Diabetes

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Understanding Diabetes — Your GP's Guide

Diabetes is a condition where blood sugar levels are too high. Type 1 is an autoimmune condition; type 2 is linked to insulin resistance and lifestyle factors. Good control lowers the risk of long-term complications.

Diabetes Treatment Guide

Managing Your Blood Sugar: A Comprehensive Guide by Dr. Claire Phipps

What is diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes needs insulin from diagnosis. Type 2 is managed with lifestyle, tablets and sometimes insulin. Gestational diabetes develops in pregnancy and usually resolves after birth.

When to seek medical advice

See a GP for symptoms like excess thirst, frequent urination, tiredness, blurred vision or unexplained weight loss. Known diabetics should seek urgent help for very high or low blood glucose, or if unwell.

Available treatments

Metformin is first-line for type 2. Other options include SGLT2 inhibitors (dapagliflozin), GLP-1 agonists (Ozempic, Mounjaro), DPP-4 inhibitors, sulfonylureas and insulin.

What to expect

Treatment goals are personalised. HbA1c targets, blood pressure and cholesterol checks are reviewed annually. Many people with type 2 improve significantly with weight loss.

Self-care

Follow a balanced low-glycaemic diet, stay active, monitor blood glucose as advised, attend annual eye and foot checks and look after mental health.