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		5 important things to do Step Care for Diabetic Patients [ 5 important things to do ] 1. Diet This is very important in order to maintain good sugar levels, so get help from a Register Dietician or Diabetic Educator. Train yourself in this area so that you can be a expert yourself. 2. Exercise You need regular exercise that is comfortable for you and allows you to have fun. 3. Test Take a blood test and /or urine test regularly so you know where your sugar level is at now. 4. Medication When you can not control sugar level with diet and exercise alone, start medication with caution from a low dose to high. 5. Foot care Check your feet daily and keep them clean. Look carefully for any abnormal signs or infections. Apply lotion as needed. Beginning diabetic patients can control their sugar level well by following these 5 important steps. Note that sugar levels go up or down. Patient who have not been controlling their sugar level for a while should learn how to control diabetes and keep a health body. They may have regrets if they neglect to control their diabetes. It is very important that you attend diabetic education seminar before it is too late. If you want to test your knowledge on diabetes, see questions at the end of the patient section of this web site [ Step Care for Diabetic Patients ] - Medication Sulfornylurea: Micronase, Glucotrol, Amaryl, Prandin Metformin: Glucophage, Thiazolidinedione: Actos, Avandia Acarbose: Pricose Miglitol:Glyset - Combination medicine Sulfonylurea(Glyburide) + metformin : Glucovance 1 step - Do not use medication, only perform a change in life style, diet, exercise, and continue to test regularly ->Keep watch, continue test - Go to Step 2 if not controled well 2 step - Normal weight patient (Sulfonylurea, Arcarbose etc use) - Overweight patient (Metformin, Aarcarbose etc use) ->Keep watch, continue test - Go to Step 3 if not controled well 3 step - combination 2 medication (Sulfonylurea + Metformin) or (Sulfonylurea + Thiazolidinedione) - combination 3 medication (Sulfonylurea + Metformin + Thiazolidinedione) ->Keep watch, continue test - Go to Step 4 if not controled well 4 step - Insulin only use (NPH once a day or Humulin 70/30 once a day) or ( 70/30 at AM and Regular at PM) - Insulin + oral Pill(Metformin) - Insulin + oral Pil (Metformin) + oral Pill (Thiazolidinedione) ->Keep watch, continue test