How Does Diabetes Affect The Body? What Course Of Action Can Be Used To Treat/manage Diabetes?
What carbs should be avoided and what are the carb pros with diabetes (if any)?
What carbs should be avoided and what are the carb pros with diabetes (if any)?
Managing your diabetes starts with eating healthy. It is important to monitor your weight if you want to control the effects of diabetes. While having the disease means you have to change the way you eat, you do not have to make sudden changes. You can start by changing the little things in your diet. However, make sure to eat regularly and have the right amount of carbohydrates. Once you established you carbohydrate intake, you can start adjusting the amount of fat you take in. Eat fewer portions and start avoiding salty foods. In changing your diet, taking small steps won’t put you in a diet shock that can be stressful for you.
Eating healthy is just the same for people with diabetes and people without it. Having diabetes does not mean you have to eat different meals with your family and friends. In fact, you can use yourself as example to teach them to eat healthy. As long as you have your meals planned with friendly recipes for diabetes patients, then you can include yourself in planning dinners with your family. Having a personal dietician can also help you in coping with changes in diet to soften the effects of the transition. Reading up on different recipes and online resources are helpful too.
Diabetes uncontrolled damages your entire body, inside and out. All organs and your skin. Eating a proper diet and regular exercise along with the medications your doctor recommends are the best things to do. Carbs turn to sugar as your body digests the food. And can elevate your sugar level rapidly. While your body needs a certain amount of carbs each day to stay healthy, make sure you get them from nutritious foods. Avoid simple carbs (white potatoes, corn, breads other than whole grain wheat, crackers, rice) eat complex carbs (sweet potatoes, legumes, whole wheat bread, fruits, certain green veggies) in moderation. Contact the nutritionist at your local hospital and have him/her send you a diabetic diet package. This will list what foods are good and what balance of nutrition you should aim for. It should also list calorie, fat and carb content of the listed foods. There will also be an ‘avoid’ list. Monitor your bloodsugar right before and right after meals to see which foods affect you most. This will help you to avoid foods that make your levels spike. Also be on the look out for other culprits that can spike your sugar. Hydrogenated vegetable oils, cold medicine, antibiotics can all cause a rise. And learn the many names sugar can be listed as. Sucrose, fructose and many many more. Good luck. It is a learning process that will take a little time for adjustment. Before long it will be second nature to read all food labels with an eye out for no-no’s.
Glucose is energy for every funciton of your body. Without this energy glands, organs; all cells of the body do not function as they should. The entire balance of your body is off. Gaining control and balance is not easy. However, exercise and proper eating is the best action you can take.
Best Wishes
Eat balanced meals. Avoid high amounts of sugar.