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What are Normal Glucose Levels?

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

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People with diabetes need to balance the dose of insulin or hypoglycemic medication and food intake. To find out if your blood glucose is at normal levels, they must measure and meet daily variation patterns of glycemia.

For this purpose, different systems have been developed to measure blood glucose. All these devices currently require a person to extract a drop of blood through a finger prick and placed in a reagent or sensor that will analyze it, several times a day. Many times the changes are such that the person does not know whether the levels present are within normal limits.

It is important to note that variations in blood glucose are based on several factors such as age, type of diabetes, the years you have with the disease, other illnesses, lifestyle. As an example, if you are diabetic, we can write down a list of values to achieve basic objectives.

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Treatment of Diabetes

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

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The main goal of treatment is to maintain glucose levels within normal ranges. Treatment depends on the type of diabetes you have. It is an illness that requires daily monitoring and strict control of blood sugar levels.

In type 1 diabetes must apply the insulin that the body can not produce (there are synthetic insulins), we need people with this type of diabetes monitor their glucose levels continuously and exercise daily.

The treatment of type 2 diabetes primarily includes changes in diet, regular exercise and weight control. If these measures, which together are called changes in lifestyle are not enough, your doctor may prescribe medication to lower blood glucose levels.

If untreated, diabetes can cause:
* High blood sugar levels that can make a person feel thirst, fatigue, weight loss, frequent urination or frequent infections.
* Other serious health problems: damage to other organs, especially eyes, kidneys, nerves and heart.

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