Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

There are two type of diabetes mellitus, diabetics type 1 {Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes} and diabetics type 2 {Non–Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes}. The major goal in treating diabetes is to minimize any elevation of blood sugar (glucose) without causing abnormally low levels of blood sugar.


Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

Those people who has diabetic type 1, most of them are treatedwith insulin, exercise, and a diabetic diet. Many Patients with diabetics type 1 they will get treatments include the combination use of regular or NPH insulin, and/or synthetic insulin analogs such as Humalog, Novolog or Apidra; the combination of Lantus/Levemir and Humalog, Novolog or Apidra. Another Type 1 treatment option is the use of the insulin pump with the some of most popular pump brands being: Cozmo, Animas, Medtronic Minimed, and Omnipod. Treatment by using insulin must be continued indefinitely.

Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Diabetic type 2 the most common treatments for them are consider to the lifestyle and physical activity. Monitoring the blood sugar level is a key part of the treatment program by weight reduction, a diabetic diet, and exercise. When these measures fail to control the elevated blood sugars, oral medications are used. If oral medications are still insufficient, treatment with insulin is considered. Diet is very important thing for diabetic type 2 as well as to decrease carbohydrate intake, and weight loss. Weight reduction and exercise increase the body's sensitivity to insulin, thus helping to control blood sugar elevations.


There is a natural methods to treat of diabetes mellitus that called "Naturopathy". Normally the natural method are use for the educated people, The programs are about how to learn and adopting the type lifestyle which promotes good health. Bellow are various types of natural methods :

1. Treatments based on nutrition and diet. In this program, the dietician decides a menu for healthy diet for diabetic patients.

2. Hydrotherapy. In this natural method of treating diabetes, the water is used. Actually using the water is the oldest therapeutic methods to managing physical dysfunctions. Hydrotherapy has provide lots of benefits for people suffering from Type 2 Diabetes mellitus. Some of diabetic patients by this treatment they told that they got better and improved sleep, reduces blood sugar level in the body and boasts the moral and well being of diabetic patient.

3. Detoxification. It consists of the use of short periods of fasting or controlled diets and supplement

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