Welcome to the Puppet Treehouse Home Base!
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Mission
    • Our Story
    • Our Branches
    • Our Human Family >
      • Judy
      • Zelda
      • Demetrios
      • Brett
      • Lyndell
      • Jackie
      • Stef
    • Interactive Presentation
  • Puppets
    • Willow
    • Rockefeller Fuzz
    • Crackerjack
    • Lester
    • Mama Puppets
    • Baby Puppets
    • Flaps
    • Hans
    • WebSpider
    • Wellington
    • Snyder
    • Worthington
    • Willy
  • Projects
    • Packages
    • Workshops >
      • For Conferences
      • For Educators
      • For Artists
      • For Children
    • Initiatives >
      • WIC Nutrition Programming
      • Diabetes Education
      • Hooked on Breastfeeding!
      • Hospitals: From Branch to Wing
      • In the Sky
      • Face of Opportunity
      • NYS WIC Conference
    • Links >
      • Total Health Links
      • Breastfeeding Links
      • Nutrition Links
      • Autism Links
      • Cancer Links
  • Warm & Fuzzies
    • Videos
    • Photo Album!
    • Facebook!
  • Blog
  • Orders
  • Contact

Dealing with Diabetes: Three Simple ways!

11/9/2011

1 Comment

 
Picture
Staying healthy doesn't have to be hard work!
So far this month we've discussed the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as symptoms, risk factors, and prevention.
But what do you do when you have diabetes?

As always, remain in close consultation with your physician on all diabetes treatment. It is also helpful to have a family member or friend to help you track your diet, activity, and medication. But here are a few ways to deal:

*Maintain a healthy lifestyle: As we learned in our post on Prevention, the best combatant for diabetes and its effects on you, is to maintain a healthy weight and BMI through regular physical activity and a balanced diet, with "risk foods" like carbohydrates (especially sugars) and trans fats in strict moderation. Perhaps keep a food and activity journal, noting when you are eating and when you are physically active. This will help better inform what you learn when monitoring your glucose levels (see below). (bonus tip: with today's technology, you don't even have to worry about pen and paper! You can make notes in your smartphone, as well as create calendar alerts to buzz you throughout the day. Yes, there's an app for that :o} )

*Monitor glucose levels: Remember to check your blood glucose levels regularly, and to note what your levels are in your journal. Always start by washing your hands, then insert a test strip into the meter prescribed by your doctor. Use the lancing device to get a drop of blood, which you then press to the strip on the meter. The meter will display your blood glucose level. Blood glucose target ranges depend on a variety of factors, and are specific to each person, so make sure you have that information from your doctor.

*Compare glucose levels with diet, etc: In your journal, note how your glucose levels coincide with when and what you eat, as well as your physical activity. If your levels are too high or too low for several days running at around the same time, you should review and reevaluate your eating and activity patterns. Keep an eye out too for hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, and ketones in your urine - more details on these in tomorrow's post.

*Medication: Consult your physician on which medications would work best for you. These can include glucose tablets, insulin injections, and herbs, supplemental or alternative medicines.

Want to learn more? Stay tuned for Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia, Prediabetes, and more!
1 Comment
Blognya link
7/8/2023 04:12:20 am

Loved reading thhis thank you

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Our Blog!

    The adventures here at the Puppet Treehouse - enjoy STORIES, RECIPES, and hints for healthy living! Let us know if you have anything to add, and do "Like" us on Facebook!

    Follow Me on Pinterest
    Follow @puppettreehouse

    Archives

    May 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    January 2010
    October 2009
    September 2009
    August 2009

    Categories

    All
    Action
    American Diabetes Month
    Atlantic City
    Autumn
    Awareness
    Baby Puppets
    Beauty
    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    Breast
    Breastfeeding
    Cancer
    Collaboration
    College
    Community
    Developing Nations
    Diabetes
    Edgar Allen Poe
    Exercise
    Face Of Opportunity
    Fruit
    Global Health
    Halloween
    Healthy Eating
    Healthy Munching
    Heart
    Heart Disease
    Heart Month
    Hooked On Breastfeeding
    Inspiration
    Interview
    In The Sky
    Journeys
    Jukebox
    Just For Fun
    London
    Maternal & Child Health
    Mental Health
    Mental Illness
    Nature
    Nutrition
    Obesity
    October
    Poem
    Poetry
    Prediabetes
    Prevention
    Public Health
    Puppets
    Risk Factors
    Roadtrip
    Rockefeller Fuzz
    Rocky
    School Lunch
    Screening
    Smoking
    Speaking
    Stress
    Tasting
    Thailand
    Thank You
    The Raven
    Travel
    Treats
    Video
    Videos
    Washington Post
    Webspider
    Wellness
    Wic
    Wic Association Conference
    Willow
    Workshop
    World Mental Illness Awareness Week

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.