This section focuses on the medical management of Type 1 Diabetes. And as the term “medical management” implies, this management is done with the guidance of your medical provider and medical team.
Key principles of medical management
- Regular blood glucose(and ketone) self-monitoring as a part of daily living
- Taking insulin
- Problem-solving how and when to make adjustments in your food and insulin doses to prevent high or low blood glucose
- Understanding complications and how to screen for, prevent and treat them
Optimal management requires all of these elements. All the elements are intertwined. For example, you need to monitor your blood glucose to know if your treatment is successful. You need to problem solve if the blood glucose self-monitoring shows your treatment is not successful. The blood glucose self-monitoring will indicate if you need to adjust the dose of insulin. Regular screening for diabetes-related complications may pick up a complication that is in the early stages, and early treatment usually gives the best results.
Related topics
- Blood glucose & ketone monitoring: The tool that tells you whether your treatment is successful
- Medications and Therapies in Type 1 Diabetes: Includes insulin analogs and use of the insulin pump
- Self-management considerations: How to analyze what is causing you to have low blood glucose and/or high blood glucose