Living Life With Diabetes

Being Diabetic is great reason for you to start today to get in shape. Especially if you are the type to put off your exercising everyday. If you are diabetic or even if your are not, you should know that weight plays a major factor in living a long and healthy life. Being overweight is a double whammy in the game of managing your diabetes. Keeping your weight off and doing it the healthy way is key to living life with diabetes.

What do I mean by "the healthy way"?

This means that your sugar levels are at the correct mg/dl. You may already know that when your sugars are all out of whack, that your weight will definitely drop too. This is because you body cannot convert the food that you consume into energy so it then starts to use your bodies stored fat as a source of energy. And that is a big NO NO!

So start off on the right track and lose weight the good healthy way!

Tips On How to Lose Weight the Healthy Way :

Cardiovascular Exercise- Running, aerobics, yoga, pilates, and Bicycling are just an example of a few things that you can do to elevate your heart rate. It has been proven that cardio and exercise can drastically improve your insulin uptake and circulatory problems. Get your blood flowing and start working out for you and your family. Swimming is also a execellent source of cardio.

Carb Watching- Low carb this and low carb that is all we hear now a days on the radio, news, and internet. But it is true that carbs are just as scary as sugar when it comes to people with diabetes. You may think to yourself " oh this piece of bread is not that bad, at least its not a candy bar" but sometimes carbs can hit the blood stream faster than a piece of chocolate. So this may make it difficult to pin point what your issues are when you are trying to regulate your glucose levels. So I try to cut out as much carbs as I can that are in my meal plan. You will notice that you will not have to take as much insulin as you might normally take.

Plan Your Meals- Planning your meals can not only help you keep your sugar in check, but it will give you a feel of how your individual body reacts to certain types of foods. Everybody is different and learning what makes you different is a good thing. Make it a point to wake up early (if your schedule permits) and make yourself a breakfast. If you have time, make your lunch ahead of time so that you do not have to worry about what you are going to eat for your lunch break. And since you have your lunch planned out, you have the rest of your day to plan out what you want to eat for dinner. That way you don't get bored while eating the same old stuff everyday.

If you are a newly diagnosed diabetic, setting some small goals in the beginning stages of your diabetes can help you overcome the overwhelming amount of information that you have to digest. This can help keep everything relatively simple.

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Stay away from all the bad foods.

Try not to eat too much salt: The theory behind this is that high sodium diets cause blockage in the arteries and increase your chances of developing major heart disease. Another thing that most people don't realize about salty diets is that it makes you crave for sweets. Because your bodies natural response is to want something sweet when you have a lot of salt.

Foot Care: Your doctor is going to tell you that you need to take care of your feet and that you should wear socks and shoes all the time. Yes this is true but if you take care of your sugar early and take care of your feet, you can use sandals and open toed shoes if you want. Some things that I found really helpful are taking walks in the sand. You use much more muscles in your feet when you walk barefoot then when you use shoes. For those who have the privilege of living near a beach like me, try going to the beach and exercising your feet by walking in the sand or even swimming in the water.

Get out of the house! Getting your source of sunlight is a good therapeutic benefit that I found to be relaxing and stress relieving. The sun is truly the giver of life. Did you know that the sun is a good source of Vitamin D. Which in turn benefits the body by boosting the immune system and strengthening muscles. Make sure you keep your sunblock close.

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