When you have a diagnosis of diabetes, it requires diabetes management to become part of your lifestyle. Drs. David Yi, Dr. April Enard, Dr. Paula Lansford Seabaugh, and PA Carol Addy PAC of Trophy Club Family Medicine in Trophy Club, TX can help you to understand what management means in your particular life.

Diabetes is about controlling your blood sugar level. This is important because diabetes has the ability to affect every part of the body in an adverse way. Trophy Club Family Medicine in Trophy Club, TX can help to make management possible.

Quit Smoking

It is important if you are trying to manage your diabetes to stop smoking. Both smoking and diabetes can lead to the narrowing of the blood vessels. Stopping will lower your risk When blood vessels are narrower, your heart has to work harder to pump the blood through them. 

AIC

With the ability to test your AIC, your doctor is able to see the course of your blood sugar level over a 3-month period which gives them the best idea about how you are managing it, not just where it is at this particular moment. For most people, their goal is an AIC of below 7.

Control Blood Pressure

Keeping your blood pressure under control is an important factor in managing your diabetes. Patients with high blood pressure are at greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than those who have normal blood pressure. Patients with diabetes are twice as likely to also have high blood pressure and be insulin resistant.

Control Cholesterol

Diabetes causes damage to the lining of the arteries making it easier for cholesterol to stick to them and cause a blockage. By controlling your cholesterol you can avoid this happening.

Creating a Meal Plan

When you have diabetes, what you eat plays a vital role in how well you manage it. With a meal plan created by your health team, you will be able to enjoy the foods that you like together with the foods you should be eating. By following a diabetic diet you will be able to keep control of your blood pressure, cholesterol, and your diabetes.

Be Physically Active

Physical activity plays an important role coin diabetes management. You should aim for 30 minutes on most days of the week. Combined with a healthy diet this should help you to maintain a healthy weight. If you are obese, you may need a diet plan.

Take Your Medication

If you are on medication for diabetes, you need to take it when you are supposed to. Drs. David Yi, Dr. April Enard, Dr. Paula Lansford Seabaugh, and PA Carol Addy PAC of Trophy Club Family Medicine in Trophy Club, TX can help you to manage your diabetes. To make an appointment, call (817) 430-9111.