One of the most serious complications of diabetes is the leg amputation/removal that is often done by doctors when nerves are damaged so much in one’s leg. This is one of the most feared complication of the disease because some people don’t even survive the amputation while some automatically become less privileged immediately....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
It is therefore an undesirable condition, no one wants to lose his or her leg for any reason. But few actually know how to follow it up, Diabetes is dangerous but it’s not the end of the world, if you manage yourself properly, there won’t even be need to amputate your leg(s).
Just sit tight and enjoy this article, as we look at some of the things you should do to manage yourself inorder to free yourself from the problem of leg amputation.
1. Eat Healthy; diabetes is not the end of the world as I’ve already stated, all you need to know is that it is a call for one to be careful. First step towards managing diabetes is eating healthy, ensure you consume more of fruits, vegetables, lean meats and also food rich in fiber. While doing this, cut down on carbohydrates but don’t eliminate it totally from your diet because of the energy that comes with it.
2. Avoid Sugar Sweetened Juice and Soft Drinks; this should be a no-no for you. Never take sugar sweetened drinks again once you are discovered to be fully diabetic unless you want to worsen your condition.
Reason being that such drinks pump sugar into one’s blood stream and this sugar/glucose might not be utilized by your body because of the failure of the pancreas to manage sugar. So it’s best to avoid the sugar sweetened drinks.
3. Exercise For At least 30 Minutes Daily; this is how to manage your diabetes. You should make exercising a part of your lifestyle if you want to keep healthy.
Doing this will make you not to be sedentary because being sedentary can increase your blood sugar, so make sure you exercise for at least 30 mins. The exercise must not be vigorous but just walking around or running lightly around the house for 30 minutes or more would certainly be of help.
4. Check Your Blood Sugar Level Regularly; once you start suffering from sugar related problems like Diabetes, the test kit must not be far from you at any point.
This is because your blood sugar can always go up drastically at any time or even go down too much. So you must always check it to know whether you are making progress or not.
It is a life long disease and you must treat it as such if you don’t want to develop complications that might necessitate leg amputation.
5. Reducing Stress; this is another thing you mustn’t take for granted if you want to live healthy. Immediately you are diagnosed with diabetes, make sure you reduce stress. Get enough rest and also make sure you eat healthy and exercise frequently.
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