| TEN
STEPS |
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Reduce Your Chances of Developing Complications |
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1.
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Have
regular check-ups with your GP, at least annually. |
2. |
Make
sure that your GP checks your blood pressure and treats
is, even if it is only a little higher than 130/80. |
3. |
Check
that your GP does a long term check on your diabetes,
such as an HbAlc test. |
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4.
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Test
your blood glucose at home, aiming for between 4 and
7 mmol/l before meals. |
5. |
Keep
your blood pressure ubder control - avoid stress. |
6. |
Try
to lose any excess weight. A loss of 1-2lbs a week
is realistics. |
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7.
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If
you are the ideal body weight, stay there. |
8. |
Eat
a healthy, balanced diet. Reduce your fat intake if
possible. |
9. |
Increase
your level of physical activity. |
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| The
Hard Facts |
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1.
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Keeping
your blood pressure below 130/80 reduces your risk
of death by long=term complications by a third. |
2. |
Type
2 diabetes is not 'mild' |
3. |
Good
blood pressure control
+
Good blood glucose
control
+
W eight management
+
Increased Physical Activity
Reduced
Risk of Complications
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4.
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Tight
blood glucose control leads to a 33 % reduction in
your chances of developing eye damage and kidney damage. |
5. |
Better
blood pressure control reduces your risk of serious
deterioration of vision by more than a third. |
6. |
You
have the greatest reduction in risk if you achieve
an HbAic of 7%. |
7. |
At diagnosis
50% of people with type 2 diabetes show some sign
of complications |
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Nine
years after diagnosis, 30% of people with diabetes
suffer serious complications. |
9. |
Ten
or more years after diagnosis, people with type 2
diabetes have a two-fold greater mortality than the
general population. |
10. |
Type
2 diabetes can be inherited - other members of your
family may be at risk. |
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