Diabetes Management Health Feed

Diabetes is a new-age epidemic. With changing lifestyles, it is affecting the younger age group, and because diabetes touches all body systems, the complications are too many and earlier the disease onset, more the complications.

Unani medicine system originated in Greece and believes the body has 4 body fluids. The body naturally maintains a balance between these to ensure overall good health. This is known as body s self-preservation mechanism. According to Unani, diseases are also a ...more

Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly known as diabetes, is a collection of metabolic diseases, characterized by high glucose levels over a drawn-out period. Side effects of high sugar include regular urination, excessive thirst and increased hunger. If left untreated, diabetes can cause a number of serious health complications.

Ayurveda can be used efficiently in treating this condition. Diabetes is known to the common man as Prameha , which is said to be divided into 3 major types Kapha...more

There are many myths about diabetes, especially related to what you can eat and what you can t. Lots of people think that diabetics shouldn t eat sweets at all. This is not true. Similarly, all carbs and fats are not bad. A high protein diet is also not required and there are no special diabetic meals. So, what should you as a diabetic, eat to combat diabetes? Read on to find out:

Low glycemic index foods: Complex carbs are best for you as they limit the amount of sugar released into yo...more

Diabetes mellitus is a group of related diseases which prohibits the body from regulating the amount of sugar in the blood. The metabolism of the body does not allow proper utilization of glucose. In Ayurveda terminology, Diabetes is called Madhumey .

Types of Diabetes:

Diabetes can be broadly classified into two types:

Type 1 Diabetes is said to occur when the body is not able to produce enough insulin.

Type 2 Diabetes is the one in which the way the body pr...more

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by high levels of blood sugar because either your pancreas does not produce enough insulin Type 1 diabetes or your body is unable to process glucose effectively Type 2 diabetes.
Normally, the food we eat is processed into glucose, which is the main fuel for energy in the human body. The pancreas produces insulin and releases the same to the cells. However, in the case of diabetes mellitus, little or no insulin is produced, or the c...more

People who suffer from high blood sugar can find it quite hard to keep their sugar levels in check. While the common practice is to maintain a low carbohydrate diet that is useful on the whole, there are other alternative diet options as well. The food items mentioned below either help by lowering sugar level or by increasing insulin sensitivity.

Items to include in your diet

Starch: One of the items that help lower sugar levels is resistant starch. Starches are long chains of ...more