Diabetes Care - Special Care

Diabetes is a very common problem these days. Every 6^th-8^th person may suffer from Diabetes in metros like Delhi. Most of have friends, neighbors or relatives with Diabetes. Diabetes is not just an episodic disease- it’s a lifestyle and lifetime disease. People who suffer from Diabetes have to deal with it day in and day out. Diabetes affects every aspect of life- be it work, Personal life, sexual life, financial life, Future security of the individual and dependents.

A special aspect of Diabetes treatment and management is the personal involvement of the patient- his or her family members in the outcome of the disease and manifestations of its complications.

Unlike other medical conditions Diabetes cannot be controlled and managed only by medicines or injections. It requires profound understanding and engagement of the patients themselves. Diet and lifestyle choices play a very important part in the treatment and management of Diabetes.

Diet & Lifestyle 

What we choose to eat or the way we choose to travel and work may have a visible impact on the blood sugar levels and the onset of complications of diabetes or their prevention. No amount of medication can be a substitute for Lifestyle modification.

Some right choices which positively affect the control of diabetes and help prevent complications are:

Right Choice- PREFER	Wrong Choice- AVOID
Green leafy vegetables	Starchy foods like Potatoes
Fresh Green vegetables	Tubers like Arbi
Fruits / Salads / Sprouts	Sweets/ Table Sugar/ Honey / Jams
Less processed foods -Pasta Al Dente, semi boiled rice	Over boiled rice / Pasta
Foods rich in dietary fibres- Atta , Multigrain  Atta	Refined wheat flour- Maida
Whole Grains- Dalia, Oats	Fast food
Roasted whole grain snacks	Fried snacks
Walk daily- Exercise /  Swimming / Gym/ Games	Spend time in font of TV in armchair
Climb / descend on stairs	Use lift