Managing Diabetes
The complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are directly related to sustained high blood sugars and can happen over years of uncontrolled diabetes . Type 1 diabetics have no real choice other than to take in enough insulin to combat the high blood sugar and to watch the amount of sugar they take in .
Type 2 diabetes is , however , manageable with good eating habits , exercise to burn fuel , medications to lower insulin resistance and by using various natural therapies . Type 2 diabetics have more personal control over their future because diet and exercise can greatly affect the amount of sugar circulating in the blood . No amount of lifestyle changes will cure diabetes of either type but at least with type 2 diabetes , some of the complications can be overcome and the sufferer can avoid the side effect diseases , and live a long and relatively healthy life .
According to the Diabetes Prevention Program , up to 85 % of complications and death related to diabetes can be delayed , prevented , or treated with regular medical care , healthy diet , exercise , and careful monitoring of blood sugar levels .
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