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Diabetes Treatment

Treatment of diabetes may include:

Diabetic diet
Insulin
Oral medications for diabetes
Exercise plan
ACE inhibitor medications

To control high blood pressure
Can reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and premature death in people with diabetes

Weight loss
Blood sugar monitoring
Diabetes clinical trials

Basic goals for treating diabetes:

Exercise regularly
Maintain blood glucose level between 70 and 140 mg/dl:

Fasting blood sugars less than 100 mg/dl
Glycosylated hemoglobin levels less than 6.5%.

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Last Updated: Jul 1, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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