Need Help

[vivekpandey01]

I'm 21 and diabetic, need tips for diet and change in daily routine.

[nbreight]

Hello vivekpandey01 and welcome to Diabetes India forum.

Are you diabetes type 1 or type 2?

Are you overweight? see nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educat... for help in determining your Body Mass Index.

What medications have you been prescribed?

[Activity2004 Administrator]

Please check out the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation for the free leaflets on "A Healthy Diet and Diabetes" and "Exercise and Diabetes". Both can be downloaded, read and/or listened to at anytime. Please go to: drwf.org.uk/diabetes-leaflets

Feel free to ask more questions, if necessary. Welcome to the group.

[nbreight]

Drugs.com advises AGAINST taking chromium picolinate for diabetes patients.

[nbreight]

Diabetes type 1 patients don't have any insulin secretion, thus moot point. And diabetes type 2 patients are primarily suffering from insulin resistance, thus more insulin isn't much help, if any at all.

[clv1950]

Diabetes can be controlled/managed by a proper regulated diet and exercise. and medicines prescribed by the doctor

1. Eat every Four hours mini meals. Don't eat big meals. Take more green vegetables/salads.

2. Eat whole grain food/grains like ragi, wheat, jowar instead of refined grains like maida/ sooji/ white bread etc

3. Reduce foods with high GI Index like potato, white rice, banana, mango.

4. Avoid all forms of simple sugars like Colas, juices, sweets, cakes, biscuits, pizzas, noodles etc.

5. Eat daily fruits with low/medium GI index like apple, guava, mosambi, orange.

6. Eat lot of proteins like dals, sprouts, egg, chicken etc with every minimeal.

7. Drink lot of water. One glass every hour.

8. Do at least 30-45 mins of exercise every day.

[hector6699]

if anyone is interested I discoverd a natural seed that you eat. You peel off the outer shell and eat the white seed inside. Looks like a pumpkin seed. It is bitter. If you dont like anything bitter do not use it. It is called VENADILLO.

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to hector6699]

hector6699 ,

How does venadillo work? Does it lower blood sugars?

[Rias in reply to hector6699]

I am interested to know about the natural seed that you eat. What is called and where you can find it. I am from South Africa