Treatment of Diabetes in Type II Diabetes Mellitus
Treatment of Diabetes in Type II Diabetes Mellitus T reatment of diabetes starts with educating patient about this disease. He is also educated about symptoms related to low and high sugar levels so that he can recognise these. He is encouraged to carry a diabetes card with his medication, and the name of his doctor written on it. He is also encouraged to carry with him sugar candies etc near him to treat hypoglycemia. Home blood glucose monitoring can be taught to nearly all patients. The various risk factors are noted and the complications if any are studied. The goal of treatment is to reduce the sugar to near normal levels to ward off complications of diabetes and reduce risk to life, vital organs while permitting a good quality of life. Non-pharmacologic measures To reduce risk of heart disease and stroke, weight should be reduced to normal levels. If a person is overweight (BMI ie Wt in kgs/ ht in meters squared) and BMI is between 25 to 29.9 wt can be reduced gradually