Getting Acquainted with Diabetes

What Those with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Should Know? : -

With insulin-dependent diabetes, when insulin injections begin your symptoms may disappear and the disease may go into a stage of remission or temporarily appear inactive, In this phase your pancreas will again secrete insulin. Your need for extra insulin may decrease or disappear. The remission phase frequently lasts as long as two or more years, and during this period it may be hard to believe that you have the disease. Your blood sugar level may remain within a normal range. Without explanation your blood sugar may go up again and again create the need for additional amounts of insulin.
During the remission phase a well-balanced diet will be very important. If possible, you should try to maintain your ideal weight. However, the remission phase may end or may not ocur at all. When this happens your diabetes may be less stable, your pancreas will secrete varying amounts of insulin, and your condition may develop into what is known as brittle or poorly controlled diabetes because your blood sugar may fluctuate widely during the same day for no apparent reason. Brittle is simply the term some physicians use for a markedly fluctuating blood sugar level. In this stage it usually indicates poor daily management, and insulin, exercise, or activity may affect your blood sugar level. Better regulation of your diabetes may be necessary through dietary means, additional exercise, and alteration of your insulin intake. Close regulation may be a greater problem if you have little or no insulin production of your own.