seven keys against diabetes
Maintaining adequate control of the disease is a shared responsibility between doctor and patient
Mexico, DF - Eliana Cejudo Carranza, internist at the Angeles del Pedregal Hospital and author of medical complications of pregnancy (McGraw Hill), recommends the following steps for optimal diabetes control.
1. Know everything possible about diabetes .Since the more the person knows about his illness, he has the greatest willingness to collaborate in care, handling and control."Above all, doctors must sensitize the patient to become authorship, because it is of no use if he is not convinced of the benefits offered by treatment."
2. follow a diet and diet plan ."People with diabetes should try to include all kinds of food. However, here the important thing is to take careand vegetables, since they provide vitamins, minerals, fiber and other important substances for good health. "
3. meet a program of physical activities ."This action has demonstrated benefits in the reduction of weight and control of blood glucose of patients with diabetes; the development of a physical exercise plan should be individualized, programmed and monitored."
4. ingest hypoglycemic drugs .The attending physician evaluates each patient to determine if he needs drugs, of what type, from when and frequency of consumption.Since there are currently drugs called hypoglycemic agents that help reduce the presence of blood glucose through various mechanisms.
For example, some increase insulin secretion, others decrease the organism's resistance to this substance, some more interfere with liver processes and others more delay the intestinal absorption of carbohydrates, which helps to regulate glucose increase afterfood.
5. constantly monitor glucose .Another action of proven efficacy in the attachment to treatment is the automation of glucose figures, since this allows visualizing the body's response to diet, exercise and medicines, and in case of any anomaly, the patient can take immediate measures aimed at stabilizing hislevels.
"There are modern calibration -free glucometers, such as elevations Contour, an innovative characteristic that allows the patientin their memory and share them in line with the treating doctor. "
6. Attend specific complications of diabetes ."For example, one of the most important and serious is diabetic neuropathy, which alters nerve functions such as sensitivity and ignoring it can derive in ulcerations, gangrene and even amputation of the affected member. The introduction of new drugs based on tioctic acid, serveTo address the symptoms and risks of diabetic neuropathy, and even stop and reverse the damage in some proportion. "
7. go to the doctor constantly .If the patient has already presented a problem associated with diabetes, there must be a greater attachment to treatment and stricter sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure goals and pressure.All this in order to avoid or delay the most devastating effects of diabetes.