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How Well Are You Managing Your Type 2 Diabetes?

What's the optimum level for your A1C?

Less than 10

Less than 9

Less than 8

Less than 7
Which test should you have every year to help prevent diabetes-related complications?

Foot check

Dental exam

Urine test for kidney problems

Hemoglobin A1C
What are the early warning signs of diabetes-related kidney disease?

Painful urination

Indigestion

Bloody stools

None
How can you help protect your feet when you have diabetes?

Look at your feet every day to check for cuts, blisters, and other problems

File corns and calluses gently with a pumice stone after a bath or shower

Avoid soaking your feet

All of the above
What should you do if you develop hypoglycemia?

Inject insulin

Lie down

Eat a few pieces of hard candy or drink half a cup of fruit juice

Drink a glass of water
Drink a glass of water

10%-15%

50%-55%

70%-75%

90%-95%

Reviewed by Matthew Hoffman, MD on October 28, 2008

Sources: Sources

SOURCES: Philip Schoenfeld, MD, MSEd, MSc, co-author of the American College of Gastroenterology's "Evidence-Based Position Statement on the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in North America" ; chief, division of gastroenterology, Ann Arbor Veteran's Affairs Medical Center. Current Psychiatry web site. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse: "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" and "What I need to know about Irritable Bowel Syndrome." "Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome," American College of Gastroenterology.

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