Diabetes Care

Unchecked diabetes leads to elevated blood sugar and high blood pressure, both of which can damage your organs if you don’t manage the condition. Board-certified internist Sameh Nabelsi, MD, provides personalized diabetes care at his private practice in Flossmoor, Illinois. For more information about diabetes and your options for treatment, call Sameh Nabelsi, MD, or schedule an appointment online right away.

What is diabetes care?

Diabetes care is the ongoing treatment and lifestyle changes you make to manage your diabetes. With effective diabetes care, you can avoid complications that range from mildly inconvenient to life-altering. 

Dr. Nabelsi, helps you keep your blood sugar in check with personalized diabetes care and support. Your individualized diabetes management plan may involve:

• Dietary changes
• Exercise recommendations
• Glucose monitoring
• Insulin
• Additional medications

Dr. Nabelsi supports you with frequent follow-up visits to manage your medications and check in on your health. He can adjust your diabetes care plan if any changes are necessary based on your wellness exam.

Who can benefit from diabetes care?

Diabetes care can benefit you if you have any form of diabetes, a chronic condition that elevates the amount of glucose (sugar) in your blood. Dr. Nabelsi can help you manage:

Type 1 diabetes

If you have type 1 diabetes, you likely got the diagnosis during childhood as it’s a lifelong condition. Your pancreas fails to produce a hormone called insulin, which transfers glucose into your cells to be used as energy. 

Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is often acquired later in life based on factors like your habits and diet. If you have Type 2 diabetes, your body produces insulin but can’t use it efficiently. 

Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes behaves like Type 2 diabetes but only affects women during pregnancy. Although it goes away after you give birth, it increases your risk of getting Type 2 diabetes later in life. 

Can diabetes care help manage other conditions alongside diabetes?

Dr. Nabelsi, can help you manage other conditions that are linked to your diabetes within your personalized diabetes care plan. Dr. Nabelsi frequently evaluates your health to identify and address concurrent conditions like high blood pressure, which happens when the force of blood against the walls of your blood vessels is high enough to cause damage. 

Diabetes is also associated with complications like neuropathy, vision loss, and kidney disease. 

For more information on diabetes care and how to avoid complications, call Sameh Nabelsi, MD, or schedule an appointment online today.