All diabetics, whether treated with insulin or not, are susceptible to certain problems affecting the eyes, kidneys, arteries and nervous system. Those problems are called "the complications of diabetes". These complications may be quite serious for some diabetics while others are hardly affected at all.
To give yourself the best chance of avoiding complications:
trY TO ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE CONtrOL OF YOUR DIABETES-this is vitally important.
The adherence to diet, exercise and therapy as determined by your doctor, is the only way to achieve good control of your diabetes. Daily self monitoring in the home and at work and routine check-ups by your doctor, will help verify your condition and permit any changes to be made if necessary.
Self-monitoring can include blood glucose testing, urinary glucose and urinary ketone tests. One or more of these should be performed on a regular basis as recommended by your doctor. traditional examination of urine for glucose, however, does not always reflect the blood glucose concentration. Blood glucose values higher than your optimum control range may occur without glucose appearing in the urine (.e.g. patients with a high renal threshold).
An essential part of good diabetic control is keeping an accurate record of all tests performed. Results should be discussed with your doctor at each visit. A well controlled diabetic feels better and lives a . long healthy and productive life.