Question

Dianne, age 45, has recently been diagnosed as having T2DM. She had no idea she had any medical problems until she went to her physician and her blood glucose test result was elevated above 300 and her HgA1c was above 15.

1. What role will exercise and diet play in control of glucose levels with this type of diabetes? What is the role of weight loss with T2DM?

2. Can Dianne expect to take insulin for this type of illness? Why or why not?

3. Can oral antidiabetic medications be used during pregnancy for gestational diabetes? Why or why not?

Answer 1

1, Diet and exercise play a vital role in Diabetes, it helps to keep the blood glucose level under control and help to be active. Adding fresh vegetables and fruits, grains, protein, low-fat diet, healthy fats for the heart like olive oil, salmon fish, tuna, nuts, and seeds. avoid food with saturated fat, sodium, sweets, baked foods, added sugar beverages, eating small portions size on a regular basis help manage glucose level and weight.
Exercise is important the same as diet, it provides insulin resistance to lower the blood glucose level, blood pressure helps burn extra calories, helps for good sleep. calorie-less diet plan, physical activity, avoiding obesity control the cholesterol level, improve sleep, reduce the risk of diabetes and cardiac complications. weight gain plays an important role in diabetic control and glucose tolerance, it also prevents complications like cardiac and respiratory complications.
2, she does not have to take insulin immediately. type 1 diabetes probably needs insulin when they longer period of diabetes, when oral antidiabetic medication, meal plan, physical activity, weight loss not control their diabetes they need insulin.
3, Insulin is the gold standard for the diabetic patient during pregnancy, it is safe rather than oral antidiabetic medication, it keeps the blood sugar level normal and prevent the problem for baby also because insulin will not cross the placenta, it will not reach the baby. so it is safe for using with gestational diabetes.