Diabetes Complications Treatment

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The treatment for diabetes complication focuses on stopping or at least slowing the progression of the damage. Depending on the complication, your treatment may involve medication, surgery, or other therapies.

When complications are found early, only minor lifestyle changes may be necessary. For example, if you have early diabetic nephropathy, you can take a medication to slow the rate of further kidney damage.

If you are age 30 or older, talk to your health professional about taking a low-dose, or baby, aspirin daily to help prevent heart attack, stroke, or other large blood vessel disease. People with diabetes are 2 to 4 times more likely than people who don't have diabetes to die from heart and blood vessel diseases.

Early treatment for a complication and keeping your blood sugar levels within a normal or near-normal range can help slow the progression of your complication and may prevent other complications from developing.

To keep your blood sugar tightly within a normal or near-normal range, spread carbohydrate in your diet throughout the day, get regular physical exercise, and take oral diabetes medication and/or insulin, as prescribed. See your health professional every 3 to 4 months, or more often if indicated. Have exams and tests that monitor your complication and screen for other complications regularly.

You should treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol to help prevent other diabetes complication.

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Diabetes complications Treatment