There are some tips that can help keep diabetes under control and at the same time help decrease the risk of compactions like heart and kidney disease. These tips are:

• Learn as much about the type of diabetes you have, whether it is type I or type II, this can help to manage the disease properly. By doing this lessens the risk of complications like heart disease, kidney disease, blindness and amputation.
• Exercise and watching the diet will help to keep from being overweight; this alone can help decrease complication risks and help to keep the blood glucose values in the normal range.
• Visit the family physician, the eye doctor and specialist, and the podiatrist regularly, these professionals can do tests that can help to avoid diabetic complications.