Showing posts with label Culturally Spe. Show all posts
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Thursday, 31 March 2016

Control your diabetes by Vitamin C and Vitamin E

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Many of the vitamins like Vitamin B complex, Thiamine or Vitamin B1 and Pyridoxine or Vitamin B6 are great controller of diabetes. Other vitamins like vitamin C and vitamin E also works great in controlling diabetes. Have a look on the benefits how they can help you
controlling your diabetes.
Vitamin C – Vitamin C is considered highly beneficial in treating diabetes. Because of stress, urinary losses and destruction by
artificial sweeteners, the vitamin C requirement is usually high in diabetics. Large amounts of this vitamin sometimes bring very good
results. Dr. George V Mann in Perspective in Biology and Medicine recommended extra vitamin C for diabetics. Natural insulin output
increases in diabetics with supplementary doses of vitamin C.
The intake of vitamin C in the form of dried Indian gooseberry (amla), the richest known source of vitamin C, or tablets of 500 mg or
from natural sources of vitamin C besides amla, are citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables, sprouted Bengal gram and green grams.
Vitamin E – This vitamin reduces considerably the devastating vascular damage accompanying diabetes. Dr. Willard Shute in The Complete


Diabetes and Your Mouth


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We diabetics have to pay even more attention to our teeth and gums than other people.
We are at greater risk of cavities, gum disease and tooth infections. Not only that, but those infections can cause our blood sugar to rise, so it becomes a vicious cycle.
Here are some mouth problems common in diabetics.
PlaquePlaque is, of course, a problem for many people, not just diabetics. But it’s caused by starches and sugars, and of course we have more than our share of those! So diabetics are highly prone to plaque.Dry mouthSometimes my mouth is so dry in the morning I can hardly speakI’m sure you know how that feels. But it’s more than just inconvenient, it’s dangerous to the health of our mouths. You see, saliva washes away many of the bacteria that cause cavities and gum disease. Dry mouth cuts the amount of saliva available for this job, so the result is more cavities and gum disease. Dry mouth sometimes also creates inflammation of the soft tissue in the mouth, making eating difficult and unpleasant.While there are artificial saliva substitutes, which your dentist can tell you about, you...


Thursday, 3 March 2016

Testing your Blood Sugar

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When you have gestational diabetes your doctor is going to run tests at the beginning but then it is going to be up to you to monitor your own blood sugar on a daily basis.  You will still get the support that you will need but a lot of the process of keeping your blood sugar under control is going to be left in your hands.
This will be done with a glucose monitor.  It is a very quick and simple procedure.  You prick your finger with a lancet using a lancet device.  A lancet is a plastic piece with a pointed metal tip that is put into a pen-like device that is used to draw blood from your finger.  It is relatively painless and with newer monitors there is very little blood that is needed to run the test.
Your monitor will also come with testing strips, a piece of plastic that has a microchip in one and a place to put the droop of blood on the other.  This strip is placed into the monitor, you put the drop of blood from your finger onto the strip and the monitor performs the test.  Different monitors take varying amounts of time but the average is between five and twenty seconds.When you are first diagnosed with gestational diabetes you will be asked to test your blood sugar seven times in one day.
You will test:
* First thing in the morning before you eat (a fasting test)
* 1 hour after eating breakfast
* Before you eat lunch
* 1 hour after eating lunch
* Before you eat dinner
* 1 hour after eating dinner
* Before going to bed
The more you test the better idea you will have on how well you are managing your diabetes.  It is all the way to determine if you are giving yourself enough insulin.

Monday, 22 February 2016

Tips for Revamping Favorite Recipes

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Everyone has their favorite dishes, ones that mom or grandma used to make or new ones
that you have discovered on your own.  Once you have been diagnosed with diabetes,
you may feel that you can never enjoy these dishes again (or not without harming your
health).  But there are ways that you can change old family favorites keeping the flavor
but reducing or eliminating the amount of sugar or carbohydrates they contain.
For most substitutions that you are going to make to your recipes, you are looking for
ways to reduce the fat content.  Here are some standards that you can use.  When your
recipe calls for:
* Whole milk try substituting with 2% or 1% instead
* Whole eggs try substituting with an egg substitute or use 2 egg whites for every
whole egg called for in the recipe
* Sour cream use low fat sour cream or plan yogurt
* Baking chocolate try using cocoa powder mixed with vegetable oil (3 tablespoons
with 1 tablespoon of oil will equal 1 ounce of chocolate)
In addition to the above suggestions, always use light or lower fat versions of ingredients.
Sometimes trial and error is necessary to get the recipe just right, but do keep trying the
end result will be worth it when you create a cake or other dessert that you love and is
diabetic friendly.Alternately, you can purchase a diabetic cook book that is full of desserts to make that
will work with your diet.  This way you can create new favorites for you and your family
to fall in love with.  Don’t feel that just because you are a diabetic you cannot enjoy
variety in your foods.  Keep trying new things while keeping a close eye on your blood
sugar levels to add new foods to your growing repertoire.



Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Easy Meal Planning for Diabetics

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Meal planning is essential to a successful diabetic diet.  It will prevent times when you
don’t have anything ready for dinner and grab something that you probably shouldn’t be
eating.  The planning of meals should begin before you head to the grocery store in the
form of a list and meals you are going to make for those ingredients.Once a week you should sit down and plan what meals you are going to eat and make for the next week.  When you are making your meal plan, don’t forget to include all meals and snacks too.  If you are hungry and know what your next meal is going to be you are going to be better prepared.  In the beginning, meal planning will take some time.  Depending on what diet your are following (the Exchange Diet, Counting Carbohydrates, or the TLC Diet) you are going to have to get used to the foods you can have, the portion sizes and how they can be cooked.Plan each day out in its entirety.  Make it realistic; don’t plan to make lasagna on a night that you know you won’t be home until late.  Save the meals with more preparation for when you have time and make extra so you can have left-overs when time is tight.When you are in the grocery store, do not go hungry.  If you do, there is more chance that
you will buy food that you do not need.  Another trick while you are pushing around the
cart is to only get what is on your list.  If you are in line paying for your food and notice
something that snuck its way in – put it back.  This will not only make sure you stick to
your meal plan but can save you money too.