Type 1 & 2 Diabetes

Education and awareness is key to fighting diabetes. At Private Home Health Care, we are passionate about advocating for health and wellness, including diabetes. In honor of National American Diabetes Association Alert Day, here is more information that may help you or a loved one.

There are two types of diabetes. While Type 1 diabetes is not as preventable, it can be managed well with insulin injections. Managing Type 1 diabetes might also require frequent blood sugar monitoring, eating healthy foods, exercising regularly, and maintaining a healthy weight. Education is key to learning how to manage symptoms of Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes often has a very strong genetic component.

However, type 2 is much more preventable, and some actions can be taken. Making healthy choices provides the best chance of protecting against type 2 diabetes. In the United States, 9 out of every 10 cases of diabetes can be avoided if the above lifestyle changes are implemented. Families, schools, workplaces, communities, and healthcare providers can all work together to make healthy choices easy ones.

Ways to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes:

-Eliminate sugar and refined carbs

-Work out regularly and avoiding a sedentary lifestyle

-Make water the primary beverage

-Maintain a healthy weight

-Quit smoking

-Eat a high fiber diet-Optimize Vitamin D levels

The best way to treat disease is to prevent it in the first place. By leading a healthy lifestyle, it is the best way to set yourself up for long term health.