Lifestyle of Diabetes

Question: Can Diabetes be cured?

Answer: Diabetes can not be cured, but for those who have type 2 diabetes, it can be reversed! Persons with type 1 diabetes, like myself, have a pancreas that does not produce insulin. There is no cure. But there has been a lot of research done and there are solutions to improve your lifestyle of diabetes!

Can Diabetes Be Cured?

With today’s technology, it is much easier to live with diabetes. There are insulin pumps that allow you to give insulin at any time for the amount of carbohydrates you want to consume. You can eat a hot fudge sundae if you know the carb count. You can be active or sedentary and adjust the insulin you give yourself. Today you can be a diabetic and do the things you want to do. Diabetes doesn’t need to stop you from accomplishing your goals!

Can diabetes be cured? I hope it will some day! In the meanwhile, get informed and find out the possible solutions for you. Everyone needs to learn to adjust to something in their life and a healthy lifestyle isn’t bad. I do enjoy ice cream floats or stuffed pizza but I don’t want to get fat from eating poorly and neither should you!

Until there is a cure for diabetes, I am going to live life and enjoy many more hobbies and activities. How about you? Are you enjoying life with diabetes or are you sitting around waiting for diabetes to be cured?

Q: How Do You Know if You Have Hypoglycemia?

A: Hypoglycemia is when you have low blood sugar. Diabetics tend to struggle with too high or too low of glucose levels and are forever trying to stabilize our sugar levels! How do you know if you have hypoglycemia? There are symptoms that occur when the blood glucose levels are under 70. The lower the number, the greater the symptoms! It’s very common in diabetes if too much insulin is given or not enough food is eaten. Healthy adults can maintain a fasting glucose of about 72. If you don’t have diabetes, it’s not very common to experience severe hypoglycemia.

Here are some symptoms a person can have with hypoglycemia: How Do You Know If You Have Hypoglycemia?

Shakiness
Sweating
Blurred vision
Tired
Sweet Breath
Confused or disoriented
Frustration or anger

If you know someone who might be hypoglycemic, the best solution is to give them fruit or juice. Symptoms should improve within 30 minutes. Always contact a medical doctor if there is any uncertainty. Excessive hypoglycemia can result in a coma, unconsciousness, seizures, or brain damage.

Every year there are people who die from this medical problem. If you think you might be at risk, contact your Doctor or call 911 for immediate help!