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Is there anything to control diabetes besides pills?

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Diabetes options: The treatment of diabetes has multiple approaches. The fundamental treatment is diet, exercise, weight control. If these are inadequate, then pills are typically started due to simplicity and cost concerns. If these fail, then injectable agents such as Insulin or Byetta are started. This information relates only to type ii diabetes. Type i diabetics are always treated with insulin.

Answered 11/7/2017

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TREATMENT: Diabetes is usually managed with lifestyle changes like exercise and diet, pills as necessary, and insulin as necessary. Ask your doctor about a referral to a diabetic educator.

Answered 6/23/2016

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Paleo diet/low carb: The easiest way to reduce diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight is by completely stopping high carb foods (grains, lentils, potatoes based items). Also avoid milk protein since it causes insulin resistance. Low carb food items such as eggs, fish, meats, vegetables, avocados, some saturated fat (butter, coconut oil), olive oil are very effective. This diet may help avoid meds

Answered 9/24/2016

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Diabetes: Treatment: Yes. Diet, exercise, and then Insulin of a variety of techniques and some other injectables. But, diabetes is about a whole life style of the appropriate diet, good monitoring of calories taken in, weight control and close communication with a trusted health care advisor. The variety of treatment options cover a myriad of types of diabetes found in our communities.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Diabetes options: The treatment of diabetes has multiple approaches. The fundamental treatment is diet, exercise, weight control. If these are inadequate, then pills are typically started due to simplicity and cost concerns. If these fail, then injectable agents such as Insulin or Byetta are started. This information relates only to type ii diabetes. Type i diabetics are always treated with insulin.

Answered 6/25/2014

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Diet&exercise&wt los: You can try but it depends how high your blood sugar is and what your aic is.As long as you have mild diabetes, than you can try following 1 if you are obeses or over weight try to loose weight 2 proper diet recommended by ada, with reduced calories to loose weight 3 exercise regularly 4 check your blood sugar and follow up with your doctor regularly do not do it without consulting your md/approval.

Answered 8/8/2012

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