Diabetes Care in San Diego, CA
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, which cause damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Type 2 diabetes is the most common in adults. If you have diabetes and are looking for a doctor to help you manage it, come to Dintyala Medical today, and Dr. Kiran Dintyala, MD, MPH, and the team can help! They have years of experience treating those with diabetes and can help manage it effectively. For more information, contact us or request an appointment online. We are conveniently located at 888 Prospect Street, Suite 203, San Diego, CA 92037.




Table of Contents:
How can diabetes be managed?
What is the best treatment for diabetes?
What are the 5 stages of diabetes?
Is type 2 diabetes easy to manage?
Living with a chronic condition comes with its challenges, but it does not have to affect your quality of life. Chronic health conditions, like diabetes, require special care to be properly managed. People with diabetes have to take certain measures to ensure their health stays within the normal range. Many diabetics have to regularly check their blood sugar levels because if they go too high or drop too low, it could result in other complications. Having the proper care team can take the stress out of managing diabetes, allowing patients to focus on what matters to them most.
Diabetes can be managed by developing a treatment plan with a diabetes care specialist. This plan may include lifestyle modifications, including dietary changes and increased activity levels. This may look like
food:
• Learning about carbohydrate counting and portion sizes
• Making every meal well-balanced
• Coordinating meals and medications
• Avoiding sugar-sweetened beverages
• Exercise
• Talking to your doctor about an exercise plan
• Keeping an exercise schedule
• Knowing your blood sugar levels before exercising
• Checking blood sugar levels before, during, and after exercise
• Being aware of warning signs of low blood sugar, such as feeling weak, hungry, tired, shaky, lightheaded, anxious, irritable or confused
• Staying hydrated
• Being prepared by keeping a source of sugar, such as a snack or glucose tablets, with you during exercise
• Adjusting your diabetes treatment plan as needed
• Medication
• Storing insulin properly
• Reporting problems to your doctor
• Being cautious with new medications
• Illness
• Planning and knowing what to do when you get sick
• Continuing to take your diabetes medication
• Sticking to your diabetes meal plan
The best diabetes treatment varies from patient to patient and dependent upon their individual needs. When determining which treatment plan will be the most beneficial, a diabetes care doctor will consider the following factors:
• Presence or absence of heart disease, which includes a history of congestive heart failure, stroke, and heart attack
• Presence or absence of chronic kidney disease
• The risk of low blood sugar that comes with the particular therapy option
• Potential side effects of treatment
• Body weight and the potential for the treatment to affect body weight (either gain or loss)
• Cost of the medication and insurance coverage
• The patient’s individual preferences and if they think they will be able to stick with the treatment plan
The five stages of diabetes are
Stage 1: Insulin Resistance — Blood sugar levels seem normal, but only because the pancreas releases higher amounts of insulin to balance high blood sugar.
Stage 2: Blood Sugar Levels Rise (Pre-Diabetes) — The pancreas has difficulty maintaining normal levels of blood sugar due to the high demand for insulin production. This leads to the pancreas becoming fatigued from overworking. As a result, less insulin is produced and blood sugar levels begin to rise.
Stage 3: High Blood Sugar Levels (Diabetes) — Insulin output cannot cover the rise in blood sugar levels, causing them to spike more quickly. This is when damage to the pancreas begins.
Stage 4: Damage To The Pancreas (Diabetes) — As the result of years of the pancreas overworking, there is an overall elevation in blood sugar levels. The pancreas works excessively to lower blood sugar.
Stage 5: Failed Pancreas (Diabetes) — The pancreas produces little to no insulin and the body needs insulin injections to survive.
Type 2 diabetes can be effectively managed, and with the right treatment plan and support system, it can be made easy. By adopting effective management strategies, many people with type 2 diabetes can have a good quality of life and expect to live as long as a person without the condition.
If you are living with diabetes, it is vital to ensure that you are properly managing your condition. But don’t worry, you are not alone! At Dr. Kiran Dintyala, MD, MPH, we are here to support your journey and make sure that you can live a good quality of life. For more information, contact us or request an appointment online. We are conveniently located at 888 Prospect Street San Diego, CA 92037. We serve patients from La Jolla CA, Delmar CA, Solana Beach CA, Carmel Valley CA, Encinitas CA, La Mesa CA, and surrounding areas.


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