Thursday, July 4, 2013

Diet Tips for Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder in which the body fails to convert sugars, starches and other foods into energy.

Many of the foods you eat are normally converted into a type of sugar called glucose during digestion. The bloodstream then carries glucose through the body. The hormone, insulin, then turns glucose into quick energy or is stored for futher use.

In diabetic people, the body either does not make enough insulin or it cannot use the insulin correctly. This is why too much glucose builds in the bloodstream.

 1. Eat food after every 2 – 2.5 hrly.

2. Do not skip your meals.

3. Take atleast 6-7 small meals per day.

4. Do not eat fatty foods, Maida products like pizza, noodles, white bread etc.

5. Include more of salads and vegetables in your diet.

6. Drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water in a day to remove toxins from the body .

7. Mix bran in your wheat flour (wheat flour 50% + bran 50%).

8. Take soaked almonds 5-6 with skin it helps in maintaining blood sugar levels.

9.  Include Oats in your diet helps in weight reduction and maintaining blood sugar.

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