One out of three
persons with type 2 diabetes doesn't know they have the disease! There may be
no alarming warning signs until a serious complication develops.
Major's offers expertise in diabetes management.
Make an appointment to discuss your concerns with Marjori.
Glucose or blood sugar comes from the foods we eat. It's our body's basic fuel.
Your pancreas makes a hormone, insulin, which helps your body's cells take in
the glucose they need.
Type 1 diabetes
usually appears in children, teens and young adults. In type 1 diabetes, the immune
system has mistakenly destroyed the pancreatic cells that make insulin. The person
with type 1 diabetes must take insulin regularly and at the right times to allow
their cells to be fueled.
Type 2 diabetes
used to be called adult onset diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can develop at any age.
In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas fails to make enough insulin for the amount of
blood sugar your diet is providing, and the body fails to use the available insulin
efficiently - a condition called "insulin resistance".
North American society's lifestyle seems to be producing a virtual epidemic of
type 2 diabetes. Type 2 is often preventable if a person makes lifestyle adjustments.
It's certainly manageable.
Check below to see how many symptoms of type 2 diabetes you are experiencing.
Are You Experiencing...
Frequent urination?
Increased thirst?
Severe hunger even when well fed?
Unusual weight loss?
Blurred vision?
Overwhelming fatigue?
Irritability or personality changes?
Frequent infections?
Cuts and/or bruises that are slow to heal?
Recurring skin, gum or urinary tract infections?
Numbness or tingling in the hands and/or feet?
Concerned that you could be type 2?. Feel free to make an appointment with Marjori
to learn how you can prevent or reduce the serious complications diabetes can
cause.
Type 2 Risk Factors
Over age 45
Obesity
First degree relative with diabetes (i.e.: parent, sibling, offspring)
Ethnic origin - Native, African-American and Hispanic populations have a higher
incidence of diabetes
If you are a woman who experienced diabetic symptoms during pregnancy
If you are a woman who delivered a baby weighing more than 9 pounds
If You Are Managing Diabetes...
You will be measuring your blood sugar levels several times a day and managing
your diet to help control those blood glucose levels. Glucometers
Your Target Blood Glucose Levels: Fasting sugar
(your morning blood sugar reading, taken before breakfast): 4 to 7 mmol/L Post-prandial sugar
(your blood glucose reading taken an hour or two after a meal): 7-11 mmol/L
No information offered on this site is a substitute
for consultation with your physician.
Always consult your physician before changing medication or adding complementary
or alternative treatment
to treatment prescribed or advised by your physician.
