Living with Diabetes

There is no cure for diabetes, but it can be managed. Balancing the food you eat with exercise and medicine (if prescribed) will help you control your weight and can keep your blood glucose, the main sugar found in the blood and the body’s main source of energy , also called blood sugar in the healthy range.

This can help prevent or delay complications, harmful effects of diabetes such as damage to the eyes, heart, blood vessels, nervous system, teeth and gums, feet and skin, or kidneys. Study show that keeping blood glucose, blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels close to normal can help prevent or delay these problems. Many people with diabetes live long and healthful lives.

Self monitoring of blood glucose at home is crucial in ensuring good control of diabetes. The gadget called Glucometer is designed for ease of use and convenience.