Health Conditions – Body Health World

Getting to know what’s going on in your body can help you manage type 2 diabetes well.

It’s a chronic condition in which your body doesn’t use insulin properly. This causes sugar to build up in your blood, leading to other health problems over the long term.

The main goal of diabetes treatment is to keep your blood sugar levels in target range. To help monitor them, your doctor will order blood work on a regular basis, including an A1C test.

They might also advise you to check your blood sugar levels on a regular basis at home with a blood glucose monitor.

Lifestyle changes alone can sometimes be enough to manage T2D but your doctor may also recommend taking medication.