Diabetes Products Questions

Usually medications are not required in prediabetes.
If caught early, diet modifications and exercising regularly is sufficient to avoid turning into diabetic.
Strict diabetic diet should be followed. All kinds of sugar or sugar products should be stopped.

You can control diabetes by following a proper balanced diet chart. You need to have more of whole grain fibrous food rather than refined food product. Eat at regular time interval. Do exercise regularly. Avoid taking sweet products. Eat fruits, vegetables in liberal amount.

Mr Yesepu, Diabete Melltus invariably does not produce any recognisable symptoms, hence a large number of persons do come to that they are having diabetes. When fully developed can cause excessive urination, excessive thirst, excessive hunger, unexplained early tiredness and weight loss.
Precautions to be taken are control your weight, so that there is no increase, take proper balanced and healthy diet, giving exact calories based on ideal body weight and extent of daily exercise. Avoid s...more

Dear lybrate user,
one of the major nutritional substance required for human body is carbohydrate. We take carbohydrate in the form of rice, wheat, sugar etc. The complex molecules of carbohydrate are broken down into simple glucose molecules during digestion & released in the blood stream to be absorbed by the muscle cells. Muscle cells utilise the glucose molecules to release energy by breaking down those glucose molecules. Insulin hormone plays a vital role in the absorption of the glucos...more

Hello Mr. Lybrate-user, first of all I would like to tell you that don't be disappointed, there are so many people who are living with diabetes life long but it is under controlled with the help of medicine & diet planning. Your hba1c should be in the range of 6-6.5% for good control of diabetes. There are some dietary changes that will help you.
Take small & frequent meal.
Take more & more green leafy vegetables & salad in your daily meal.
Avoid simple sugar & simple carbs in your d...more

Just control food habits, do not heavy food but in parts, no spicy foo, junk, oily food, regular exercise, be dydrated, no stress, always smile and be positive.

If sugar levels are high enough you need to take medicines regularly..kindly let me know the current blood sugar status..till then follow the following tips:
Following are the tips to prevent onset/or control diabetes
1-Losing Extra Weight:-The most significant thing which can make a big difference to your health is to lose your extra weight. This will not only lower your blood pressure but also helps lowering your cholesterol too. For woman: waist of 80 cm or more & for man: waist of ...more

Dear lybrate user,
one of the major nutritional substance required for human body is carbohydrate. We take carbohydrate in the form of rice, wheat, sugar etc. The complex molecules of carbohydrate are broken down into simple glucose molecules during digestion & released in the blood stream to be absorbed by the muscle cells. Insulin hormone plays a vital role in the absorption of the glucose molecules by the muscle cells.
In abnormal conditions, either due to less production of insulin o...more

Mr. Lybrate-user the blood sugar levels mentioned are very high, need to be urgently brought closer to normal with appropriate treatment. It appears present treatment is not at all helping. Leaving sugar levels so high is an invitation to ; ong term complications of diabetes - like retinopathy and blindness, kidney damage, neuropathy, problems with lower limb blood supply and ulceration etc. As regards your question on" basic things necessary for a person with diabetes" it is rather unclear what...more

lybrate-user, Thanks for the query.
For a person with diabetes it is necessary to do things mentioned below:
1) First and foremost is to achieve a strict blood glucose control with FBG < 100 mg, PP 160 to 180 mg & HbA1c% < 7.
2) Take a restricted diet that meets exact caloric needs based on the ideal body weight, extent of daily exercise and blood glucose levels.
3) Avoid sweets, deep fired foods, junk foods, pastries, bakery items, foods made out of maida, colas, fructose corn s...more