As the diabetes patients often bear unnecessary regulations that have been made earlier, current recommendations focus primarily on the patient’s unnecessary restrictions on food and drink to spare. Here are a few basic rules:
Daily breakfast – Breakfast is the most important meal of the day – this is especially true for diabetics. Those who don’t get the breakfast, not only makes their metabolism slower but also more easily succumb to cravings for other times of the day.
Result – there will be more undesired pounds. Ideal for breakfast is cereal. Since pre-mixes often contain too much glucose, it is best to cook cereals (e.g. Sprout grains, oatmeal), fresh fruit and yogurt or milk itself.
“Slow” or complex carbohydrates are preferred – Complex carbohydrates are more slowly absorbed into the blood, preventing blood glucose spikes and satisfying for longer.
Keep it simple – Instead of eating white bread, wholegrain bread and noodles would rather replace it with pasta made from wheat semolina.
Pay attention to the quality of fats – Diabetics have increased chances of getting heart ailments. So, you should use “heart healthy” oils, e.g. Canola, olive or walnut oil in preference. Fresh fish, mackerel, herring and salmon also provide valuable omega-3 fatty acids.
ACCURATE MEASUREMENT
Many diabetics are afraid of the measurements by the methods that hurt. But it is the regular blood glucose monitoring crucial for determining the correct medication or insulin dose. That does not cause pain. Modern devices need only very little blood.
Tip for reducing pain – To let the blood flows better, massage the hands before testing which will hurt less due to the “prick” on the side of the fingertip.
Also keep in mind that the lancet of the lancing device to be used only once. Otherwise, the needle will get blunt, and the further measurements are more painful.
RIGHT MOVE
Regular physical activity reduces not only overweight, but can also lower blood glucose levels and improve insulin action, so less medication is needed. For this you must not become a high-performance athlete. Even a short evening stroll of 15 minutes or half an hour of slow cycling brings good improvement.
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