Question 1

How is Diabetes mellitus diagnosed?

Accepted Answer

Fasting blood sugar of 126 mg/dl or more, post prandial blood sugar of 200 or more with glycated hemoglobin of 6.5% or more.

Question 2

What is a good sugar number for diabetics?

Accepted Answer

Goal HBA1C is 6 - 7 % for Diabetics.

Question 3

Could diabetes treatment with insulin pills really work?

Accepted Answer

Studies are ongoing to understand the oral delivery and efficacy of insulin pill or tablet.

Question 4

How does diabetes affect the feet specifically?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes affects nerves which reduce one's sensitivity to pain from wound leading to repetitive traumas, wounds can get infected which may not heal fastly due to reduced blood supply. Sometimes, a bad infection never heals. The infection might lead to gangrene and amputation.

Question 5

Could a patient have both types of diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Yes,it is when someone with type 1 diabetes develops insulin resistance, the key feature of type 2 diabetes.Someone with double diabetes will always have type 1 diabetes present but the effects of insulin resistance can be reduced somewhat.

Question 6

How has diabetes affected your lifestyle?

Accepted Answer

Each person's story and journey of handling diabetes is different. One thing which is mostly common is that with good diet, lifestyle changes, exercise and medications, most patients could lead almost a healthy lifestyle.

How is Diabetes mellitus diagnosed?

How is Diabetes mellitus diagnosed?

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