Diabetes is a lifelong disease in most cases, unless it develops during pregnancy, then it often goes away after the birth of the child. Since it is a disease that will last an entire life time it is important to understand how to manage diabetes. This will include blood tests, seeing a health care provider at regular intervals, and there are many diabetics that see other specialists like an endocrinologist that specializes in diabetes. The other medical experts the diabetic might see is the podiatrist for routine foot care, because even trimming the nails can be dangerous as infection or bleeding can become a problem with diabetes.