
At Horizon Health, our diabetes treatments and management programs will guide you through maintaining your diabetes. We can help you learn to manage your diabetes and avoid the complications associated with the disease. Our Diabetes Education Program is a great resource.
The following are some common complications that diabetes can cause:
With proper management, you can prevent the onset of these symptoms. That’s why it’s critical you learn everything you can about diabetes and practice healthy self-care.
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar because they have a deficiency in insulin production, their body does not respond to insulin production, or both.
There are two types of diabetes – Type 1 and Type 2:
Your primary care provider can test you for diabetes.
The early stages of diabetes often go undiagnosed. This condition progresses slowly, and the symptoms are subtle during the early stages. They can also be mistaken for symptoms of another condition.
Symptoms of diabetes include:
One of the earliest and most notable diabetes symptoms is increased thirst and urination. This is because too much sugar (glucose) in the blood puts extra work on the kidneys, requiring them to expel waste material more often. Your body starts will start creating feelings of thirst to prompt you into drinking water so your kidneys can create more urine.
Depending on if you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, the doctors at Horizon Health can prescribe insulin injections, lifestyle changes, or more to either manage or reduce the effect of diabetes. Your first appointment will consist of an evaluation of your medical history and physical health.
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