.....il 30% of diabetics develop dementia (much more than non-diabetics)?
......why does a patient with diabetes have a heart attack 5 times more frequently than a non-diabetic patient?
.......why is diabetes the world's leading cause of blindness?
.......why is diabetes the leading cause of limb amputation?
.......why is diabetes the leading cause of kidney failure and dialysis?
Let me remind you that one in two people with diabetes are unaware that they are diabetic, so they receive no treatment.
If the patient is symptomatic, it is too late now....
I recommend every year to check glycometabolic parameters: blood glucose, HbA1c and HOMA (HOMA must be absolutely less than 2).
I advise my diabetic patients to assess blood glucose before and after so as to assess the appropriateness of the food for Metabolism. Do this, that way you adequately assess the glucose trend. Great becomes the Freestyle Libre sensor to continuously monitor blood glucose values.
