PHAR3818 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Diabetic Nephropathy, Breakfast Cereal, Polyneuropathy
23 Jul 2018
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Despite advances in conventional medicine dietary modification, lifestyle recommendations such as exercise and stress management are the mainstay of pre-diabetic and t2 diabetic management. Nhmrc healthy eating guideline scale: eat at least 5 serves of vegetables every day. A serve is cup cooked vegetables or 1 cup of salad: eat at least 2 serves of fruit every day. Be active on most, preferable all days every week. Accumulate 150-300 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity or. 75-150 minutes of vigorous intensity physical activity or. An equivalent combination of both moderate and vigorous activities each week: do muscle strengthening activities on at least 2 days each week. Coq10 400mg per day for 12 weeks is possibly effective in improving nerve conduction parameters and symptoms of neuropathic pain and impairment in diabetic patients with poly-neuropathy. Coq10 100mg twice daily for 12 weeks is possibly effective in lowering blood pressure and improving long term glycemic control in uncomplicated t2 diabetics.
