One of the most common killers that people very rarely talk about is diabetes
. It's hard to not know someone in today's day in age that does not have it. For me personally I know 4 people who have diabetes. With so many people having this disease you would think there would be more education about it but there really isn't. In regards to attention as compared to other diseases, I would say diabetes is in the middle of the pack. The thing is though that if you get diabetes your life completely changes and you need to make drastic changes to the way you live to fight it. In regards to things you can do to better manage your diabetes, here are somethings that you can do.
One of the first things I recommend you doing is creating a meal plan. This will include what times of the day you will eat and also what you will eat. You need to watch your blood sugar and you need to eat at specific times to control it. Also you need to start watching what you eat as you need to start eating more healthy which means more salads and less fried foods. Another thing you can do to help control your diabetes is to take medication like Liptor that helps you manage your diabetes. In regards to taking medication to handle your diabetes beware though as some medications are actually causing more problems than helping. The drug that I am talking about is Actos which was supposed to help you with your diabetes. Research has now found that in fact that it causes bladder cancer which is a complete shock to all the people that were taking Actos. A third thing that you should do to help control your diabetes is to create a fitness plan. You don't have to sign up for a gym membership and workout everyday. Instead you can do simple things like walks around your neighborhood or riding your bike. Anything you can do to break a sweat will help you out.
If you've been diagnosed with diabetes you will have to make some changes to the way you live to help control but it is worth it.