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1). How do you know if a patient has diabetes?
2). what signs do you look for to check for diabetes?
3). If a patient has diabetes what is the treatment?
4). How often do you suggest diabetic patients test their blood sugar?
5). Do you treat diabetics yourself or do you send them to Diabetes educator?
6). what kids of food is good to eat if you are diabetic?
7). Do people with diabetes eat frequently like sugary stuffs?
8). Is there any kind of cure for diabetes?
9). How often do people with diabetes need to go to the doctor?
10). Is it possible for people with diabetes to have a heart attack?
11). How often do they take insulin?
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1). there are several different tests to check for diabetes. The most simple is a “2-hour post prandial blood sugar” test… basically, you eat a meal, 2 hours later, they check your blood sugar via a finger prick… TA-DA all done. Another test is a glucose tolerance test in which you ingest a certain amount of a liquid at the doctor and they check your blood sugar levels at intervals to monitor how your body responds.
2.) Common symptoms are Frequent urination, Excessive thirst, Extreme hunger, Unusual weight loss, Increased fatigue, Irritability, Blurry vision
3.) It depends on the type of diabetes:
First off, there are two types of diabetes.
Type 1 (aka juvenile diabetes)– Is caused solely by genetics. While you might not necessarily have a family history of it, it is still genetic. It is not caused by weight gain or eating habits. Though it is often referred to as juvenile diabetes and usually occurs in children, teens, and young adults, it can develop at any age. In a type 1 diabetic, their body’s pancreas does not produce insulin or produces very little. (insulin is a hormone which is released when you eat and keeps your blood sugar levels balanced.) Treatment is usually daily insulin injections or using an insulin pump along with carefully monitoring your carbohydrate intake.
Type 2 (aka adult onset diabetes)– Is usually brought on by obesity or unhealthy eating habits. Contrary to the name, in the last several years due to the increase in childhood obesity, it has been showing up in kids as well as adults. Type two diabetes is when the pancreas still produces insulin, but the body does not know how to use it. Treatment is usually a medication in pill form which helps the body absorb and use the insulin it produces.
4.) At least 6 times a day. Once when waking, before they eat anything, once before bed, and anytime they feel that their blood sugar might be too high or too low.
5.) none, I’m not a doctor. My younger sister has been a type 1 diabetic for over 10 years and I’ve done quite a bit of research. She does see an endocrinologist and has met on various occasions with a diabetes educator and a nutritionist.
6.) Diabetics can eat any kind of food, they just need to make sure they eat the right amount and take the right amount of insulin or other medication.
7.) Yes, this includes sweets. Like I said, they just need to watch the amounts and make sure they take their medicine.
8.) No, there is no actual cure YET, but there has been a lot of progress with treatment and an eventual cure is not unlikely. Many Type 1 diabetics now use an insulin pump rather than multiple daily injections of insulin. A pump is basically a small cell phone sized device which holds insulin and is attached via a small tube/catheter. The catheter is inserted with a needle, the needle is removed and the tubing stays. The pump gives a basil dose (very small amount) of insulin constantly throughout the day and when the diabetic eats, they use buttons on the pump to give the correct dosage of insulin. Without a pump, a diabetic has to eat a certain amount of food on a set schedule every day. When on a pump, they are typically not on a schedule and their only food requirements are that they eat three meals a day. Researchers are also very close to a breakthrough in developing an artificial pancreas which would monitor blood sugar levels and automatically give the right amount of insulin.
9.) A diabetic should typically see a doctor once or twice a year and get their A1C levels and other bloodwork checked at least 4 times a year, possibly every month depending on the patient and the doctor.
10.) Yes. Anyone can have a heart attack. Diabetics are actually at a higher risk for heart disease and therefore are at a higher risk for a heart attack.
11.) If they are type 2, then possibly never. In type 1 taking injections, typically 3-4 times a day, but it depends on the patient. If they are type 1 and on a pump, then it can vary day to day; basically any time they’re going to eat or anytime their blood sugar is too high, but they should never take insulin more often than every 2 hours, because it takes that long for the 1st dose to take effect and they don’t want to get too much.
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You can also visit www.jdrf.org for more information. They have a lot of good info and a support team who you can email with questions and will get back to you within 48 hours.
1. By their symptoms and raised blood glucose levels
2. Some of the signs are: thirst, needing to urinate a lot,feeling tired, bad tempered, lethargic, blurred vision, weight loss (see web site)
3.Type 1 Insulin injections. Type 2, could include any of the following diet,increased exercise, oral medications or insulin injections
4. Depends on the patient and their doctor between 1 and 6 times a day
5.Who do you mean by yourself? Education is vital.
6.No food is forbidden for a diabetic, sweetened foods need to be eaten in moderation, fruit is good.(some people like to use low GI foods
7.I do not know about other people both my husband and I avoid sugary foods as much as possible(added sugar that is)
8.No
9. Normally twice a year may be more often if not well controlled
10. Yes people with diabetes tend to have more viscous blood and can be more likely to suffer from strokes and myocardial infarction’s
11. Depends on the type of insulin and how long or short acting it is. I inject twice a day
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