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For Healthcare Professionals

This section contains information specifically for healthcare professionals that have an interest in Diabetes. To access this area you must be registered on this site and be logged in.

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Under 18?

This section is for under 18's and contains a great interactive tool to help you and your family learn more about diabetes.

Managing Diabetes

- The interactive web tool for children and families. It may be helpful to look at this section with your parents at first.

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Treatment

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Diabetes does not have a cure, but it is manageable. With the proper treatment plan, you can reduce the complications related to diabetes. Common treatments for diabetes include insulin injections, oral medications, diet and exercise. Work closely with your healthcare team to create the best treatment plan for you.

Over time, high blood glucose levels may also cause other health problems. Diabetes has been linked to:1

  • Heart disease
  • Heart attacks
  • Strokes
  • Kidney disease
  • Nerve damage
  • Digestive problems
  • Eye disease
  • Tooth and gum problems

You can help prevent other health problems by keeping your blood glucose levels on target through regular monitoring.2

Choosing food wisely and staying physically active are the first steps. If you can’t reach your target blood glucose levels with diet and physical activity, your healthcare professional may prescribe specific medication to assist in controlling your diabetes. The medication type will depend on your type of diabetes, your schedule and your other health conditions.

1 National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke. Available at http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/stroke/#connection. Accessed on November 11, 2008.
2 Endocrine Today. Use of SMBG results is needed for successful outcomes. Available at: http://www.endocrinetoday.com/view.aspx?rid=30180. Accessed on November 13, 2008.

Other Treatment Options

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Other Injections

In addition to insulin and oral medications, other types of injectable medications are now available. These injectable medications are designed to keep your blood sugar from going too high after you eat. These therapies work with insulin in the body and are not substitutes for insulin.

Pancreatic Islet Transplantation

The pancreas, an organ about the size of a hand, sits behind the lower part of the stomach. It makes insulin and enzymes that help the body digest and use food. Throughout the pancreas are clusters of cells called the islets of Langerhans. Islets are made up of several types of cells, including beta cells that make insulin.

Pancreatic islet transplantation is an experimental procedure in which these islets are taken from the pancreas of a deceased organ donor. The islets are purified, processed and transferred into another person. Once implanted, the beta cells in these islets begin to make and release insulin. Researchers hope that islet transplantation will help people with type 1 diabetes live without daily injections of insulin.1

1 National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Pancreatic islet transplantation. Available at: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/pancreaticislet. Accessed November 10, 2008

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