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my girlfriend is 38 and has been told she has diabetes and currantly is suffering from dizziness and numbness in hands skight headache. we are still waiting for further blood test results and th hear deom the specialists. How can i make her fell better. we were told she has too much sugar and her body is not using it. she is not on any medication at this time.
Best thing a person can do when told they are Diabetic is to contact the local Hospital or Health Department and get signed up for their Diabetes Education class. I learned So much from those classes and they gave me the books to bring home with me.
I also read a lot about it online too
http://www.diabetes.com/
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/intro/index.htm
http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes.jsp
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/type-2-diabetes/DS00585
Hope this helps
When I was diagnosed i was told to keep my carbs limited to 20 to 25 for a meal and 15 for a snack.
Of course the class also taught me about portion control and healthy eating
Drinking lots of water
The class is the best thing i can advise They let Significant others attend with them too. There is usually a support group in town as well
Do a google search for Diabetes Support groups and add your city and state in the google search
This is also a good way to locate diabetes education classes in your city
I also read a lot about it online too
http://www.diabetes.com/
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/intro/index.htm
http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes.jsp
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/type-2-diabetes/DS00585
Hope this helps
When I was diagnosed i was told to keep my carbs limited to 20 to 25 for a meal and 15 for a snack.
Of course the class also taught me about portion control and healthy eating
Drinking lots of water
The class is the best thing i can advise They let Significant others attend with them too. There is usually a support group in town as well
Do a google search for Diabetes Support groups and add your city and state in the google search
This is also a good way to locate diabetes education classes in your city
Hi,
while waiting for the blood test results and the medications, your girlfriend can start to watch her portion sizes of food she consumes, especially the carbohydrates--which turns into sugar in the body. Carbohydrates includes grain products (rice, pasta, bread, anything that's made out of flour), juice/regular pop (recommended to completely stay out of these), fruits, milk, yogurt, potatoes, corns, etc. She should have more vegetables (half of a plate each meal), for the meat (quarter of a plate), grain products are also quarter of a plate.
Another thing that your girlfriend can work on is to exercise. Exercise is considered a free treatment because it makes the cells more sensitive to the insulin ( Insulin is a hormone that acts as a key to the cells, so the sugar can go in==>tranform into energy). She should do some cardiac workouts such as walking/running, and also resistances training..weight liftings etc. A combination of these two is more effectively in decreased the blood sugars compared to doing just one. However, if she doesn't exercise, then she should start slow like start 15 minutes/day and increase from there.
The last thing she can do is the monitor her blood sugars, so she has an idea of how high her blood sugars are. Also the blood tests only provides an idea/average. her testing results would give a picture of how her sugars are like at a specific time. Blood sugar before meal should be 4-7mmol/L; 2 hours after meal should be 5-10mmol/L.
What you can do is to support her and be her exercise buddy/coach. So you can make sure she is doing everything she can and also motivates her.
When her blood sugar comes down, the numbness and headache should go away, as these are symptoms of high blood sugar.
Good luck!
while waiting for the blood test results and the medications, your girlfriend can start to watch her portion sizes of food she consumes, especially the carbohydrates--which turns into sugar in the body. Carbohydrates includes grain products (rice, pasta, bread, anything that's made out of flour), juice/regular pop (recommended to completely stay out of these), fruits, milk, yogurt, potatoes, corns, etc. She should have more vegetables (half of a plate each meal), for the meat (quarter of a plate), grain products are also quarter of a plate.
Another thing that your girlfriend can work on is to exercise. Exercise is considered a free treatment because it makes the cells more sensitive to the insulin ( Insulin is a hormone that acts as a key to the cells, so the sugar can go in==>tranform into energy). She should do some cardiac workouts such as walking/running, and also resistances training..weight liftings etc. A combination of these two is more effectively in decreased the blood sugars compared to doing just one. However, if she doesn't exercise, then she should start slow like start 15 minutes/day and increase from there.
The last thing she can do is the monitor her blood sugars, so she has an idea of how high her blood sugars are. Also the blood tests only provides an idea/average. her testing results would give a picture of how her sugars are like at a specific time. Blood sugar before meal should be 4-7mmol/L; 2 hours after meal should be 5-10mmol/L.
What you can do is to support her and be her exercise buddy/coach. So you can make sure she is doing everything she can and also motivates her.
When her blood sugar comes down, the numbness and headache should go away, as these are symptoms of high blood sugar.
Good luck!
Your post doesn't provide clear information on what tests your girlfriend had, needs, or is waiting on. Perhaps you can answer some questions in order to make things clearer so we can help you better.
"we are still waiting for further blood test results"
What does "further blood test results" mean? Do you mean your girlfriend already had blood test done and why she "has been told she has diabetes"? Or, other test were performed but you haven't seen the results yet?
If you/her were told "she has too much sugar and her body is not using it", it's probably why she is "suffering from dizziness and numbness in hands skight headache." Since the glucose test results were kept a secret we can only assume high glucose levels is causing serious side effects.
The more she learns and understands this disease, the better she will be in diabetes control management. Start at this link http://diabetes.emedtv.com/
"we are still waiting for further blood test results"
What does "further blood test results" mean? Do you mean your girlfriend already had blood test done and why she "has been told she has diabetes"? Or, other test were performed but you haven't seen the results yet?
If you/her were told "she has too much sugar and her body is not using it", it's probably why she is "suffering from dizziness and numbness in hands skight headache." Since the glucose test results were kept a secret we can only assume high glucose levels is causing serious side effects.
The more she learns and understands this disease, the better she will be in diabetes control management. Start at this link http://diabetes.emedtv.com/
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