Diabetic Management

Managing your diabetes is extremely important to your health. It is not our intention on this website to handle your diabetic management. You must always seek the advice of a qualified medical professional.

We can only give some advice guidelines related to general diabetic management. For your specific treatment and medication you must seek the advice of your doctor.

Diabetes management consists of monitoring your blood glucose levels, taking the correct medication, eating a healthy diet and getting regular exercise.

Diabetes Testing

If you are at all concerned that you may be diabetic consult your doctor or pharmacist for a blood glucose test. If you have any of the following go for diabetes testing:
Feeling hungry all of the time or loss of appetite, excessive thirst and/or excessive urination. Unexplained weight loss (usually in type 1 diabetes) or weight gain (more common in type 2 diabetes.)

Diabetes Treatment

Diabetes can be managed with diet, exercise and medication or a combination of all three.

Monitoring your sugar levels

Exercise and Diabetes

If you are at all concerned that you may be diabetic consult your doctor or pharmacist for a blood glucose test. If you have any of the following go for diabetes testing:
Feeling hungry all of the time or loss of appetite, excessive thirst and/or excessive urination. Unexplained weight loss (usually in type 1 diabetes) or weight gain (more common in type 2 diabetes.)

Exercise is a great way to help manage your diabetes. It helps keep your heart healthy  and it aids insulin absorption. 

Exercise needn't be strenuous. A walk in your favourite environment or a cycle ride will be beneficial.

 Try to think of ways to get exercise without it feeling like exercise. Just a few minutes a day working in your garden is great exercise.

If gardening doesn't appeal to you, or you don't have a garden you could try walking to the shops. Or walk or cycle to work or school rather than taking the bus or the car.

If you have a dog take him for a nice long walk or play with him in the garden. Housework can also be a good form of exercise if you really get stuck into it.

Caution
Always check with your health care professional before starting any new exercise routine and never exercise if your urine tests positive for ketones.