Treatment

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is the type of diabetes that people automatically think of, in terms of treatment. This form of diabetes requires constant management of blood sugar levels in order to avoid overwhelming whatever insulin production a person may have left. This is where the classic treatment of taking daily insulin injections to keep that blood sugar in check comes in. Sufferers of type 1 diabetes must keep their diet under close scrutiny and exercise on a strict regemin to naturally control their insulin efficiency as well. Of course, despite the ability to live with type 1 diabetes, regular visits to the doctor to check for diabetes related complications in the nerves, eyes, kidneys, heart and blood.

Type 2 Diabetes

Thankfully, type 2 diabetes is not as serious. The treatment for type 2 can easily be considered a less intensive version of type 1's treatments. It is still prudent for the type 2 diabetic to watch his diet carefully for carbohydrates and to exercise, but insulin in injection form is less likely to be necessary. Oral medication to aide insulin production within the body or lessen the body's inherent insulin resistance sis the most common type of treatment for the disease. If required though, insulin injection can become a temporary solution to this form. In the case of type 2 diabetes, however, the goal of treatment is not to reduce blood sugar levels as far as possible but to keep blood sugar in a target range (which varies depending on the amount of insulin output the diabetic still has). Diabetics should also take special care (as we all should) to remain hydrated and would be well advised to take a little aspirin everyday to help prevent stroke and heart attack (which are more prominent in diabetics).