Due to poor lifestyle, the number of diabetic patients is increasing in today’s time. Along with this, diabetes is also making young people and children their victims. There are 2 types of diabetes type-1 diabetes and type-2 diabetes.
Type-1: In type-1 diabetes, insulin is produced in small amounts inside the body or it stops producing insulin. The problem of diabetes is due to the lack of insulin, although type 1 diabetes can be controlled with medicines.
Type-2: In type-2, the amount of insulin produced is very less or the body is not sensitive to it, so in type-2 diabetes, the patient is advised to take insulin through injection.
Most patients suffering from type-2 diabetes are advised to inject insulin so that the blood sugar level remains under control. But sometimes there is no need to take insulin by injection in type-2, it also depends on the health of the patient. Today we will tell about some such treatments, which will not require insulin for type-2 patients.
With a good lifestyle: Patients suffering from type-2 can control the sugar level even by adopting the right lifestyle. For a good lifestyle, diabetic patients need a good diet, apart from this, type-2 patients should exercise for at least 30 minutes daily and get enough sleep. By doing this type-2 patients can stop their sugar level from rising as well as reduce insulin intake.
Oral Medication: For type-2 patients, doctors also recommend oral medication. By taking oral medication, patients can control their sugar level and can also be cured of type-2 diabetes. These drugs are given to the patients in oral medicine. In which drugs like alpha glucosidase inhibitors, biguanides, DPP-4 inhibitors etc. are given in oral medication.
Bariatric surgery: People who are obese, doctors often recommend bariatric surgery to reduce type-2 diabetes. With this surgery, patients can also reduce their obesity and can also work at the risk of type-2 diabetes, but this surgery should be done by the patient only on the advice of the doctor.