Endocrinology-Diabetes Questions Diabetes

How can I get my diabetes under control?

Despite medication and my efforts to get my diabetes under control, it's not working. What can I do to better treat my diabetes?

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There are many options now to treat diabetes and many of the meds can be used in combination so the options of many therapies are many, but following certain rules of life (diet, exercise, smoking cessation, limited use of alcohol, checking blood sugar levels several times a day, etc. are necessary on your part to be successful). If your regular physician cannot get your sugar under control then go to a clinic where there is a team approach including knowledgeable physicians, diabetes trained nurse specialists, dietitians, councilors, etc to help you. It can be done. When all else fails insulin always works if you & your physician know what ones to use & how to use them. There is basal-bolus insulin therapy, insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitoring, etc that can achieve control in anyone who is willing to work at it, It's not easy but it can be done. I have had Type 1 diabetes for 26 years. I use on insulin pump and a Libre monitor. My last A1c was 5.8% SO IT CAN BE DONE. It is not easy & I hate having the disease, but I have learned to live with it and control it & so can you.