Managing Diabetes Part-2

When diabetic, you need to make healthy food choices, stay at a healthy weight, and exercise regularly for the same.

 Precautions to take

• Stop smoking
• Eat healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, fish, lean meats, dry peas, beans and low fat or skim milk and cheese.
• Eat foods with less fat and salt and with more fiber.
• Move more. Physical activity of 30 to 60 min is a must.
• Maintain optimum weight for your height, age.
• Learn to cope with stress if avoiding is not a option.
• Check your feet regularly for swelling, cuts, blisters, red spots.
• Brush and floss regularly.
• Keep a check on your blood glucose levels.
• Monitor your B.P regularly if you tend to be hypertensive or obese.

  

  Move More To Stay Healthy & Avoid Diseases

It's must for one suffering from diabetes (plus the family members) , to have the basic knowledge of ABC of Diabetes. This can help lower your chances of having a heart attack, stroke, or any other diabetes problems.

A for the A1C test (A-one-C).

The letter “A” stands for the hemoglobin A_1c (A1C) blood test and reminds us of the importance of blood glucose control in preventing the complications of diabetes. Each 1% decrease in A1C translates into a 35–40% decrease in the frequency of micro vascular complications. Glycated hemoglobin is a form of hemoglobin that is measured primarily to identify the average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods of time.
The A1C blood test provides a measure of a patient’s average glucose control over the preceding 2–3 months The A1C goal for many people is below 7.

B for Blood pressure.

The goal for most people with diabetes is below 130/80.Hypertension (blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg) is a common comorbidity of diabetes, affecting 20–60% of people with diabetes, depending on age, sex,obesity, and ethnicity.Blood pressure should be measured at every routine diabetes visit.
The letter B also reminds us of the importance of urine micro albumin as an indicator of diabetic nephropathy and cardiovascular diseases.

C for Cholesterol

The LDL ( Bad cholesterol) goal for people with diabetes is below 100mg/dl, Triglycerides to <150 mg/dl and to raise HDL cholesterol to >40 mg/dl.
The HDL goal for women with diabetes is about 50 mg/dl.
Following these easy steps would help you to lead a better life with diabetes.