Diabetes Affects The Body\’s Ability To Use Blood Sugar For Energy.

January 22, 2010 by Pedro Toledo
Filed under Diabetes

When you have type 2 diabetes, there are so many numbers to remember and none of them are your age! There are those daily blood sugar levels, three monthly HbA1c percentage… really important numbers you, as a diabetic, need to know. Most people with type 2 diabetes monitor their blood sugar level daily. The blood sugar level you are striving for is:

Usually this form of diabetes is diagnosed during 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy. When the woman is being checked for gestational diabetes, she will be informed not to eat anything for 4 to 8 hours prior to the test. Then her blood sugar level is checked. Thereafter, she will be given a sugar laced drink and once again her blood sugar level will be checked after a period of 2 hours. If the blood sugar level is more than 140mg/dl, the diagnosis will be gestational diabetes.

This form of diabetes tends to manifest in obese women who are more than 25 years of age when they get pregnant. These women are more likely to get this form of diabetes if there is a family history of diabetes, had the same problem with earlier pregnancies or if there is too much amniotic fluid present.

Doctors at the University of California, Irvine are now toying with the idea that another type of glycated molecule, glycated albumin, could be used in a new lab test to determine short-term indicators of how well diabetics are doing. The doctors reported in the November 2008 issue of the Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology that glycated albumin has a definite relationship to diabetic complications such as kidney damage and coronary artery disease.

Quit Smoking and Drinking: Smoking contracts the blood vessels so diabetics must quit it. Excessive consumption of alcohol also damages the blood vessels. Exercise: A steady exercise program is of great help to keep the vascular and nervous system healthy. Take a Balanced Diet: A well-balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains help to prevent diabetic complications and maintaining better blood sugar level control.

If gestational diabetes is not treated or controlled, it can be dangerous for the baby. The baby can get jaundice, respiratory distress syndrome, die after 28 weeks of pregnancy or die after birth as it will suffer from hypoglycemia after birth.

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