Diabetes Symptoms May Include Increased Thirst And Urination, Blurred Vision, And Fatigue.

By Pedro Toledo

When you have type 2 diabetes, there are so many numbers to remember and none of them are your age! There are those daily blood sugar levels, three monthly HbA1c percentage... really important numbers you, as a diabetic, need to know. Most people with type 2 diabetes monitor their blood sugar level daily. The blood sugar level you are striving for is:

Usually this form of diabetes is diagnosed during 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy. When the woman is being checked for gestational diabetes, she will be informed not to eat anything for 4 to 8 hours prior to the test. Then her blood sugar level is checked. Thereafter, she will be given a sugar laced drink and once again her blood sugar level will be checked after a period of 2 hours. If the blood sugar level is more than 140mg/dl, the diagnosis will be gestational diabetes.

While you take these blood sugar readings daily, your health care provider is interested in another number... that of the HbA1c measurement. This number helps you to adjust your food and exercise and helps your health care provider with adjusting your medications. Of course, you are looking for a level less than 6.0%. The HbA1c gives you an average of your blood sugar over the last three months.

Doctors at the University of California, Irvine are now toying with the idea that another type of glycated molecule, glycated albumin, could be used in a new lab test to determine short-term indicators of how well diabetics are doing. The doctors reported in the November 2008 issue of the Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology that glycated albumin has a definite relationship to diabetic complications such as kidney damage and coronary artery disease.

Other studies have shown that glycated albumin is important in detecting short-term changes in blood sugar control, and the test is highly recommended to be used when looking for a glycemic indicator in pregnant mothers diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Researchers also commented that the use of this test could save on health care costs.

Treatment: If you are sure that you are suffering from erectile dysfunction as the warning signs of diabetes then the first thing is to follow the above tips. If for some reason these tips do not work for you then it is better to contact a urologist. He may suggest different treatment. He may prescribe some medications like Viagra for achieving erection. The use of vacuums pump is also helpful to make the blood enter penis. The use of ring at the base of penis is also helpful in maintaining erection. - 30310

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