Information for Diabetes II
1) Symptoms:
Common symptoms of diabetes:
- Urinating often
- Feeling very thirsty
- Feeling very hungry - even though you are eating
- Extreme fatigue
- Blurry vision
- Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal
- Weight loss - even though you are eating more
- Tingling, pain or numbness in the hands/feet
2) Diagnosis and Tests:
Your health care professional can diagnose diabetes and through blood tests. The blood tests show your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high.
3) Prevention and risk factors:
If you are at risk for diabetes, you need make these changes, the changes are:
If you are at risk for diabetes, you need make these changes, the changes are:
- Losing weight and keeping it off
- Following a healthy eating plan
- Get regular exercise
- Don't smoke
- Talk to your health care provider
- 4) Treatment and Therapies
Herbs, Supplements and Alternative Medicines
