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Being diagnosed with diabetes does not mean that your normal active lifestyle will have to end. However, it does mean that your lifestyle will need to be healthier.

One of the first things to do is to inform yourself as much as possible about diabetes. You should take advantage of every possible resource of information you can, to arm yourself with the knowledge required to manage diabetes.

It is very important to stay in close touch with your doctor to ensure that the current treatment plan you are following is the most appropriate. Additionally, regular checkups to assess your overall physical and neurological condition are important as well.

Diet and exercise are key factors in controlling diabetes. The diabetic will be given dietary guidelines by their doctor and these should be closely followed initially. However, each individual’s physiology can react differently and it is best for each diabetic to do their own dietary investigations. That is not to say that anyone should abandon any medical advice they have been given. Diabetics should pay rigorous attention to their diet and self-monitoring activities to establish which foods cause the worst glucose-level peaks and troughs.

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