How does diabetes affect a person’s lifestyle? Basically,
diabetes management requires that the diabetic learn to live a
healthy lifestyle which everyone should learn to live. After the
diagnosis is made, a person with diabetes will need to educate
themselves about every aspect of the disease. Then with just a
few lifestyle changes, their disease can be managed and they can
live a long life with this chronic disease. A diabetic patient
will need to watch their diet and there is great information on
websites such as the American Diabetes Association on nutrition
and diet control. They will need to also exercise regularly to
control weight as well as to keep their body in shape. Diabetics
who exercise are better able to control their blood glucose
level as well as help their medications work better. The
diabetic will also need to learn all they can about foot health
care. Diabetics have the most problems with their feet. This is
caused by nerve damage in the feet and the narrowing of blood
vessels in the legs.