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Diabetes Basics - Type 2

Diabetes is a problem with your body that causes blood glucose (sugar) levels to rise higher than normal. This is also called hyperglycemia. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes.

If you have type 2 diabetes your body does not use insulin properly. This is called insulin resistance. At first, your pancreas makes extra insulin to make up for it. But, over time it isn't able to keep up and can't make enough insulin to keep your blood glucose at normal levels.

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My best friend was diagnosed with diabetes yesterday. How can I help/be supportive and everything? Resources?

What a good friend. He is fortunate.

American Diabetic Association has a lot of info

webmd.com

webrn.com

He has probably developed juvenile Diabetes (DM) and he will be on Insulin all his life as his Pancreas no longer is making it.

Insulin is what takes sugar molecules into the cell thru it's wall. W/o Insulin the sugar just floats in the blood and damages his organs, blood vessels, eyes... By taking the Insulin he no longer makes he is doing the job of his Pancreas.

He will prick his finger several times a day and find his Blood sugar (BS) so he knows if he needs Insulin or needs to eat some sugar or food( some are in a tube he squirts in his mouth, he can carry hard candy and eat one, grape juice has a lot of natural sugar...)

He will also have to learn how to eat and follow the diet so he can stay feeling well.

If he is overweight, he needs to start gentle exercises and loose the weight which can help him in the longrun.

If he has not been assigned one, he needs to ask for a Diabetic Nurse Educator to teach him and his family about this whole change in his lifestyle.

If he ignores this it wil be very unpleasant and will shorten his life and he may end up with a lot of medical problems--not to scare you just to be realistic

Amputations of his feet, legs, fingers, blindness, Kidney failure and on Dialysis...or die very young.

Go to the websites and read about all this disease does and can do so you understand when he is having a reaction --he may appear drunk or stupourous or stare into space as his bloodsugar drops--his brain is not getting the sugar it needs to work. Or the DM coma...

H may need to get an alert bracelet so he is able to get care quickly if needed tho he may be managed very well w/o a lot of problems if he follows the plan..

Don't freak out--get educated and let go of the fear--you then act thru strength and that is a strong place to be to help your friend.

Best wishes

EJ

Is their a blood sugar level tester for people with diabetes that you don't have to prick yourself?

In 2001, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a device to measure glucose levels in adults with diabetes without drawing blood. The GlucoWatch Biographer provides frequent, automatic glucose readings by pulling fluid from the skin and measuring it. In 2002, the FDA approved the GlucoWatch G2 Biographer for use in children and adolescents over age seven. The GlucoWatch has two components: the AutoSensor and the Biographer. The Biographer is worn like a watch with the AutoSensor snapped into the back. The AutoSensor uses a very low electric current to pull fluid from the skin on the wrist and measure the level of glucose. The Biographer then calculates and displays the glucose level. These glucose readings are displayed up to every 10 minutes and are stored in an "electronic diary" that patients can review at any time. Each AutoSensor gives up to 13 hours of readings. The alarm alerts a patient when glucose levels are too high, too low, or likely to be too low within 20 minutes. However you should be aware that people with diabetes who use the GlucoWatch WILL STILL NEED TO PERFORM FINGER-PRICK TESTS EACH DAY. In clinical studies conducted by the manufacturer (Cygnus, Inc.), the GlucoWatch measurements were generally consistent with results from finger-prick blood tests. However, about 25% of the time, the GlucoWatch readings differed from the blood test readings by more than 30%. Due to this margin for error, patients should not change their insulin doses or diets based on a single reading from the GlucoWatch. Patients need to confirm high or low readings with a finger-prick blood test. In at least half of patients, the GlucoWatch caused mild to moderate skin irritation on the wrist. In addition, the device was unable to measure glucose levels if the patient's arm was too sweaty. Details of this may be found at –

American Diabetes Association

GlucoWatch Automated Hotline

1-866-GLWATCH (1-866-459-2824)

Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Hope this helps

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