Diabetic Emergency: Skip Caray, legenday Atlanta Braves baseball announcer, died of complications from diabetes. Just as athletes need to maintain top performance, diabetic people need to maintain diet, exercise, and medication to live a long and healthy life.
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Diabetes (Mellitus, Type 1 and Type 2)
What causes diabetes, what tests diagnose it, and what is a good diabetic diet? Learn the signs of being diabetic, the treatments, and the differences between type 1 vs. type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes (insulin dependent) can be caused by heredity, environmental factors, or ethnicity. Type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent) can be caused by high blood pressure, high lipid levels, high-fat diet, high alcohol intake, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, ethnicity, or age. -
Diabetes Emergencies
People with diabetes rely on their insulin injections, insulin pumps, and other diabetes equipment and medications to keep them healthy. Transportation Security Agents should be notified of these items during travel. Also, food should be kept available to avoid hypoglycemia, and diabetic people should always stay hydrated. -
Caring for Your Diabetes at Special Time
Be prepared to manage your diabetes, and control blood sugar and symptoms when you're sick, when you're at work or school, when traveling, during pregnancy, or during an emergency or natural disaster. -
Type 2 Diabetes
Learn the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes symptoms include excessive thirst and urination, and dehydration. Type 2 diabetes causes and risk factors include older age, obesity, lack of exercise, family history, and excess fat around waistline. Treatments for type 2 diabetes are weight loss, a healthy diet, exercise, and medications if necessary.
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Diabetic Emergency Topic Guide - Visuals
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Diabetic Emergency Topic Guide - Medications and Vitamins
Medications:
Insulin DetemirInsulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin detemir is a long-acting insulin that starts to work seve...learn more »
Insulin GlulisineInsulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin glulisine is a fast-acting insulin that starts to work ab...learn more »
Insulin Aspart And Insulin Aspart ProtamineInsulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin aspart is a fast-acting insulin. Insulin aspart protamin...learn more »
Insulin AspartInsulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin aspart is a fast-acting insulin that starts to work about...learn more »
Insulin GlargineInsulin glargine is a long-acting insulin that starts to work several hours after injection and keeps working evenly for 24 hours...learn more »
Insulin Lispro And Insulin Lispro ProtamineInsulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin lispro is a fast-acting insulin. Insulin lispro protamin...learn more »
Insulin Isophane And Insulin RegularInsulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin isophane is a intermediate-acting insulin. Insulin regul...learn more »
Insulin LisproInsulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin lispro is a fast-acting insulin that starts to work about...learn more »
Insulin IsophaneInsulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin isophane is an intermediate-acting insulin that starts to...learn more »
Insulin Regular, Concentrated (U-500)Insulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Concentrated (U-500) insulin is a long-acting insulin that starts...learn more »
Insulin RegularInsulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Regular insulin is a short-acting insulin that starts to work wit...learn more »