types of diabetes: type I or insulin-dependent, and type II or non-insulin-dependent. Regardless of the type of the disease it is imperative to be treated by knowledgeable, experienced and trusted doctor, who would be able to prescribe not only the right medication, but right diet as well. And, of course, there is always the wisdom of our ancestors, in form of herbal remedies, at our disposal. Jerusalem artichoke possesses unique properties for treating I and II types of diabetes. Eat 2-3 raw fruit 3 times a day 20 min before meal or drink its juice (from 1/3 to 1 full glass) 3 times a day 30 min before meal. Combine equal parts of bilberry leaves, nettle herb and dandelion. Take 35 g of the mix, put in 1 cup of boiling water and boil for couple of minutes, let steep until cools down. Filter and take 2 tbsp 3 times a day before meal. Prepare any of the mixes below by combining an equal parts of: 1. Nettle, horsetail, dandelion, mountain cranberry leaves and chicory. 2. Leaves of walnut and bilberry, bean pods, burdock roots and elder flowers. 3. Bilberry leaves, bean pods, flax seeds and oatmeal. Put 75 g of any of the mix in 2 cups of boiling water, boil for few minutes, steep and filter. Drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day before meal. Put 2-3 tbsp of birch buds in 2 cups of boiling water and steep for 6 hours. Drink during the day. 20 g of lilac buds put in 1 cup of boiling water and steep for 30 min. Take 1 tbsp 3 times a day before meal. 1 tsp of mustard seeds 3 times a day. 1 tbsp of marigold herb place in 1 cup of boiling water and steep for 10-12 hours. Drink 1/2-1/3 cup 2-3 times a day. 90 g of aspen bark boil in 7 cups of water until 600 g of water left. Filter and take 200 g 3 times a day for 1-2 months. Combine 100 g of mulberry leaves, 75 g of horsetail, 125 g of aspen bark, and 100 g of mugwort root. In the evening put 3 tbsp of mix in thermos and add 3 cups of boiling water. Filter in the morning, divide in 4 parts and take 1 hour before meal for 25-30 days, take a break for 1-2 weeks, then repeat. The treatment of diabetes with this remedy can be as long as needed. 1 tsp of crushed bilberry leaves steep in 1 cup of boiling water for 30 min, filter and take 1/3 cup 3 times a day. 2 tbsp of flax seeds and 2 tbsp of crushed chicory herb place in 1 L of water and bring to a boil. Drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day. There are some fruit and berries that are good for diabetes, and some-that are not advisable. For example: Strawberries, raspberries, mountain cranberry, mountain ash, blackberry, pomegranate, pears, and dog rose are good. However cherry, plums, grapes, bananas and chestnuts are not. 2 tbsp of dried, crushed blackberry leaves steep for 30 min in 1 cup of boiling water, filter and drink 1/3 cup 3 times a day. Normalizes a blood sugar level at diabetes. 2 tbsp of dried, crushed raspberry leaves steep for 20 min in 1 cup of boiling water, filter and drink 1/3 cup 3 times a day. 20 g of dried, crushed strawberry leaves put in 1 cup of boiling water. Boil for 5-10 min, steep for 2 hours and filter. Take 1 tbsp 3 times a day. 7-10 g of dried, crushed nettle herb steep for 15-20 min in 1 cup of boiling water. Take 1 tbsp 3 times a day. Boil 6-10 g of dried, crushed dandelion roots and herb in 1 cup of water for 10 min. Steep for 30 min and take 1 tbsp 3 times a day before meal. Crush 300 g of parsley, 300 g of garlic and 1 kg of lemons with peel, but no seeds. Mix everything together and keep for 2 weeks in dark place. Take 1 tsp before meal. Cut 2-3 onions to small pieces and put in 2 cups of warm water. Let stand for 7-8 hours, filter and drink 3 times a day before meal. Crush 10 berries of dog rose, boil in 1 cup of water for 3-5 min and steep for 4-5 hours.Filter and drink 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day. 30 g of horsetail place in 1 cup of boiling water and boil for 5-7 min. Steep for 2-3 hours, filter and take 2-3 tbsp 3-4 times a day. 2 handfuls of potato peel boil in 1 L of water till done. Take out the peel, let the broth cool down and drink as much you want. Combine 1 tbsp of each: parsley, pink or red clover, chamomile, cornflower and knotweed. Add 1 tbsp of the mix to 1 cup of boiling water and steep for 30 min. Drink ¼ cup 30 min before meal for 10 days, then break for 5 days and so on. 1 part of inside walls of walnuts put in 10 parts of vodka, let stand for 10 days and take 20-30 drops 3-4 times a day for 10-30 days. 10 g of dry coriander crush and boil for 3 min in 200 g of water. Cool down and drink 3 times a day beetwen meals. Continue for 2-3 months. This remedy is for type II diabetes. 