Keeping diabetics under control is important for kidney health
How to Become One of the Best Keeping Diabetics under Control Is Important for Kidney Health
Diabetes and Glucose:
Diabetes
is a chronic disease/lifelong disease where your body fails to control your
blood sugar levels. So it requires chronic disease management. Long-term high
blood sugar can damage your eyes, nerves, heart, veins and kidneys. Immune
system can be gradually destroyed. It can also severely impair kidney function.
Diabetes and your kidneys:
Kidneys
clean waste from your blood. In the long term, having high glucose from
diabetes can cause damage inside your kidneys. Uncontrolled high levels of
diabetes can lead to progressive kidney failure. It can happen faster in some
fields and faster in others.
Glucose monitoring:
Ask
your doctor what your glucose goals should be. Not every person will have the
same glucose target. By and large, the recommended focuses for the vast
majority are:
Before
dinner: 80-130 mg/dL
•
Two hours after starting a dinner: below 180 mg/dL
•
A1C test: about 7%
People with diabetes should watch out for:
• A
dinner or nibble with more food or surprisingly starch
•
Absence from active work
•
Inadequate diabetes medication
•
Signs of a few different prescriptions
•
Illnesses or other illnesses such as colds or influenza
•
Changes in your chemical levels, for example, during menopause
•
Stress
Causes of sudden drop in glucose in people with diabetes:
• A
dinner or nibble with less food or less carbohydrates than expected
•
Drinking alcohol, especially when hungry
•
Miss a dinner or bite; fasting
•
Passing and loose stools
•
More practical work than expected
•
Many diabetes medications
•
Results of several different drugs
How do I monitor my glucose levels?
•
Use a blood glucose meter to measure your glucose at a specific time of day or
as often as your doctor recommends.
•
Get an A1C blood check at least twice a year.
•
Use a log book to record your experimental results. Talk to your doctor about
how you can reach your goals and stay there!
