Diabetes Management
Diabetes management: How lifestyle, daily routine affect blood sugar:
Food: Healthy eating is a cornerstone of any diabetes management plan. But it’s not just what you eat that affects your blood sugar level. How much you eat and when you eat matters, too. What to do: Be consistent. Your blood sugar level is highest an hour or two after you eat, and then begins to fall. But this predictable pattern can work to your advantage. Simply eating about the same amount of food at about the same time every day can help you control your blood sugar level.Carbohydrates have a bigger impact on your blood sugar level than does protein or fat. Eating about the same amount of carbohydrates at each meal or snack will help keep your blood sugar level steady throughout the day.
Medication: Insulin and other diabetes medications are designed to lower your blood sugar level. But the effectiveness of these medications depends on the timing and size of the dose. And any medications you take for conditions other than diabetes can affect your blood sugar level, too. What to do: Store insulin properly. Insulin that’s improperly stored or past its expiration date may not be effective. Report problems to your doctor. If your diabetes medications cause your blood sugar level to drop too low, the dosage or timing may need to be adjusted.
Treatment Guidelines: Management of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes:
Management of the patient with type 2 diabetes requires a multidisciplinary team approach. In addition, the primary care provider must take a systematic approach to the evaluation and management of the patient. The goals of therapy are to correct the metabolic abnormalities of diabetes and to prevent the development of microvascular and macro vascular complications. Whether a new patient is being evaluated or an established patient is being followed up, recognized treatment guidelines and recommendations for ensuring good diabetes care should be kept in mind.
Diabetes Management in General Practice:
General practitioners continue to provide most of the medical care to people with type 2 diabetes. The complexity of care for this common disease requires systematic care from the practice team and the timely referral to community and hospital based specialists.The Diabetes Management in General Practice guide, in its thirteenth edition, provides a readable summary of current guidelines and recommendations from various sources on the management of type 2 diabetes in the general setting.
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Diabetes Management at School:
Effective diabetes management at school has numerous positive outcomes. It can: Promote a healthy, productive learning environment for students with diabetes Reduce absences of students with diabetes Reduce classroom disruption, Help assure effective response in case of diabetes-related emergency, Promote full participation in all areas of school curriculum and extra-curricular activities
