12/14/2017
Don't ignore Diabetes.
It can take work to get your diabetes under control, but the results are worth it. Uncontrolled diabetes can take a toll on nearly every organ in your body, including the:
• Heart and blood vessels : double the risk of heart problems, stroke. Foot problems including amputation.
• Eyes: Blindness, glaucoma, cataract
• Kidneys: Kidney failure
• Nerves: Diabetic retinopathy, sexual problems
• Gastrointestinal tract: Gastric problems
• Gums and teeth: swollen and bleeding gums.
Take Charge of Your Condition
Some people have to make only small lifestyle changes to keep their blood sugar under control to halt or even reverse a diabetes complication. Others need medications or even surgery to manage complications and prevent them from getting worse.
Treatment of complications focuses on slowing down the damage. That may include medication, surgery, or other options.
But the most important ways to slow diabetes complications are to keep your blood sugar levels under control, eat right, exercise, lose weight, avoid smoking, and get high blood pressure and high cholesterol treated.