1 tsp of crushed chicory root put in 1 cup of cold water and bring to a boil. Steep for 20 min, strain and drink ½ cup 3 times a day 30 min before meal. Diabetic swelling (dropsy): 2 middle sized onions cut to small pieces and add 2 tbsp of sugar. Let stand for 4-5 hours. After that strain existing juice and take1 tbsp 3 times a day. Keep juice in cool place. It can be taken for a long time. Complications from diabetes are very serious and they might bring more problems than the disease itself. Do not let your diabetes to progress to the point of no return. Start the treatment as soon as possible. Diabetic gangrene: wash pink potatoes and grate them. Make a compress-place potato mash on dark spots, cover with plastic wrap and envelop with something warm. Keep the compress overnight, take off in the morning. Continue till the appearance of new, pink skin. Take a break for 1 month and repeat the treatment. Retinal detachment: at the beginning of the process combine 5 tbsp of pine or spruce needles, cut to small pieces, 2-3 tbsp of crushed dog rose berries (hawthorn if thrombophlebitis is present) and 2 tbsp of onion peel. Add 700 g of water and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 min at low heat, steep in thermos overnight, filter and drink during the day instead of the water. Continue for 4 months. Optimum Diabetics is scientifically formulated to provide nutritional support for people with diabetes. Each supplement includes a complete, full-potency formulation of vitamins, minerals and standardized herbal extracts.
How is allergic rhinitis diagnosed?
To find out if you have allergies, your doctor will ask about your symptoms and examine you. Knowing what symptoms you have, when you get them, and what makes them worse or better can help your doctor know whether you have allergies or another problem.
If you have severe symptoms, you may need to have allergy tests to find out what you are allergic to.
* Your doctor may do a skin test. In this test your doctor puts a small amount of an allergen into your skin to see if it causes an allergic reaction.
* Your doctor may order lab tests. These tests can find substances in your blood or other fluids that may mean you have allergic rhinitis.
How is it treated?
There is no cure for allergic rhinitis. One of the best things you can do is to avoid the things that cause your allergies. You may need to clean your house often to get rid of dust, animal dander, or molds. Or you may need to stay indoors when pollen counts are high.
Unless you have another health problem, such as asthma, you may take over-the-counter medicines to treat your symptoms at home. If you do have another problem, talk to your doctor first. Others who also should talk to their doctor before starting self-treatment include older adults, children, and women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
If your allergies bother you a lot and you cannot avoid the things you are allergic to, you and your doctor can decide if you should get allergy shots, to help control your symptoms. For allergy shots to work, you need to know what you are allergic to.
Finding the treatment that works best for you may take a little time.
If you have severe symptoms, you may need to have allergy tests to find out what you are allergic to.
* Your doctor may do a skin test. In this test your doctor puts a small amount of an allergen into your skin to see if it causes an allergic reaction.
* Your doctor may order lab tests. These tests can find substances in your blood or other fluids that may mean you have allergic rhinitis.
How is it treated?
There is no cure for allergic rhinitis. One of the best things you can do is to avoid the things that cause your allergies. You may need to clean your house often to get rid of dust, animal dander, or molds. Or you may need to stay indoors when pollen counts are high.
Unless you have another health problem, such as asthma, you may take over-the-counter medicines to treat your symptoms at home. If you do have another problem, talk to your doctor first. Others who also should talk to their doctor before starting self-treatment include older adults, children, and women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
If your allergies bother you a lot and you cannot avoid the things you are allergic to, you and your doctor can decide if you should get allergy shots, to help control your symptoms. For allergy shots to work, you need to know what you are allergic to.
Finding the treatment that works best for you may take a little time.
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