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Diabetes is having too much glucose (sugar) in the blood. This happens because the pancreas cannot make enough effective insulin.
Symptoms of diabetes include tiredness, excessive thirst, passing urine frequently, blurred vision and recurring infections. Unlike people with type 1 diabetes, people with type 2 develop diabetes much more slowly, and may not have symptoms.
To manage diabetes people are recommended to maintain a healthy body weight by making healthy food choices and keeping active. Being smokefree, and controlling blood pressure and blood cholesterol are also essential in the management of all diabetes. For further information visit www.diabetes.org.nz
Diabetes Facts:
- Diabetes is forever, once you have it, it will not go away
- Blood pressure control is as important as blood glucose control
- Making low-fat food choices is as important as low-sugar choices
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