DIABETES by Carmen Blackmon& Kylie Hutchison

TYPE 2 DIABETES IS WHEN THE CELLS CANT RESPOND WELL TO THE HORMONE INSULIN,THEREFORE THE CELLS ARE NOT RECEIVING THE ENERGY FROM THE GLUCOSE WHICH IS IN THE FOOD YOU EAT. ,LEADING TO HIGH BLOOD SUGAR.
WITH DIABETES YOU HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CALORIES YOU NEED PER DAY DEPENDING ON YOUR(weight, age or height)THE CALORIES PER DAY FOR AN DIABETIC CAN RANGE FROM(1,200-2,400), TO MAINTAIN A GOOD AND BALANCED DIET WHICH INCLUDES CARBOHYDRATES SUCH AS (grains,bread,pasta, milk, sweets, fruits, AND starchy vegetables.) FATS (avocado, canola oil, nuts like almonds,cashews, pecans and peanuts,olive oil, olives,Peanut butter and peanut oil,Sesame seeds) AND PROTEINS TO MAKE SURE YOUR BLOOD LEVEL STAYS IN THE PROPER RANGE FOR YOU.
TO MAINTAIN A GOOD AND BALANCED BLOOD SUGAR YOU SHOULD MONITOR YOUR SUGAR BEFORE BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER, BEFORE TESTING YOUR BLOOD YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE YOUR HANDS ARE CLEAN AND DRY PRICK YOU FINGER THEN PUT IT IN THE READER (glucometer) WHICH TELLS YOU HOW HIGH OR LOW YOUR SUGAR IS. WITH THE A1C TEST THE AMOUNT OF GLUCOSE IS MEASURED OVER A PERIOD OF 2-3 MONTHS.
WITH DIABETES YOU HAVE TO STAY ACTIVE ,THERFORE THAT MEANS EXERCISING SUCH AS,(Walking ,Running, Jogging,) PLAYING SPORTS CAN ALSO BE GOOD FOR YOU LIKR (Basketball, Tennis, And Swimming.)
JIM IS A TYPE 2 DIABTIC AND THIS IS HIS LIFE STORY Height: 5 feet 8 inches Weight: 220 lbs. BMI: 33.5 (obese) Smoking Status: 3 packs a day Medication: Metformin 1,000 mg. twice a day and Lisinopril 5 mg. once a day Current A1c: 6.5 Current Fasting Blood Glucose: 110 to 120 Current Average Blood Pressure: 120/80
CITATIONS: 1-ASSOCIATION,AMERICAN DIABETES.COM:n.d.web.6/Dec/2016 2-MEDLINE PLUS.COM 2/Dec/2016. web 6/Dec/2016 3-ENDOCRINE WEB.COM. endocrine web,n.d.web 6/Dec/2016

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