Type 1 Diabetes
All about Type 1 Diabetes
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
When you have diabetes, how will your life be?
When you have diabetes in your daily life, you would have to do multiple tasks. It has an effect in your daily life because you would have to;
- test your blood
- monitor the high and low blood sugars
- take your insulin shots
- balance and calculate your daily intake of your food (look on nutrition label)
- exercise daily.
What is blood sugar? and What do you do about it?
Blood sugar is the concentration of glucose (sugar) in the blood stream.
What do you do about it?
Blood sugar needs to be monitored. A normal blood sugar level is 70-120 for a diabetic.You need to watch if your blood sugar goes up or if it drops. Now if the sugar drops (hypoglycemia) below 70 some symptoms could be;
- shakiness
- dizziness
- confusion
- blurred vision
- sweat
- irritability
- and weakness
- insulin intake
- or a diabetic coma (ketoacidosis)
Recommendations for a diabetic.
How can excising help?
Exercise is a good thing in a diabetics life because when we exercise our muscles use the sugar (glucose) for energy. Also your body uses the insulin more efficiently. Which causes lower risk of having heart attack and strokes. When you exercise we also control our weight and help build muscles and lose fat.
Can other professionals help besides your doctor?
Yes, other professionals help. Not only your doctor because there are other professionals who have medical degrees and can help out with your diabetes. The main three professionals are listed below
- Nutritionist
- Podiatrists
- Endocrinologists
These are some professionals that can help with diabetes besides your doctor.