Make sure your blood pressure is less than 140/90 mm Hg
If your systolic pressure is over 140, ask your doctor what you can do to lower it. If you have diabetes it is even more important to maintain your blood pressure at an acceptable level, which reduces long-term complications associated with this disease process. You should be receiving regular monitoring and advice from you GP/diabetic practitioner.
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If you discover a lump in one breast, check the other breast. If both breasts feel the same, the lumpiness is probably normal. You should, however, mention it to your doctor at your next visit.
But if the lump is something new or unusual and does not go away after your next menstrual period, it is time to call your doctor. The same is true if you discover a discharge from the nipple or skin changes such as dimpling or puckering.
Don’t let fear delay you. It’s only natural to worry when you find a lump in your breast. But you should know that four out of five breast lumps are not cancerous. No matter what the cause of any lump you find in your breast, the sooner you start treatment, the sooner you’ll be better.
1. Take one day at a time.
2. Frequent blood glucose testing is the best way to keep tight control.
3. To warm feet, rub with lotion and cover with warm socks.
4. Protect insulin and test strips from extreme heat and cold.
5. Check your feet before going to bed.
6. Blood glucose test guidelines:
Pick up any magazine and you surely would come across a ‘revolutionary’ diet plan, which claims of rapid, dramatic weight loss and the resulting pencil-thin figure leads us to think that this latest diet is the miracle we are looking for! So, what’s so special about the regimes used by the stars, and more importantly, how effective are they?
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Beauty care starts with our diet. Diet does not mean just losing weight. Diet means the food you put in your daily eating habits.
1. A rule of thumb for eating habits are…don’t eat more calories than you consume. Don’t go one single day without doing something extra and physical for at least 30 minutes per day. This can be three ten minute walks. Or 30 minutes of vigorous aerobics, or 12 minutes of weight lifting and 18 minutes of walking.
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