Step 4: You are in charge - design a treatment plan
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The goal of diabetes treatment is to maintain blood glucose at normal or near-normal levels.

This is the key that will keep you healthy and prevent long-term complications, such as heart disease, nerve problems, and eye problems.

By taking charge, you will feel better and healthier.

Let's design an action plan for your own self-care. Here are the basic components:

The next few steps of this guide describe the initial components in more detail. Remind yourself that you don't have to work on every step all at once. Taking small steps over time will get you to your goal.

Also remember that you are not alone. You are the most important person in this plan, but your doctor and other members of your health care team (such as a diabetes educator, a nurse, and a registered dietitian) are involved in your health care and will help you.

National Diabetes Fact Sheet

This is the official Fact Sheet developed jointly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association, and other partners. The Fact Sheet is the authoritative source of information, statistics, and national estimates on diabetes in the United States.

 

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Review Date: 7/8/2012
Reviewed By: Nancy J. Rennert, MD, Chief of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Norwalk Hospital, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Previoulsy reviewed by Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. (5/13/2010)
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