Diabetes

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DIABETES

Diabetes is a metabolic problem that affects your body's ability to make or respond to insulin, a hormone. Insulin regulates the delivery of blood glucose to your body's organs and tissues, where it's used for energy.

Smart Self-Care

Lose fat, lose weight

Four out of five women with diabetes are overweight, and they may even control their diabetes or reduce their meditation if they lose weight. To lose weight, aim for a diet with fat grams comprising 20 to 30 percent of your total calories.

Start with cereal

Foods high in fiber may help people with diabetes control their blood sugar. Fiber slows the absorption of carbohydrates that you ingest. And after eating a high fiber meal you feel full. This can also help with weight loss.

Reach for some cornstarch

We use uncooked cornstarch from the grocery store in people being treated for diabetes who experience episodes of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar.

Consider a chromium supplement

Tests show that people with diabetes may have lower blood levels of chromium than people without diabetes.

Eat just one

In the past, people with diabetes were told that they could not eat certain foods-namely, refined carbohydrates like cookies or sweets.

Walk, Swim, Cycle, Dance

Exercise burns fat and calories and can help you lose excess pounds. For women with diabetes, exercise offers added bounses. The current recommendation is to exercise at least three times a week for about 30 to 40 minutes. Walk, swim, cycle, dance- do whatever you enjoy.