what are diabetes and its relation with nutrition?

 Diabetes just have become like a pandemic in this age, every 1/10 person is facing this issue, either in early age in case of type1 diabetes or in case of obesity, people face type 2 diabetes, and in some cases women face diabetes during pregnancy which is known as gestational diabetes.

But every problem has its own solution, diabetes can be managed through a regular protocol which is given below.

what are diabetes and its relation with nutrition? 

1-What should be exercise routines?

A person should try to first do exercise that is mostly endurance exercise, but if a person is not so energetic or suffering from any health issue, he or she can go for brisk walk, simple slow walk or one can do shoulders and legs movements during sitting.

What should be exercise routines

2-Which type of cereals one should eat?

• Always choose such type of cereals which are high in fibers and are less processed.
• Always prefer whole wheat chapatti over white flour chapatti.
• Prefer brown rice over white rice.
• Prefer whole wheat biscuits over processed biscuits.
• Pastas and spaghettis are much processed foods, so diabetic patients should avoid it.
• Oats are best choice for breakfast for such patients.
• One can put black cumin, chia seeds and olives in your regular diet.

Which type of cereals one should eat

3-Which type of fruits and vegetables one should eat?

Always prefer raw fruits and vegetables over fruit and vegetable juices because raw form contain more fibers.

Always go for low GI fruits and vegetables because they help to regulate blood pressure and sugar level.

Peach, guava, melon, cucumber, papaya, carrots, tangerines, berries, ash gourd juices and grapefruit are best choices for such patient.

Which type of fruits and vegetables one should eat

4-Which type of herbs can really help in diabetes management?

Moringa can prove best medicine during this time, moringa powder, its leaves qehwa or its salan is best cure for high sugar level patients.

Which type of herbs can really help in diabetes management?

5-Which type of dairy one should use?

Whole fat milk is never preferred, always try to use reduced fat milk or skimmed milk, One can also put some soaked chia seeds in hot milk 3times in a week to control sugar level.

Which type of dairy one should use

6-Which type of assessment a diabetic patient should always consider?

A diabetic patient should monitor blood glucose level regularly and should note it on notebook.

Blood glucose level measurement is especially important before and after any physical activity, before and after a meal or before and after sleeping.

7-Can a sugar bite be given during high sugar level?

If you don’t know which state a patient is going through either it is hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia, then always try to give a sugar bite to such patients, because hypoglycemia is more dangerous than hyperglycemia.

In low sugar level brain becomes deprived of sugar and brain stops working, while in case of high sugar level, it can be controlled through proper intervention.

8-Which state is most dangerous? Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia?

As mentioned above hypoglycemia is more dangerous than hyperglycemia.

Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia