If home remedies are used with proper diet and lifestyle, then the sugar levels can definitely be controlled. By following the proper diet and lifestyle one can also avoid the symptoms and complications that occur in diabetes. Here are a few tips for you to follow:
- One should eat more fruits like apples, pomegranates, oranges, papaya, berries, and guava as compared to mango, banana, lychee, grapes which should be completely avoided by a diabetic patient.
- Eat almonds, walnuts, figs in dry fruits. Do not consume raisins dates.
- Do not consume sugar, jaggery, sugarcane juice, chocolate, etc at all.
- Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as foods containing whole grains, which contain Vitamin B and chromium.
- Don’t eat more food at once but eat a small amount when you feel hungry.
- Diabetic patients should walk half an hour daily and exercise.
- One should do pranayama daily and live a stress-free life as much as possible.
- If you are overweight, lose it! Obesity is one of the major risk factors in Type 2 Diabetes.
- Managing diabetes starts with eating healthy. Reduce your intake of refined and processed foods containing high fat and sugar levels.
- Monitoring your glucose levels is important so try adopting regular testing as a daily habit as soon as possible.
For ayurvedic consultation on Diabetes, book your appointment with Dhara Ayurveda. Visit our retreat center, “Arogyadham” at Utthan Foundation situated at the bank of river Ganges in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
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