Fighting Diabetes, Proactively!

Intensive insulin therapy is very aggressive approach to diabetes treatment, designed to keep the blood sugar levels close to normal by constant monitporing and taking frequent insulin shots. It is about the most common diabetes treatment for type 1 diabetes and even type 2 diabetes. Off late there has been some debate on the safety of intensive insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes, but Mayo Clinic has been proponent of the Intensive Insulin Therapy with various press releases etc

Here is an excerpt from a recent interview of Maria Collazo-Clavell, M.D., an endocrinologist specializing in diabetes at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., where she answers questions about intensive insulin therapy.

What is intensive insulin therapy?
Intensive insulin therapy is designed to prevent or slow the progression of long-term diabetes complications by keeping your blood sugar level as close to normal as possible. Intensive insulin therapy is recommended for most people who have type 1 diabetes and some people who have type 2 diabetes — but it isn’t right for everyone.

If your doctor prescribes intensive insulin therapy, you’ll need to closely monitor your blood sugar level and take frequent doses of insulin. You’ll also need regular glycated hemoglobin (A1C) tests. The A1C test reflects your average blood sugar level for the past two to three months. With intensive insulin therapy, the goal is an A1C level as close to normal as possible.

The normal A1C range for people without diabetes is 4 percent to 6 percent. An A1C level less than 7 percent is a common target for people who have diabetes. [more]

I would always advice Preventive care, and then natural care. It is all in the food.
You see sugar is what we eat, and sugar is what diabetes all about.

You need to form diabetes groups, practice healthy lifestyle in the group and follow strict regimes.

One of the most successful fundraising events in the world comes to the Triangle this weekend.

The Walk to Cure Diabetes will help raise money for diabetes research through the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.[source]

Eating a diet rich in omega-3 fats may help keep high-risk children from developing type 1 diabetes, early research suggests.

Dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids was associated with a lower incidence of autoantibodies in the blood that signal the immune system to attack insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

Omega-3 fatty acids are known to have anti-inflammatory properties, and inflammation is believed to play a major role in the development of type 1 diabetes through destruction of these insulin-producing cells.[Via WebMD]

What does this mean. Eat a lot of Salmon, and fortunately, it is my favorite.

One quick Recipe.

Take half a pound of Salmon Fillets.
Squeeze lime juice over it, and sprinkle some Pepper and Salt.
Lay aluminum foil on a baking pan
Place the Salmon and cover it with the foil.

Pre Heat the over at 350 Degress Farienheit.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.

This is one hell of a yummy diet.