Treating diabetes
• In order to survive, people with type 1 diabetes must have insulin delivered by injections or a pump.
• Many people with type 2 diabetes can control their blood glucose by following a careful diet and exercise program, losing excess weight, and taking oral medication.
• Many people with diabetes also need to take medications to control their cholesterol and blood pressure.
• Among adults with diagnosed diabetes, about 11 percent take both insulin and oral medications, 22 percent take insulin only, 49 percent take oral medications only, and 17 percent do not take either insulin or oral medications.
Read about the multi-disciplinary team approach to treatment that is offered at the Columbia St. Mary's Diabetes Treatment Center note: this links to Diabetes Good Team/Klosiewski
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2000.
