Diabetes

Managing Your Diabetes In San Antonio, TX

According to the CDC, an estimated 29 million people in the United States have diabetes. If you are one of them, you certainly aren't alone. Diabetes occurs when your body does not properly produce or use insulin. The result is that your blood sugar remains too high or too low, causing symptoms such as increased hunger or thirst, excessive tiredness, frequent urination, blurred vision and frequent infection.

Diabetes treatment in San Antonio, TX

Thankfully, managing your Diabetes and leading a normal life can still be possible. Here are a few treatment options your doctor at Texan Family Clinic will likely recommend.

Eat a Healthy Diet

The best way to keep your blood sugar at a stable level is to eat a healthy diet. In general, you will want to consume plenty of healthy fruits, vegetables and whole grains while limiting simple carbohydrates and sweets, which can cause your blood sugar to spike and crash. Aiming for foods that are low on the glycemic index can also be helpful.

Monitor Your Blood Sugar

If your body is not effectively monitoring and managing your blood sugar for you, you may have to do it yourself. There are many ways to monitor your blood sugar, and not all of them are inconvenient or painful. By regularly monitoring your blood sugar, you should quickly learn the effect that certain foods have on your blood sugar as well as the symptoms you feel at each stage. Knowing this information can help you choose healthy foods at just the right intervals.

Exercise Regularly

Physical activity is a great way to keep your body in top shape and to keep your blood sugar from climbing too high. A combination of aerobic exercises and resistance training exercises generally works best and helps keep your routines from becoming too boring.

Be careful, however, as exercising can cause your blood sugar to dip too low. Pay attention to how you feel and be sure to stop and have a snack if needed.

Take Medication

While diet and lifestyle changes can go a long way towards helping you manage your diabetes, for some people, diet and lifestyle changes alone simply aren't enough. If so, your Texan Family Clinic doctor will also likely want you to take a certain medication or to try insulin therapy in conjunction with these healthy lifestyle changes.

Dealing with Diabetes

When you are dealing with diabetes, primarily type 2 diabetes, this affects your body’s ability to produce insulin and regulate blood sugar. This type of diabetes usually occurs in adulthood but can happen at any age. It’s important that you work to manage your weight and diet, especially if you have a family history of diabetes.

There is no cure for diabetes, but it’s a fairly easy disease to manage. Mostly, it involves making certain lifestyle decisions that can impact your health and manage your weight. You should be sure to eat a balanced diet and exercise on a regular basis. If this alone isn’t enough, your doctor will instruct you to take certain medications to help with your blood sugar, or you may need insulin therapy.

If diabetes isn’t managed, it can lead to severe issues and can cause extremities to need an amputation or can even cause death. With proper management and treatment, these are less likely and can easily be avoided.


Want to learn more about how Texan Family Clinic can help you manage your diabetes? 
Call our San Antonio, TX office at (210) 562-3125 to schedule an appointment! 

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