What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a long-lasting condition that affects your body's ability to make insulin. Insulin allows sugar in your blood to be utilized by your body. Diabetes stops insulin from being created at the appropriate levels, so too much blood sugar ends up remaining in the bloodstream without getting absorbed by body organs. Too much sugar in the bloodstream can lead to several further health complications such as heart disease, kidney disease, and vision loss. These further complications because of diabetes are why it is so important to manage diabetes through education and support. There is no cure for diabetes, but lifestyle changes and dietary changes can help to prevent further complications.
There are two types of Diabetes:
Type 1: A condition diagnosed in children, teens, and young adults. It is caused by internal bodily complications at birth and development.
Type 2: The most common form of Diabetes (95 percent of people with diabetes are type 2). Diagnosed in adulthood due to high levels of sugar in the bloodstream and insulin complications.
There are two types of Diabetes:
Type 1: A condition diagnosed in children, teens, and young adults. It is caused by internal bodily complications at birth and development.
Type 2: The most common form of Diabetes (95 percent of people with diabetes are type 2). Diagnosed in adulthood due to high levels of sugar in the bloodstream and insulin complications.
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Diabetes Management and Treatment
There are three main steps in achieving improved diabetes diagnosis:
Step 1: Lifestyle changes
-Incorporating more exercise (walking, running, stretching, weight lifting) into the daily routine.
Step 2: Diet changes
-Eating healthier food and substituting sugar-heavy foods with sugar-free alternatives.
-Eating more vegetables and more balanced diets with less sugar consumption.
Step 3: Contacting medical professionals (nutritionists, primary care physicians, Imani Clinic Health Education Program)
-Talking to a doctor about lifestyle and dietary changes.
-Coming into the Imani Clinic and asking to speak to a certified health education expert.
- 2425 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817
All three of these steps must be accounted for in order to see a long term reduction in diabetes and to prevent further complications.
Step 1: Lifestyle changes
-Incorporating more exercise (walking, running, stretching, weight lifting) into the daily routine.
Step 2: Diet changes
-Eating healthier food and substituting sugar-heavy foods with sugar-free alternatives.
-Eating more vegetables and more balanced diets with less sugar consumption.
Step 3: Contacting medical professionals (nutritionists, primary care physicians, Imani Clinic Health Education Program)
-Talking to a doctor about lifestyle and dietary changes.
-Coming into the Imani Clinic and asking to speak to a certified health education expert.
- 2425 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817
All three of these steps must be accounted for in order to see a long term reduction in diabetes and to prevent further complications.
Informational Pamphlets (PDFs)
Diabetes Information- Click to access.
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Healthy recipes (low sugar recipes)- Click to access.
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Exercises- Click to access.
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Cardio Exercises Full Body Exercises
