TREATMENTS AND SIDE AFFECTS

• Type diabetes treatments: healthy diet, exercise, medication and insulin therapy.
• Type 1 diabetes treatments: insulin therapy, diet and exercise.
• Sulfonylureas side affects: low blood sugar, upset stomach, skin rash, itching or weight gain.
• Biguanides/metformin side affects: sickness with alcohol, kidney complications, upset stomach, tiredness or dizziness, metal taste
• Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors: gas, bloating and diarrhea.

Five facts about diabetes

1. About one third of all people with diabetes do not know they have the disease.
2. Type two diabetes often does not have any symptoms.
3. Only about five percent of all people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.
4. If you are at risk, type 2 diabetes can be prevented with moderate weight loss (10-15 pounds) and 30 minutes of moderate physical activity (such as brisk walking) each day.
5. A meal plan for a person with diabetes isn't very different than that which is recommended for people without diabetes.

SOURCES

• Diabetes Medication Side Affects - Diabetes.co.uk
• https://g.co/kgs/7V9U3t
• http://www.joslin.org/info/10_Things_You_Might_Not_Know_About_Diabetes.html
• https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/tentips/10-tips-to-help-prevent-...
• https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/preventing-t...
• http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/type-2-diabetes-guide/type-2-diabetes#1