If you are a diabetic you must carefully plan your meals to maintain your blood sugar levels. While you shouldn’t have too much carbs, you can’t avoid it all together because too little carbohydrates may lead to hypoglycaemia. Also, many diabetics must monitor their weight because a larger obese population has diabetes. Our weight also
Statistics show 60 – 70% diabetics have foot problems. From varicose vain issues to diabetic neuropathy, high blood sugar makes your feet a breeding ground for all sorts of foot problems. In this article, we will look at how diabetes affects your feet and how you can keep your feet safe from any complications. The
You may have a great workout session in the gym, but the next day, when you wake up, you can’t move. DOMS or delayed onset muscle soreness is a common thing that occurs post-workout. Ideally, when your body feels the pain, you are less likely to move and damage your body further. So, it is
Hypoglycaemia is a condition when a diabetic, particularly a type 1 diabetic, has a sudden drop in their sugar levels. It can happen from various reasons. Some of the most common reasons are as follows: They have taken their insulin prior to their meal but got busy and skipped the meal They took a high
The Atkins diet was a simple plan made by Dr. Robert C. Atkins in 1972. It was made to help overweight people loose weight and had a simple theory behind it that stated that by having lesser carbs we can reduce our weight even if our protein and fat intake is high. The Atkins diet
If you are an athlete or just someone who likes to stay fit, you would pay a lot of attention to your diet. There are so many diets out there that are made especially for athletes, some are extremely rigid while other diets are more flexed out. Let’s look at some popular diets that are
With summer walking around our blocks we might as well prepare our self before opening the door. If you aren’t careful in the summers, you can experience significant nerve damage, frequent hypoglycaemia, infections and so on. Here is a summer care routine that will help every diabetic work through the difficult months with ease. Protect
When you are a diabetic, the dietary choices you make has a great impact on your life. Unlike type 1 diabetics, type 2 diabetics can protect themselves from further complications just by having a good diet plan. Part of a good diet includes the kind of carbohydrates we include in our day to day meals.
Women are always told what to do and not do with their bodies. Exercises that will accentuate their beauty and those that would take away their femininity. Apparently women workout for one reason and one reason only – to look young and beautiful. Women were told not to train with weights because a bulky body
Proper diet largely determines the state of your overall health. True, some illnesses are hereditary, and you just can’t control how you get them. But you can slow down the prognosis by maintaining a healthy diet. The question is, can an unhealthy/healthy diet affect the health of your feet? Of course, it can! Here are
A Ketogenic diet is basically one that is high in fats and proteins and has reduced carbohydrates. The reason for the excess amount of fats instead of carbs in the diet is to train the body to use fat as energy rather than carbs. Many have the ketogenic diet to loose weight and develop a
If you are a smoker, you have a 40% – 60% chance of getting diabetes. Smoking changes the way your body processes and regulates blood sugar. This is why diabetes and smoking has an added set of risks. The nicotine and carbon monoxide in cigarettes and excess blood sugar from diabetes tends to restrict oxygen
Are you planning to strength train? Well congratulations, that’s a healthy choice and we hope you reach your strength training goals soon. But there are some basics that you must know before starting to strength train so that you don’t injure yourself. Here are a few strength training basics that you must keep in mind
Are you a beginner at diabetes? Fear not, you don’t have too long to be in level one and it is important to grasp the basics while you still have the chance. Here are some essentials you must have with you all the time! For Insulin Users It is always important for you to have
We cannot say this enough – a diabetic must always pay close attention to their feet.! But sometimes, while stressing on feet most of us forget why it is important to take care of our feet all the time. So, in this article we will look at why diabetics should shower their feet with some