Question 1

how can i manage diabetes?

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Managing diabetes: The best way to manage diabetes if to get your BMI down to 25. Almost all adult diabetes will go away if you can do this and you will need no meds to manage. So work very hard on this issue with your health care team to avoid the need for meds to manage your DM. Type 1 DM will always need meds unless you get pancreatic transplant. Happy to do 2nd opinion to help more.

Question 2

how can i start managing my diabetes?

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Diabetes : Work with a good provider and stop most carbs, exercise, and lose weight.

Question 3

i would like help managing my diabetes?

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Start with your doc: Start by talking to your doctor.  There are many options, depending on your own personal health and situation.  You may need referral to a specialist.

Question 4

i have a diabetes. how can i manage it?

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Diabetes needs to be: managed w/the help of your doctor.  If it is Type II Diabetes your food intake, exercise,and overall lifestyle can do a lot to reverse it, but again you doc will help you do that.  Peace and good health.

Question 5

how can my family help me manage my diabetes?

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Good Question!!!: How old are you? A lot depends on your age. But at any age probably the biggest thing your family can do is give you a lot of support. Having diabetes at any age is not easy. If you have trouble remembering your medication they can help you figure out ways to remember yourself. They can help you realize that you really are not different from anyone else. Most of us have something too!

Question 6

what are the consequences of poorly managed diabetes?

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Many: Consequences of diabetes can including blindness, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, cuts that do not heal possibly leading to infection and amputation, slowness in the bowels, and changes in sensation and even pain in the feet and legs.

Question 7

what is diabetes and how do i manage it for my child?

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Get a Pediatrician: This question, to answer, would require a whole textbook.  This is way out of bounds of this simple health app.  I am sure your pediatrician will have you go to a diabetes education program as well as setting you up to learn from educators how to manage this  complex condition for your child.  It  may seem overwhelming but it will be something you and your family can all learn to manage well.

Question 8

what are some tips to help manage living with diabetes?

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Stay Healthy: You can live with diabetes through employment of regular cardiovascular exercise, proper nutrition (small frequent meals with fiber included with each meal and limitation of simple sugars) and normal weight maintenance.  Maintain a positive attitude, check fingersticks regularly and make adjustments to your strategy based on the results.

Question 9

for what length of time can you expect to live with poorly managed type one diabetes?

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Impossible to answer: The only sure thing is that poorly controlled type 1 diabetes will lead to a life of problems and  early disability and/or death. This is not a disease that should be taken lightly.

Question 10

what are some strategies for effectively managing my diabetes?

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Details: Hi. Type 1? Type 2? We're not here to guess. I'll tell you regardless of type, healthy diet and regular exercise help. Type 1 requires FREQUENT blood glucose testing (or preferably a CGM) and using the data to dose insulin. Type 2 has many treatment options. You should talk with your doc, a nutritionist, a diabetes educator, and arrive at a plan. Good luck!

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