Diabetic Management

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Living with Diabetes

While diabetes changes your life, it doesn't have to control it. MedXPress offers a unique home delivery service of diabetic supplies and glucose monitoring devices that will help make living with diabetes much easier. With diabetes, the most important rule is to follow your doctor's instructions. However, this can be difficult. Diabetic supplies can be costly and self-testing can be burdensome. MedXPress partners with the most respected suppliers, whose products you have come to know and trust due to their ease of use and accuracy.

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Understanding Diabetes

Diabetes is a problem with your body that causes blood glucose (sugar) levels to rise higher than normal. This is also called hyperglycemia. There are different types of diabetes – type 1, type 2, and a condition called gestational diabetes, which happens during pregnancy. If you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough or insulin, it can’t use the insulin it does make very well, or both.

Common Symptoms

The following symptoms of diabetes are typical. However, some people with type 2 diabetes have symptoms so mild that they go unnoticed.

  • Urinating often
  • Feeling very thirsty
  • Feeling very hungry – even though you are eating
  • Extreme fatigue
  • Blurry vision
  • Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal
  • Weight loss – even though you are eating more (type 1)
  • Tingling, pain, and/or numbness in your hands/feet (type 2)

  • We Deliver the Supplies You Need

    Living with diabetes can be challenging, especially when buying all of the necessary supplies. MedXPress offers a mail order program that delivers a full line of high-quality products including glucometers, test strips, control solutions, lancets, lancing devices, diabetic socks and insulin pumps. We also offer continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). Our excellent customer service, along with our online educational resources, will give you the full range of support you need to better manage your diabetes.

Different Types of Diabetes

TYPE 1

With type 1 diabetes, your immune system mistakenly destroys the cells in your pancreas that make insulin. When enough of these cells are destroyed, your body can’t get the glucose it needs for energy to the other cells in your body. Without insulin, your blood glucose rises to levels higher than normal.

Causes

Scientists aren’t sure what causes type 1 diabetes. It is not contagious and it is not caused by eating sugar. Research is under way to find the exact causes of type 1 diabetes and how it might be prevented.

Treatment

The two goals of diabetes treatment are to make sure you feel good day-to-day and to prevent or delay long-term health problems. The best way to reach those goals is by:

  • Taking insulin regimen
  • Meal planning and choosing what, how much, and when to eat
  • Being physically active

TYPE 2

With type 2 diabetes, your body does not use insulin properly. This is called insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes develops most often in middle-aged and older adults but can appear in young people. Type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease. Even if you don’t need to treat your diabetes with medications at first, you may need to over time.

Causes

Diabetes Scientists do not know the exact cause of type 2 diabetes. However, development of type 2 diabetes has been associated with several risk factors. These risk factors include:

  • History of hyperglycemia, prediabetes, and/or gestational diabetes (GDM)
  • Overweight and obesity
  • Physical inactivity
  • Genetics
  • Family history
  • Race and ethnicity
  • Age
  • High blood pressure
  • Abnormal cholesterol
Treatment

The two goals of diabetes treatment are to make sure you feel good day-to-day and to prevent or delay long-term health problems. The best way to reach those goals is by:

  • Taking medications as your doctor prescribes them
  • Meal planning and choosing what, how much, and when to eat
  • Being physically active

  • What is CGM?

    Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) offers a revolutionary way to track blood sugar levels continuously, providing invaluable insights for managing diabetes. Unlike traditional glucose meters, CGM devices offer real-time monitoring. CGM utilizes a small sensor placed just under the skin, which provides real-time glucose readings at frequent intervals throughout the day and night.

Online Educational Resources for MedXPress Patients

MedXPress offers educational resources and helpful tips for diabetic patients, as well as patients diagnosed with sleep apnea. This includes instructional "how-to" videos, user guides, and additional documentation for proper equipment setup, cleaning, and maintenance. If you have any additional questions/concerns, please contact MedXPress today.