Diabetes is a condition that happens when your blood sugar (glucose) is too high. It develops when your pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or any at all, or when your body isn’t responding to the effects of insulin properly.
Diabetes affects people of all ages. Most forms of diabetes are chronic (lifelong), and all forms are manageable, with medications and/or lifestyle changes.
The body’s immune system attacks and destroys the insulin producing cells in the pancreas so the body doesn’t make any insulin.
The body doesn’t produce enough insulin or the body’s cells don’t react to insulin …. this is known as insulin resistance.
Generally, one of the question a person asks after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is “do I have to take medicines lifelong?”
The fact of the matter remains that one has to take diabetes medications lifelong. There is no escaping from this fact – diabetes drugs are now your friends, along with a diabetes diet plan, and of course, the walking shoes.
If you are diagnosed early enough as “pre diabetic”, then life-style changes have a good chance of delaying any onset, of becoming fully diabetic.
Finding pre diabetes patients is always a “ plus” for us ….so that we can really help these patients to remain pre diabetic as long as possible
If you have diabetes, it is important to eat healthily, take regular exercise and carry out regular blood tests to ensure your blood glucose levels remain stable.
It is also important to have regular health check-ups, and be aware of the possible long-term complications, so that early detection and treatment is possible.
The Team at Orange Grove decided to provide accessible knowledge and support for those in our community, who have diabetes, or those who care for someone with diabetes.
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