Effective treatment of diabetes mellitus includes several components and consists of:
- diet;
- taking drugs that reduce the amount of glucose in the blood;
- therapeutic physical activity or dosed physical activity;
- the use of preventive drugs to prevent complications of diabetes.
Methods of prevention and treatment
Huge importance for the compensation of the general condition of a person noticing the symptoms of diabetes mellitus is prevention and treatment with a diet. The food ration of such a patient should consist of a full-fledged composition of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins. Progressing diabetes mellitus type 2 should be observed by the doctor, he also prescribes treatment and diet, because the food should meet the needs of the body, and thoughtless reduction in caloric content will only aggravate the situation. When choosing a sanatorium treatment for diabetes, be prepared for a limited consumption of easily digestible carbohydrates, as well as animal fats and increased consumption of vegetable oils, cottage cheese, soy and oatmeal.
Prophylaxis and treatment of diabetes mellitus should be coordinated, for example, meals depend on the time of intake of hypoglycemic drugs.
But also type 1 diabetes mellitus, and type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment does not limit the dosage. It is prescribed to all patients, since with the work of muscles the body makes up for the loss of energy due to carbohydrates and fats, reducing the need for insulin. The degree of workload is also determined by the doctor and depends on:
- age category of the patient;
- the course and duration of the disease;
- state of the cardiovascular system.
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus provides treatment with drugs that reduce the amount of glucose in the blood. These include insulin and its analogs, sugar-reducing drugs in tablets and some medicinal plants.
The appointment of folk methods for the treatment of diabetes mellitus workers of medical institutions will be in case if the tablet preparations are ineffective if serious complications of the disease have occurred or if a diabetes mellitus is detected in a pregnant woman, regardless of its type.
New methods of treatment of diabetes mellitus
Every year, the number of diseases of diabetes of different types only increases, so began to appear more and more new methods of treatment. For example, treatment of diabetes mellitus with stem cells or homeopathy. The main goals of such treatment are prevention of complications, normalization of blood glycosylated hemoglobin in the blood, as well as a decrease in the total level of insulin administered in type 1 diabetes and normalization of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes. The treatment of diabetes mellitus with stem cells allows the transformation of stem cells into pancreatic β-cells and the renewal of the vascular endothelium. And the treatment of diabetes mellitus with homeopathy is designed to lower the level of sugar in the blood and stimulate the production of insulin by the cells of the pancreas. New methods of treating diabetes also appear in the field of the introduction of insulin preparations. Recently, the introduction to the nasal mucosa has become popular.
Traditional methods of treatment
Non-traditional methods of treating diabetes include phytotherapy.