treatment for diabetes

 goal of diabetes treatment is to keep blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible. There are three basic treatments:

1. Diet: Changes in the diet of 30% fat (fat, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats mostly), carbohydrates 40-55% (index fiber, low glycemic index) and 15% protein. The breakdown of carbohydrates and calories during the day are important, and to limit total calories to achieve an ideal weight around. This configuration reduces the blood glucose and lipid levels.

2. Exercise: Exercise burns calories and muscle glycogen, which lowers blood sugar. Exercise reduces insulin resistance, allowing insulin to control blood glucose levels normal.

3rd Medical:

- Oral medications to lower blood glucose levels by increasing release of insulin by the pancreas, the reduction of available glucose or decrease insulin resistance.

- Drug injecting:

Insulin is injected to replace the insulin the body can not produce. Insulin lowers blood sugar.

Exenatide (brand name Byetta) is an incretin mimetic that mimics a hormone that creates more insulin. Also works as an appetite suppressant.

Pramlintide is a synthetic form of amylin hormone, which is limited to a diabetic. Amylin slows gastric lavage, and regulates the amount of glucose in the blood level increases.

Diet and exercise are the basis for treatment. Medications - oral medications or injections of insulin and other substances - are added, if the target blood glucose is achieved.