10 steps to take when you first learn you have type 2 diabetes.


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Being aggressive means taking control of your type 2 diabetes today. It also means having a winning attitude. It is important to take steps now to keep your blood sugar at or near normal levels so you can prevent or delay serious complications in the future.

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Article originally appeared in 2004. Before 1995, the topic of diabetes medications was much less confusing because there was just one type of oral diabetes medication—sulfonylureas. Today, there are five types.

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Article originally appeared in 2002.
Below is a list to keep your diabetes on track.

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Most people with diabetes have also struggled, at one time or another, with blood glucose levels that were higher than their targets. But what about hypoglycemia, or low blood glucose levels?

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For many people with type 2 diabetes, deciding to start insulin is a hard choice to make. Even when your pancreas can’t keep up and your blood glucose levels are increasing, it is easy to put it off.


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Experts are finding out that women who have type 2 diabetes also may have a related condition called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). In fact, many women with diabetes may have had PCOS for years.

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Experts now know that high blood glucose levels don’t just happen overnight. They believe that people who get type 2 diabetes have had high blood glucose levels for about 5 to 10 years.

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If you have type 2 diabetes, your health care provider may have suggested that you start taking insulin. If this is the case it is most likely because your diabetes medications are no longer keeping your blood glucose in your target range.


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Excess weight can result in, or put you at risk for metabolic syndrome, also called insulin resistance syndrome. This syndrome often includes high blood pressure, obesity, abnormal blood lipid levels and high blood glucose.

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