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can you tell me about diabetes control?

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Diabetes: Type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease.   Work with a good provider and eliminate carbs, start exercising, and lose weight.  There are supplements and medications that your provider may recommend, as well.

Question 2

what can you tell me about diabetes detection?

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More than...: ...I can fit in 400 characters! Hi. Is there something specific you'd like to know? Diagnosing diabetes is easy. It can be done 4 ways: 1) fasting serum glucose, 2) random serum glucose (not fasting), 3) serum glucose 2 hours after a 75 gram glucose challenge done on an empty stomach, and 4) A1c. They each have their own diagnostic criteria. Early diagnosis and treatment helps prevent problems.

Question 3

can you tell me about diabetes control help. high all the time?

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MOST IMPORTANT: Is avoiding sweets!

otherwise, many meds help, especially newer ones that don't cause weight gain or hypoglycemia
see endocrinologist.

Question 4

can you tell me about diabetes care kit for boyfriend?

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Any over the counter: Home glucose monitoring device

ask pharmacist to show/ teach you both!

Question 5

can you tell me about diabetes symptoms, but normal fasting glucose?

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Variable: Some people will develop the neuropathy in their feet (burning, stinging) before their sugars become significantly abnormal.  Often episodes of hypoglycemia (low sugars) precede overt diabetes.  People who are developing type II DM will experience weight gain, fatigue, possibly increased minor infections.

Question 6

can you tell me about diabetes type 2 and dental treatment_?

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Very Broad Question: The question is very broad in scope with the limited space available to answer and you would be better off doing a google search for basic information from reputable sources. Better yet, discuss this issue with your own dentist and your endocrinologist or treating physician. The more you can control your blood sugar, the better your periodontal health will be.

Question 7

can you tell me about diabetes can cause atrial fibrillation but can atrial fibrillation cause diabetes?

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-?-: Atrial fibrillation cannot cause diabetes.

Question 8

can you tell me about diabetes numbness in toes on left foot , how can i ease pain?

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If 1 foot only: Doubt related to diabetes;
must make sure you don't have other cause- gout, infection, arthritis, sciatica etc.

Question 9

can you tell me anything about diabetes?

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Wow: Hi. That's a pretty open ended question, and not possible to do justice to in 400 characters! High blood sugar. Type 1 and type 2 with other minor types. Pathophysiology varies between the types of diabetes, but they all have high blood glucose. Complications can include eye, kidney, &amp; nerve damage and atherosclerosis. Treatment options vary in part based on underling pathophysiology.

Question 10

can you tell me more about diabetes mellitus type 1?

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Autoimmune: Type 1 diabetes is more frequent in the juvenile years though you can get it at any time, that is why it used to be called juvenille diabetes.  For reasons yet to be identified( there could be many) your body makes antibodies against the cells that produce Insulin destroying them and rendering the person Insulin deficient.

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