Living with Diabetes

Treatment of diabetes aims to do what your body would normally do - maintain a proper balance of insulin and glucose. Living well with diabetes means keeping the level of glucose in the blood as close to normal as possible.

The three elements for controlling Type 1 diabetes are food, exercise and insulin. In many people with Type 2 diabetes, diet and exercise alone can control blood glucose levels. A doctor or dietitian will be able to suggest a specific lifestyle or exercise plan depending on age, lifestyle and overall health.

Reviewed September 2008

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Title:   Specialist nurses in diabetes mellitus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Specialist diabetes nurses provide education and support services to people with diabetes in many health care systems. A key goal is helping enable people to self-manage their diabetes. However, this review of trials found no strong evidence of benefit...
Date:   Feb 2003
Title:   Diabetes: Sean's story
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Read about how fitness and attitude has helped Sean to cope with diabetes.
Date:   Jul 2001
Title:   Diabetes: Australian facts 2008
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report is a concise summary of the latest data and trends relating to diabetes in Australia. It is the second report by the National Centre for Monitoring Diabetes to present available data across the spectrum of the disease: its levels in the population, the factors that contribute to it, its major complications and its impact.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Diabetes: living with diabetes
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Diabetes is a serious condition that requires close medical supervision. It should be monitored through blood sugar testing to prevent or delay complications.
Date:   Jul 2003
Title:   Diabetes - living with diabetes
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) happens when the body cannot use glucose, which is made from food, for energy because of a lack of insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is made in the pancreas.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Diabetes - living with diabetes
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Living with diabetes can affect the life of a young person in many ways, but they should be able to do almost all of things that another young person can do.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Driving and diabetes
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - NSW
Description:   High or low blood glucose levels in people with diabetes can sometimes affect their ability to drive safely. People with diabetes may have developed complications such as vision problems (retinopathy), heart disease or nerve damage, which also can affect driving ability. Because of this it is vital that people with diabetes know what to do in order to keep themselves, and others, safe while on the road.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   10 steps to good health with diabetes
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - NSW
Description:   Having diabetes requires a long-term commitment to manage your wellbeing. Good diabetes management requires you to follow a healthy lifestyle that includes regular physical activity, healthy eating and regular appointments with your diabetes team.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Diabetes - managing diabetes in childhood
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Managing diabetes is more than just keeping blood glucose levels right. The aim is to make sure that a child or young person can do the things that others of their age can do.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Alcohol and diabetes
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - NSW
Description:   Most people with diabetes can enjoy alcohol in moderation. But make sure you talk with your doctor, diabetes educator or dietitian first.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Diabetes - about diabetes
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) happens when the body can't use glucose for energy because it does not have any or enough insulin. Insulin controls how much glucose can pass from the blood into body's cells.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Travelling and diabetes
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - NSW
Description:   Having diabetes doesn't mean your travelling days are over. To ensure you have a safe and enjoyable trip, be sure to plan well and think carefully about what diabetes supplies you will need while travelling.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Diabetes in adolescents
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   This topic looks at the changes that occur for adolescents physically, emotionally and socially and how these changes impact on living with the chronic disease diabetes mellitus type 1.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Your guide to patient empowerment
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - NSW
Description:   Patient empowerment simply means you acquire the knowledge to understand and take care of yourself. In other words - self manage your diabetes.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Diabetes - issues for children and teenagers
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Children or teenagers who have recently been diagnosed with diabetes may have a range of concerns. These include dealing with their own emotional reactions and those of others, going back to school, and negotiating sex, alcohol and illicit drugs.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Be active with diabetes
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   Just like other children, children with diabetes should be encouraged to participate in physical activity and sports. Physical activity and exercise will help to improve your child's diabetes management (because insulin works better), keep an ideal weight, feel well and happy and have more energy.
Date:   Sep 2001
Title:   Routine hospital admission versus out-patient or home care in children at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Traditionally, children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes have been admitted to hospital to make sure that blood sugar and symptoms of the disease are well controlled and to teach the child and his/her family how to manage the diabetes. In some cases...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   National Diabetes Services Scheme
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) provides subsidised products and information to enable people with diabetes to manage their health.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Group based training for self-management strategies in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Adults with type 2 diabetes who have participated in group-based training programmes show improved diabetes control (fasting blood glucose and glycated haemoglobin) and knowledge of diabetes in the short (four to six months) and longer-term (12 to 14 mo...
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Managing your weight
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - NSW
Description:   Being overweight or obese not only increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, some cancers and gallstones, it also makes diabetes harder to manage.
Date:   Mar 2008
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