Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
Treatment for diabetes type 1 will need life long commitment and require 4 actions to be done:
- Type 1 Diabetes Treatment – Insulin
Type 1 diabetes treatment require insulin, they can be come from injection, pump and insulin pen. Insulin cannot be taken by mouth, since it will be digested before it starts to work in the stomach. Based on the time of actions, there also 3 types of insulin: rapid-acting, intermediate, and long-acting insulin.
- Type 1 Diabetes Treatment – Dietary Plan
Treatment for diabetes type 1 includes dietary plans; you should consult with registered dietitian. You will know what, when, and how much do you eat, also you will be receiving instruction how to count the amount of carbohydrate on your meal to get enough insulin. Since healthy, and balanced meal plan will help controlling blood sugar.
The diet is not as gloomy as you think; you can eat meals that have high nutrition and low in fat and calories. The food is similar with diet plans for ordinary people; the only different is the diet is stricter.
- Type 1 Diabetes Treatment – Exercise
Type 1 diabetes treatment also includes exercising, since exercise will help lower the blood sugar. You can do what activities that you like, starts from walking, swimming, swimming and other exercise few times a week. But remember that you will need to adjust the meal plans and insulin doses to compensate with the exercise. Like other people without diabetes, the exercise is better start slowly and then you can build up gradually.
- Type 1 Diabetes Treatment – Monitoring Blood Sugar
Basically since all type 1 diabetes treatment is mainly for controlling the blood sugar level, monitoring the blood sugar level few times a day is a very important. Even if you take strict diet the blood sugar level can still unpredictably change.
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