As more people
are diagnosed with diabetes, there is a major issue in medicine…trying to
motivate people to take ownership of their condition and aggressively attack it
to prevent long-term problems like kidney and heart disease. There are several key things that you can do to help when you are dealing
with diabetes. The first thing is that diabetes is not a cause of adult
blindness, kidney failure, and amputation. That's right. It's
poorly controlled diabetes that's the problem. If you keep it in check,
there is reason for hope. Also, make a partnership with your
doctor. You need someone to talk to who can understand your
condition. If he or she does not help, find someone who can.
Another key point; make certain you see your eye doctor each year, have a foot
exam annually, and talk with your doctor about urine screening and a test
called the hemoglobin A1C, which can help monitor how you're doing.
