Diabetes - is not just a disease, it's a lifestyle! Diabetics
can significantly improve the course of disease in compliance with a healthy
lifestyle that includes proper nutrition, rational exercise and smoking cessation.
These events are extremely useful and can greatly reduce the need for drug
therapy.
The keys are:
·
Calories chosen in
diet should help to achieve the ideal weight (low calorie diet).
·
Limit consumption of
alcoholic beverages, as they are a source of extra calories (especially in
people who are overweight), and may provoke hypoglycemic state (lead to
excessive reduction in blood glucose levels).
·
Meals should be
regular (every day at a certain time).
·
The composition of the
food must be balanced (intake of fat and carbohydrate: sugar, jam, honey,
chocolate, sweets, cakes must be minimize).
·
The diet enriched in
fiber: fresh fruits and vegetables (daily ≥400 grams daily, except for melons,
pears, grapes, bananas and dried fruit).
·
The use of special
diabetic products in the diabetes compensation is optional.
Since food gives us the nutrients needed to support life, health
and performance, it is a key element in the treatment of diabetes.
Exercise is very important to maintain proper blood sugar levels
and reduce the risk of diabetes complications. Regular physical activity is a
very effective method of treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Exercises improves:
·
physical and mental
health; Normalizes metabolism and blood pressure;
·
promotes weight loss;
·
trains the cardiovascular
system;
·
Improves lipid profile
(cholesterol and others.);
·
lowers blood sugar
levels;
·
It increases the
sensitivity of cells to insulin.
Before you start regular physical activity, you need to have
medical examination. Careful examination and health assessment to help develop
for you the ideal exercise program.
Useful tips:
· Before each
exercise is necessary to measure blood sugar levels.
· Always carry
identification medical certificate (for example, a diabetic patient card, a special
medallion or bracelet);
· Always start with
slow exercises; not trying to do too much exercise at a rapid pace, even if you
feel that you are capable of it; increase the load slowly, so far as the
physical preparation;
· Record progress:
write down your achievements in a journal.
· Begin to exercise
1-2 hours after a meal to balance food intake and physical activity;
· Try to exercise
every day at the same time.
· Always carry
products containing easily digestible carbohydrates, such as sugar, juice,
candy.
· Wear comfortable
socks made of natural fibers (e.g. cotton) and choose right size of shoes.
Smoking is one of the leading causes of death. It is proved that
smoking greatly exacerbates the severity of diabetes. It increases the risk of
strokes and heart attacks in smokers.
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