More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
"They respond much less to insulin and are much more insulin-resistant. They will develop more complications at a young age," he said.
Zonszein said education is key for all people with diabetes. "Right now, people often don't get education until late in the disease. But, people need to know why they need these medications," he said. "It's hard to take all these pills when you feel well, so you have to know what's going on and what the medications can do. If you don't know your disease, you won't take the medications for the long term."
"I see this paper as an alarm," Zonszein added. With current rates of obesity, and the increasing number of people being diagnosed with diabetes, especially type 2, he said, the health care system may be overwhelmed with younger, sicker people with serious diabetes complications if only a fraction achieve optimal diabetes management.
More information
Learn more about steps you can take to manage diabetes well from the National Diabetes Education Program.
Essential Tips to Manage Diabetes
More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
"They respond much less to insulin and are much more insulin-resistant. They will develop more complications at a young age," he said.
Zonszein said education is key for all people with diabetes. "Right now, people often don't get education until late in the disease. But, people need to know why they need these medications," he said. "It's hard to take all these pills when you feel well, so you have to know what's going on and what the medications can do. If you don't know your disease, you won't take the medications for the long term."
"I see this paper as an alarm," Zonszein added. With current rates of obesity, and the increasing number of people being diagnosed with diabetes, especially type 2, he said, the health care system may be overwhelmed with younger, sicker people with serious diabetes complications if only a fraction achieve optimal diabetes management.
More information
Learn more about steps you can take to manage diabetes well from the National Diabetes Education Program.
Essential Tips to Manage Diabetes
