Diabetes And Pre-Diabetes – Questions Answered
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Question: Is diabetes on a decline?
Answer: I do not think so. It is particularly because in my country i.e. India, diabetes is greatly prevalent and a common lifestyle disease. Whereas millions of people world-wide are suffering from this dreaded disease and mortality is being reported due to diabetes complications, it is also perceived that more than 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low and middle-income countries. Every 10 seconds, a person dies of diabetes complications. Also, in the same 10 seconds, 2 people are diagnosed as diabetics. And sadly India is believed to be announced as the Diabetic capital of the world.
Question: What diabetes diet and management mistakes do you see most people with diabetes make?
Answer: Diabetes is not considered now as a disease of the rich people alone; rather it is a disease of sedentary people with unhealthy diet and lifestyle habits. Unhealthy eating habits, inactive lifestyle and stress seem to be major cause for rise in number of diabetic patients. The diet blunder is taking in of sweet foods (diabetics are often sweet toothed), sweetened fruits as well as juices and carbohydrate rich diet like taking rice, wheat flour, potatoes etc. And lifestyle discrepancies include leading a sedentary life with reduced amount of daily walks and necessary exercise schedules, and also enhanced levels of stress and strain only add to the management mistakes. A big mistake is missing on these diet and lifestyle restrictions and only popping in diabetes medicines, this all would do more harm than good.
Question: What tips would you give to someone who is newly diagnosed?
Answer: A person who is newly diagnosed with diabetes is surely at the verge of developing diabetic impediments sooner or later. I would advise that he needs to follow stringent diet as well as lifestyle guidelines which would a big help to him/her. There are many herbs as specified in Ayurveda text which can be taken, and yet patience and perseverance on the part of the diabetic individual is needed. This is because it is easier to combat diabetes in the early stage of disease. Although lifestyle changes – ensuring a healthy diet and pursuing an active life – are imperative, vegetables like bitter gourd and fruits like jamun and bilva could be used regularly in diet plans. Yoga poses like dhanurasana, Shavasana, Paschimottanasana, Yogmudrasana, Sarvaangasana, Utaanpadasana and kandharasana are helpful to be included in everyday exercise modules. Some Ayurveda Herb Remedies for diabetes include taking ponded seeds of bitter gourd twice daily with warm water, fresh juice extracted by grinding fresh bitter gourd and taking tender leaves of Neem and Bilva first thing in the morning on an empty stomach are excellent cure. Also, taking care of your weight, drinking water from copper vessel, and meditating for at least 20 minutes a day would be added support.
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