Taking care of yourself each day can help you manage diabetes and live a long and healthy life. The effects of diabetes can be felt in almost every part of the body. You must therefore manage your blood glucose levels, also known as blood sugar. Diabetes health problems can be prevented by managing your blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
 
To manage your diabetes, you can create a diabetes self-care plan with your healthcare team’s help. Diabetes management plans are tailored to each patient’s individual needs and often include a combination of diet, exercise, lifestyle changes, and medications as needed.

Educating yourself about diabetes is an important step in diabetes management. You are the one who manages your diabetes on a daily basis. You can stay healthy by talking to your provider about how to manage your diabetes. You can feel good today and in the future if you take care of yourself and your diabetes.
 
Find out how to manage your A1C, blood pressure, and cholesterol with the help of your healthcare team. You may be less likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke, or other diabetes-related problems if you do this.
 
Take care of yourself physically and mentally to help manage diabetes. Blood sugar levels can be raised by stress. Stress can be reduced by learning ways to manage it. Taking a walk, deep breathing, gardening, meditating, working on your hobby, or listening to music can help you relax. Do not hesitate to ask for help if you are feeling down. It may help you feel better to speak with a mental health counselor, a support group, a friend, or a family member who will listen to your concerns.
 
Stay healthy and maintain continuous contact with your provider when living with diabetes. To find and treat problems early, visit your healthcare team at least twice a year. Stick to medications as needed and try to make healthier lifestyle changes.

The kidneys expel excess blood sugar when your blood sugar is high, causing you to urinate more frequently. Diabetes can lead to frequent urination, which is urgent enough to wake you up to use the restroom during sleep.
 
As your kidneys work overtime and you urinate more frequently, valuable fluids will be lost from your tissues. You will feel constantly thirsty if you urinate frequently.
 
In order to get rid of excess sugar in your body, your body works hard when your blood sugar is high. Your body is not only negatively affected by this process, but it is also altered in the way that glucose is used for energy. Hyperglycemia, or excessively high blood sugar, can cause fatigue among other symptoms.
 
Swollen lenses caused by high blood sugar can cause blurred vision due to damage to the small blood vessels of the eye.
 
Damaged blood vessels cause weakened blood circulation, much like damaged eye tissue causes blurry vision. It takes weeks or months for minor cuts or wounds to heal because blood can’t reach the affected area.
 
Nerve damage can be caused by high blood sugar levels. Over time, tingling or numbness can become pain or neuropathy.
 
If your blood sugar is high, your body is actively trying to get rid of it. Expelling so much glucose from your food may cause you to feel hungry more frequently.
 
The body loses its largest energy source when excess glucose is discharged, and when it cannot use glucose for energy, it starts burning fat and muscle. An unexplained weight loss of 10 pounds or 5% of body weight is considered significant.
 
You can develop dark patches (acanthosis nigricans) as a result of insulin resistance, usually in the folds of your neck, underarm area, or groin. Darkened skin may appear velvety and raised.
 
Your blood and urine are full of excess sugar, giving yeast a perfect environment to grow, and increasing the likelihood of yeast infection. It is possible to reduce the likelihood of getting yeast infections by maintaining blood sugar levels.

In most cases of diabetes, the exact cause is unknown. There is always a buildup of sugar in the bloodstream. As a result, the pancreas does not make enough insulin. Genetic and environmental factors can both contribute to type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The exact nature of those factors is unknown. Depending on the type of diabetes, there are different risk factors. There may be some influence from family history on all types. Geographical factors and environmental factors can increase the risk of type 1 diabetes.
 
Diabetes management is available at Invara Pharmacy & Clinic. We are located at 31111 U.S. Rte 2, Sultan, WA 98294. For more information, contact us or schedule an appointment online. We serve patients from Sultan WA, Monroe WA, Startup WA, Gold Bar WA, Woods Creek WA, and surrounding areas.