by Shwetha Bhatia | May 10, 2020 | diabetes management, diet, Fitness, health
With mango season around, it becomes hard to resist a slice. We recommend a low carb lifestyle and if you still are largely on a carbohydrate dominant diet, then let’s understand the pros and cons of doing so! Mango maybe high on the micronutrient quotient eg.,...
by Shwetha Bhatia | May 7, 2020 | diabetes, diabetes management, diet, Fitness, health
1. Risk quantification: Ideally, all patients should attend a pre-Ramadan assessment (6–8 weeks prior) with their doctor. Patients who fall in the ‘very high’ and ‘high’ risk categories should not fast. 2. Glucose monitoring: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is...
by Shwetha Bhatia | Nov 14, 2019 | diabetes, diabetes management, diet, exercise physiology, Fitness, world diabetes day
World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created in 1991 by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. It is marked every year on 14 November, the...
by Shwetha Bhatia | Sep 28, 2019 | diet
As global rates of obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and other diet-related illnesses skyrocket, many have naturally begun to question where the human relationship with food took a wrong turn. Adherents of raw foodism believe that by returning to diets...
by Shwetha Bhatia | Aug 17, 2019 | diabetes, diabetes management, diet, Fitness, ramadan, ramzan
People with diabetes need to assess health risks before they embark on any kind of fasting schedules. This is specially relevant for the diabetic population fasting during the holy month of Ramzan. Major risks associated with #fasting in patients with diabetes:...
