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title: "Monitor and Manage your Type 2 Diabetes"  
description: "Type 2 diabetes management To successfully treat type 2 diabetes, you need to change your lifestyle. weight loss. Losing 5 to 10% of your body weight"  
author: "Niyati Thole"  
published: 2022-06-20  
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# Monitor and Manage your Type 2 Diabetes

### Type 2 diabetes management

To successfully treat type 2 diabetes, you need to change your lifestyle.

**weight loss**. Losing 5 to 10% of your body weight (less than 20 pounds if you're 180 pounds) can reduce A1c levels and your risk of cardiovascular disease. It helps limit medications used to treat diabetes, [high blood pressure](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300301/diagnosis-of-high-blood-pressure), and high cholesterol. Weight loss can also reduce symptoms of depression and help with sleep apnea. [Healthy eating](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1337/most-important-7-tips-healthy-eating). There is no one-size-fits-all diabetic diet.

**Carbohydrates**, [fiber, fats, and salts](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/296555/how-to-control-diabetes-and-follow-the-few-tips) should be monitored to [control blood](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92995/how-to-control-blood-sugar-by-naturally) sugar levels and prevent diabetic complications. When and how much you eat is also important. Talk to your diabetes team or registered dietitian to plan your diet and meals. [physical activity](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/110543/what-are-the-benefits-of-regular-physical-activity).

**Any activity, from exercise to housework**, lowers blood sugar. It helps your cells use insulin. It also helps your muscles use glucose. Check your blood sugar before and after your workout.

**Better sleep.** If you don't get enough sleep, you're more likely to develop [type 2 diabetes](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/299922/statergies-for-better-sleep-when-managing-diabetes) in the first place. Sleep duration and [sleep quality](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3705/simple-ways-to-improve-sleep-quality) can increase A1c levels and are used by test doctors to check average blood sugar levels over 3 months. This means that [improving sleep](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4343/vegetables-to-never-eat-at-night-for-improving-sleep-and-digestion) can [lower your blood](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1718/natural-ways-to-lower-your-blood-pressure) sugar.

### Diabetes Monitoring

Your doctor will want to meet with you frequently to do certain tests to see how well your diabetes is controlled. These include:

**blood glucose measurements**. When your doctor tells you to, they will use a glucometer to measure your blood sugar, or you will be given a device to constantly monitor your levels.

**Regular check.** Your doctor will check your A1c and [cholesterol levels](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/110537/how-can-i-lower-my-cholesterol-levels) and do tests to make sure your thyroid gland, liver, and kidneys are working normally.

**Regular eye exams.** Doctors look for signs of retinopathy, which is nerve damage to the eye caused by diabetes.

**Regular foot examination.** Your doctor will check your feet for problems and nerve damage. Blood sugar levels show how well treatment is working. Your doctor will tell you how many times a day you should check. It depends on the diabetes medication you take.

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