2. BODY CELLS REQUIRE GLUCOSE (SUGAR) AS A
FUEL FOR PRODUCING ENERGY.
AFTER DIGESTION FOOD CHANGES TO GLUCOSE.
CLUCOSE THROUGH BLOOD REACHES TO CELLS.
INSULIN,A HORMONE, IS A KEY WHICH MAKES
THE BODY CELLS DOOR TO ALLOW GLUCOSE TO
ENTER.
IN ABSENCE OF ENOUGH INSULIN, GLUCOSE
LEVEL IN BLOOD INCREASES.
3. IT MAY CAUSE
BLINDNESS/ BLURRED VISION.
IMPAIRMENT OF KIDNEY
FUNCTION.
INCREASED RISK OF BRAIN
DAMAGE.
CHANCES OF HEART ATTACKS.
FOOT PROBLEMS - GANGRENE
5. MAINTAIN IDEAL BODY WEIGHT
CHOOSE SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATES
PROTEIN FROM VEGETARIAN SOURCES
RESTRITION ON FATS AND OILS
INCREASE FIBRE IN DIETSALADS, PU
ADD SALADS, WHOLE PULSES, WHOLE CEREALS
& SPROUTS IN MEAL
FIXED MEAL TIMINGS
AVOID SKIPPING MEALS OR FASTING
GO FOR SMALLER MEALS
6. GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES
OTHER VEGETABLES
HIGH FIBRE FOODS (OATS, WHEAT
BRAN)
SPICES
BUTTERMILK
LEMON
BLACK COFFEE & TEA
WITHOUT SUGAR
12. ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR
DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING
YOUR EXERCISE ROUTINE
START GRADUAL BUT
REGULAR
EXERCISE DAILY AT THE
SAME TIME
PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVE
SPORTS LIKE JOGGING,
SWMMING
KEEP SUGAR OR SWEET
CANDY TO AVOID LOW
BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
13. AVOID EXERCISE SOON AFTER INJECTING
INSULINE
DO NOT EXERCISE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH
DO NOT EXERCISE IF YOUR SUGAR LEVELS ARE
HIGH AND YOUR DIABETES IS NOT IN CONTROL.
14. RICE AND WHEAT HAVE SAME EFFECT TO
DIABETIC PATIENT, HENCE REDUCE THE NUMBER
OF CHAPITIES AS COMAPRED TO THE AMOUNT
OF RICE THEY CONSUME.
1 CHAPATI = ½ BOWL COOKED RICE