Fun Facts and Summary

Fun Facts and summary

You're not alone!

In the Journey of Diabetes it is pretty easy to forget that there are other Diabetics in the world, there are ways of coping and dealing with feelings, there are ways of making sure you still get to live life to the fullest and enjoy it as any person deserves to enjoy life, here we will give you a basic summary of what has been said on the website and give you a few fun facts about Diabetes! Just to show you that your insecurities are also other peoples insecurities!

Summary

While Diabetes is a very complex conditionm, it does not have to control your life and who you are, there is a "rumor" that many people believe that Diabetics can't eat sugar, WRONG. Diabetics can most definitely eat sugar and enjoy all the normal things, don't let it control who you are and what you do. There are ofcourse things you need to do differently and be more cautious, you will have to keep a close eye on your blood sugar at all times and just be a "healthier" person

There are two types of Diabetes: Type 1 which occurs when the body no longer produces any insulin and you are required to inject with each meal to regulate your blood glucose levels, Type 2 is much more common than type 1 and is generally found in people with an unhealthy lifestyle choice, there are ways to prevent and reverse Type 2 where Type 1 does not have this luxury and is not as common

The keys to staying healthy as a type 1 Diabetic are as easy as the keys to staying healthy to a normal person, excersize , good and healthy food and education on the aspects that your dealing with, it is important to educate yourself and others about Diabetes and to educate yourself. It is also extremely important to test regularly and inject the correct dosage at the correct times. To avoid any sort of depression or anything negative, join a group with other Diabetics and learn from them aswell as educating them. Always keep your emergency bag with you and make sure it is up to date.

We have set up a list of tips and tricks for all diabetics that are important such as the emergency bag, but also to keep note of things such as rotation of injection sites, to always test, make use of all the resources and ofcourse to not be scared to ask for help when needed. THese tips are part of our fundamentals because they can save you a ton of stress that is also bad for bloodglucose levels.

FUN FACTS

Here are a few fun facts about Diabetes that will help you understand your Diabetes a bit better!

  1. It has been rumored that there will be inhaled insulin available for type 1 diabetics in 2021
  2. Ancient doctors used to do a taste test on urine to test for suspiscion of diabetes
  3. It is estimated that 422 million people have diabetes, globally
  4. The mellitus in Diabetes means honey sweet, this is due to the fact that doctors claimed that their urine tasted "sweet"
  5. 25% Of diabetics don't know they have it
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