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Home care for type 2 diabetes includes:

Avoid alcohol.
Stop smoking
Avoid exposure to secondary smoke
If you have high blood pressure:

Learn how to take your blood pressure.
Check your blood pressure every day.
Keep a log of your results.

Check your blood sugar every day.
Keep a log of your blood sugar results.
Follow an exercise plan as directed by your doctor.
Follow your diabetes diet as directed.
Get regular dental checkups and practice good dental hygiene.
Get regular eye and foot examinations.
Inspect the skin of your feet and your nails every day, in order to look for injury.
Lose weight if you are overweight.
Take prescribed medications as directed.
Wear a Medic Alert bracelet at all times.

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Last Updated: Aug 15, 2008 References

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

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