Aggressive Action

Researching diabetes has taught me that taking immediate aggressive action to reduce blood sugar levels to below 100 mg/dL (70 mg/dL is you smoke) is critical. Critical in slowing the rate of cell damage and severe complications.

Consider that when you are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, you will have had excess blood sugar for years. During these years your body's cells will have been under attack by glucose and sometime fructose molecules. They attack by attaching themselves to blood vessels, nerves, organs, and all cells that will accept them.

While this all is going on, you probably feel fine. Thats because diabetes is described as asymptomatic. That's right no symptoms. When you finally begin feeling the effects - damage has been done. You will notice blurred vision; pain in in your toes, feet, legs, and fingers; discolored skin under your feet & legs; wounds that heal slowly - you get the idea.

Most endocrinologists (hormone specialists) work very aggressively reduce diabetics' blood sugar levels. They give higher doses of medication, and combine drugs to deliver greater impact. They target days or weeks to bring blood sugar levels down to the normal range. Then they work with the patient to keep the blood sugar in the control range (70 mg/dL to 100 mg/dL) - This is more difficult.

This requires more work on the part of the patient (you) to:

It is critical that you take this disease very seriously. Diabetes will act very aggressively on you if you don't act aggressively against it.

I can't think of anything more important than your health or the health of someone you love. Can you?