If you’re worried that because you have high blood sugar levels you’re on your way to going blind or losing a limb, you can take (vigilant) breath. Diabetes research is progress at a quick clip. You have enormous control over your blood glucose and the state of your health, as long as you stay on top o it.

Here are a couple of myths about the effects of blood glucose levels:

1. Diabetes is not a slippery slope. It takes 5 to 10 years for diabetes complications to develop.

Here’s how you avoid getting blind-sided. Make your birthday your healthy lifestyle reminder. See your doctor and have your urine checked for protein and have your feet checked for loss of feeling.

For diabetes, knowledge is power. Lifestyle changes can often reverse the physical effects if you catch them in time. If you have unquenchable thirst, frequent urination, and loss of weight, get tested immediately. There are about a dozen tests you need every three years if you’re 45 or older. Get a copy of the American Diabetes Association Guidelines on Testing if you don’t have them.

2. Unorthodox methods rarely cure diabetess. Many “alternative” remedies you’ll find do you no good and can even hurt you. Moreover, the field of diabetes research is progressing so rapidly even specialists are challenged to keep up with it. Diabetes reversal is a pr oven and accepted phenomenon. You’ll find no end of advocates and lots of sound advice within traditional medicine.

Be wary of silver bullets or magic cures. Even aspirin - which is sometimes touted as reducing high blood sugar levels - isn’t as straightforward as you might expect. It has no effect on it’s own. It competes for binding sites on proteins with sulfonyureas. So when you’re using sulfonyureas it can lower blood glucose. But the effect is inconsistent.

Your own discipline in staying on your regimen (even simply a good diet and exercise program) will be far more potent. If you follow sound systems and check with your health team you can enjoy a healthy lifestyle with diabetes.

• Can People Suffering From Diabetes Consume the Acai Berry?
• Why is Influenza So Dangerous For Diabetics?
• How to Control Diabetes - Steps You Need to Know in Treating Diabetes Effectively
• What Are the Foods That Lower Blood Sugar?
• Exercise - What Can it Do For Your Diabetes?
• Steps to Prevent Foot Problems in Diabetics

No Comments »

No comments yet.

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URL

Leave a comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.