How to best manage diabetes

Healthy and balanced diet , low in simple sugars and with caloric intake compatible with the weight to be maintained or reduced; regular physical activity, without excess; proper daily intake of oral hypoglycemic drugs or insulin prescribed by the doctor; periodic checkups. These are the keys to being able to control type 2 diabetes optimally and avoid seeing blood sugar worsen and develop complications that can damage the cardiovascular system, kidneys, eyes, and peripheral nerves. To make sure you don’t go wrong, here is a detailed sheet of the practical aspects of daily disease management .

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