Before, you just start recommending the patient to make changes in your diet and lifestyle to lose weight, but it has been observed that very few patients do achieve it with this and control your blood sugar level, so now when the patients is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes is recommended in addition to the above, begin immediately with drug therapy, “said Dr. Norma Lopez, Area Medical Manager Metabolic Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) Mexico. It is critical that patients with diabetes keep their blood glucose controlled within normal limits for as long as possible, because this will delay the onset of diabetes complications , which are causing a major deterioration in the health and quality of diabetic patient’s life , “adding that when a medication and failure to control diabetes is necessary to add another drug .

One of the most common and recommended to monitor glucose is the glycated hemoglobin test. This procedure is painless and takes less than five minutes, only takes a blood sample from the inside of the elbow or the back of his hand and later sent for testing. The test measures the amount of glycated hemoglobin (a substance in red blood cells formed when the sugar or glucose attaches to hemoglobin, and is reported as a percentage).

The importance of this test is performed to detect high levels of blood glucose during the last three months , if the results show percentages above normal , it means the patient in the last three months , has not had an adequate control of their glucose levels and the patient is more likely to develop complications. “The side conditions of Type 2 Diabetes that occur most frequently are: retinopathy, kidney damage, nerve damage and cardiovascular disease, “said Dr. Lopez.

To have a good glucose control, diabetic patients should have this test every three months. It is also essential that the patient maintain the habit of eating healthily and exercising to control their weight, besides taking your medicine regularly in the hours established by his doctor.

Diabetes is a silent progressive disease that may go unnoticed until it causes complications, however, if not treated timely and properly can cause lethal damage. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) reports that globally in 2010 285 million people are adults with Type 2 Diabetes and 2030 are estimated to be 439 million people.