Diabetes Diet: A healthy diet and lifestyle can help manage diabetes effectively
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- Diabetes can be managed with a healthy diet
- Avoid sugar consumption in all its forms if you have diabetes
- Diabetics can eat fruit in moderation
Diabetics are always advised to eat a healthy diet that will help regulate healthy blood sugar levels. Uncontrolled diabetes begins to affect various organs of the body and leads to real complications later on. Choosing foods for your diabetes diet is crucial keeping in mind the effect of the food eaten on your blood sugars. Eating sugar, sweets, candies, biscuits and other sweet desserts can lead to a blood sugar spike. There are other natural forms of sugar like honey, jaggery, maple syrup and many more. Can you substitute table sugar for table sugar? Read on to find out.
Diabetes diet: Can diabetics eat natural forms of diabetes
Dr. V Mohan reveals in one of his IGTVs whether diabetics can add honey to food or not. “It is commonly believed that people with diabetes can substitute honey, sweets or other forms of sugar for sugar. But these are all converted to glucose after they enter the body. “
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Diabetics should avoid honey consumption and jaggery
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“Someone with diabetes who includes any of these can get high blood sugar levels. So it’s best to avoid other types of sugar. If you want to sweeten your coffee or tea, you can you can use artificial sweeteners in limited quantities. “
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How do you beat sugar when you are diabetic?
You can start by eating a balanced diet. Adding fruit to your diet can help fight those sugars. Diabetics can only eat seasonal fruit in moderation.
Also, try to draw attention whenever you feel like eating sugar. Sometimes you are thirsty or hungry and often mistake for sugar. So try drinking water, snacking on something healthy or doing activities that may deceive you.
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Weight management can also help diabetics. When you are stressed, you are more likely to eat more calories or something sweet. Try to use yoga and meditation to reduce stress.
(Dr. V Mohan is Chairman & Head of Diabetology at Diabetes Specialist Center & Dr. Mohan President, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India)
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