Diabetes: Staying Healthy After A Difficult Diagnosis

Do you know the ins and outs of living with diabetes? Use these tips and you’ll be armed and ready to deal with your diabetes.

If you are in a large crowd, chances are there are many other diabetics in that crowd, too. This makes injections far more convenient than if you had to find a private place, and knowing that most people are comfortable with diabetic procedures should allow you to feel more comfortable too.

Simplify your life with organization and routine. By having your supplies in the same location, and by eating and checking your levels at the same time, you can function like clockwork and worry less about serious complications. Make your testing routine so you always remember to write your levels down in your log.

Learn to indulge healthily if you are living with diabetes. It may not be necessary to avoid sweet treats completely. If your blood glucose level is under control, it is fine to eat desserts occasionally. Enjoy sweets and carbohydrates in low quantities by cutting down your carb intake by the amount of sweets you eat on those occasional treats.

Try to be careful getting a pedicure if you have diabetes.. Diabetics often develop foot problems and infections, so you must be very aware of any puncture or cut you notice on your feet.

Anything like sugary soft drinks and ketchup, along with many other sweets, contain this syrup, so make sure you are reading all the nutrition data labels and ingredients before purchasing these items that include high fructose corn syrup. Watch out for “glucose/fructose” too; this is the Canadian term for the same ingredient.

Know which foods are low on the glycemic index and will help your body release glucose slowly. Breads, desserts, juices, pastas and cereals are some of the foods that have a high glycemic index. Many processed foods also make it difficult to maintain stable blood sugar levels. Instead, include meat, fish, veggies and low-glycemic fruits in your diet.

As you can see, there is a lot to know about managing diabetes. This disease will be like a dark cloud hanging over your head until you are taking the right steps to manage it. Use this information to eliminate that cloud.