Monday, October 2, 2017

Diabetes Care - Special Care


Diabetes is a very common problem these days. Every 6th-8th 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

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