A case study of type 2 diabetes self-management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has been established that careful diabetes self-management is essential in avoiding chronic complications that compromise health. Disciplined diet control and regular exercise are the keys for the type 2 diabetes self-management. An ability to maintain one's blood glucose at a relatively flat level, not fluctuating wildly with meals and hypoglycemic medical intervention, would be the goal for self-management. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c or simply A1c) is a measure of a long-term blood plasma glucose average, a reliable index to reflect one's diabetic condition. A simple regimen that could reduce the elevated A1c levels without altering much of type 2 diabetic patients' daily routine denotes a successful self-management strategy.

Methods

A relatively simple model that

SUBMITTER: Wu HI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC546416 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature