Treatments of Type 1 Diabetes

A type 1 diabetes person needs to follow a different types of treatment plan, also called a diabetes management plan. These plan assists people in managing their diabetes and staying healthy, active and save from complications. Everyone's plan is different based on the persons health needs and the suggestions of the diabetes care team

DIABETES TREATMENT HINTS: important Thing to take note

 The first thing to understand if you are to treat diabetes is your blood glucose level, which is the a mount of glucose in the blood. Glucose is a sugar that comes from the food we eat and also is formed and stored inside the body. It is the main source of energy for the cells of the body, and is carried to each cells through the blood. Glucose can only get into the cells with the help of the insulin.

People with type 1 diabetes can no longer produce insulin. This means that glucose stays in the bloodstream and doesn't get into the cells, causing blood glucose levels to go too high.

High blood sugar level can make people with type 1 diabetes feel real sick, so their treatment plan involves keeping their blood sugar level within a healthy range, while making sure they grow and develop normally. To do that, people with type 1 diabetes really needs to:

* Take insulin everyday

* Eat a healthy, balanced diet and stick to a diabetes meal plan

*  Check their blood sugar level several times a day

*  Get regular physical exercise.

Strictly following the treatment plan can help a person stay healthy, but its not a cure for diabetes. At the time of writing this article, there is no cure for diabetes yet, so people with type 1 diabetes will need treatment for the rest of their life as long as they live. The real thing is that, sticking to the plan can help people feel healthy and avoid diabetes complications in the future.

NOW, let me explain the things a type 1 diabetes person needs to be doing one at a time.

1.  Take Insulin Everyday: people who have type 1 diabetes must take insulin as part of their treatment because their bodies can't make insulin anymore, they need to get the right amount to keep their blood sugar level in a healthy status.

The only way to get insulin into the body now is by injection with a needle or with an insulin pump. If perhaps someone or rather 'you' try to take insulin as a pill, it may not work because, the acids and digestive juice in the stomach and intestines would breakdown the medicine. Fortunately nowadays, insulin shots are almost painless with the help of smaller needles.

Different kinds of insulin are used for different purposes. The types of insulin you will use and the number of shots you will take each day will depend in what's best for you and your daily schedule. As you grow and change in shape and body structure, the amount of insulin you will need to take can change too.

Food should by no means be missed, do not go starving, because if you take an insulin shot but forgot to eat, your blood sugar level can get too low. So try to avoid skipping meals. And as a child or teenager, if your parents reminds you to eat when you take your insulin, its probably because they worry about you, not because they are trying yo make you feel upset. Your diabetes health care team are also in hand to teach you how and when to give yourself insulin shots.

2.  Eat a Healthy, Balanced Diet: A diabetes type 1 person must pay a little more attention to their meals and snacks than people who don't have diabetes. They need to eat a balanced, healthy diet and keep an eye on what they ear and when they eat it.

They also have to balance the food  they eat with the amount of insulin they take and their activity level. That's because eating some foods will make blood sugar level to go up more than other people who don't have diabetes, whereas, insulin and exercise will make blood sugar go down. So how much the blood sugar level goes up after eating depends on the type of nutrients the food contains.

The three main types of nutrients found in the foods we eat are: Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Which all provides energy in the form of calories. Foods containing carbohydrate is the main nutrient that causes the blood sugar levels to go up the most. But foods that contain mostly protein or fat don't affect blood sugar level as much. Our body needs all of these nutrients in different quantity to perform normally.

As part of your diabetes treatment, you and the diabetes health care team will create a written diabetes meal plan that will include foods with all of the essential nutrients. Meal plans typically consist of breakfast, launch and dinner with schedule between meal snacks.

The diabetes meal plan you will be provided will not tell you specific food to eat, but it will guide you in selecting choices from the basic food groups and helps you eat nutritious, balanced meals. Each meal and snacks in the plan contains a certain amount of carbohydrate and works with the types and amount of insulin you take.

Selecting choices from the basic food groups and help you eat nutritious, balanced meals. Each meal and snack in the plan contains a certain amount of carbohydrate and works with the types and amount of insulin you take.

Your meal plan provided should be made just for you, based on your age, activity level, schedule, and food likes and dislikes. It also should be flexible so you know how to handle diabetes in special situations like when you go to parties or on holidays. Following your meal plan should make it easier to keep your blood sugar level within a healthy status.

Moreover, to giving you some ideas about what to eat, the plan also might recommend limiting foods that contains lots of fat or calories and that don't contain vitamins and minerals. Everyone who eats a healthy diet should limit these foods anyway, because eating too much of them can lead to too much weight gain or long-term health problems like heart disease.

3. Always Check Blood Sugar Level: Checking your blood sugar level is another part of your diabetes treatment plan. It lets you know how your insulin injection and meal plan are working. By keeping your blood sugar level in a healthy range, you will feel better and reduce the risk that you may develop diabetes complications in future.

Testing your blood sugar level is the only way to know how you are doing with your diabetes control, your diabetes health care team will let you know what your blood sugar level should be and when to test it.

In general, children with type 1 diabetes should test their blood sugar level with a blood glucose meter at least four times a day. A blood glucose meter tells you what your blood sugar level is at the moment you test it. Your doctor may also send you for another type of blood test that shows you how your blood sugar level had been for the few months before the test.

4.  Exercise Regularly:  Exercise is also an important part of diabetes treatment. Regular physical activity helps keep blood sugar level in a healthy form. Its also can reduce the risk of other health problems that people with diabetes may be more likely to get, like heart disease, kidney failure, etcetera.

The types of exercise that are good for people with type 1 diabetes are:  Jogging, riding of bikes, most especially if you are able to play football, that will be great or if not, any kind of sport is highly welcome. In the course of the exercise, the sweat that comes out of your body shows that you have just burn away some glucose. Try to exercise everyday for maximum benefit.

You can talk to your diabetes health care team about planning  your exercise along with your meals and insulin. They will offer specific suggestion to help you get ready for exercise or join a sport and give you written instructions to help you respond adequately to any diabetes problems that may occur during exercise.

CONCLUSIVELY

Treating and managing type 1 diabetes can be difficult at times. But your diabetes health care team is there for you. Your diabetes management plan should be made easy to understand, detailed, and written down for you so that you can always refer to it whenever you need to.

You also might hear about alternative treatments for diabetes, such as herbal remedies and vitamin or mineral supplement. Whatever you read online websites, you should always discus it with your diabetes health care team. You should not stop the treatment plan they made for you, just because you read some information on a website. So get the facts by talking to your diabetes health care team