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Why Having High Sugar Levels Even After Healthy Diet And Exercise?
hi, im a type 2 insulin dependent diabetic. ive been on insulin (nova mix 32 units) for 5 years now. I didn't have a problem with weight until I was into my 2nd year of insulin. I have changed to a more healthy diet mainly low carb and exercise moderately, mainly walking, rockabilly dancing and riding my pushbike. I'm still finding however that I have high sugar levels in the morning no matter what I do. can you help??. my goal is to reverse diabetes. colin
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Hello & Welcome to HCM,
I had gone through the case and have concern for you.
Do not worry , I have many patients like you whose diabetes not controlled even after healthy diet and exercise.
Well you follow what I recommend you, definitely your insulin requirement will reduce. So when after starting the diet you feel hypoglycemic then reduce your insulin by 2 unit each time.
1- Do Yoga exercise and walk 2km/daily with brisk walk.
2- Avoid all trans fats ( Chocolates, Bakery food, Refined flour item like Bread, Biscuits).
3- Avoid Yellow butter and take minimum quantity of and refined oil.
4- Early morning take 1/2 teaspoon night soaked fenu greek seed with 1/2 teaspoon Syzygium cumini seed powder with luke warm water.
5- Take tea without sugar and milk. 15 almonds night soaked with milk at breakfast. You can take 1 white egg in break fast twice /week.
Other days can take sprout/ oat/musile. Do not take cornflakes because it has high glycemic index.
6- Cereal should be one time in a day.
7- other time take protien diet like pulses/fish/chiken
8- Take fruits like apple, guava, papaya,pear. avoid citrus fruits.
9- Take all kind of vegetable in limited quantity.
10- Whenever feel hunger take plane roasted gram.When you feel hypoglycemic take resin or dark chocolate.
After following it definitely your sugar level will come down.
But please make sure you kidney functions are normal.
Hope my answer wll be effective for you.
Thanks,
Dr.Soni Verma
Homoeopathic Physician, Fitness Trainer and Nutritionist
I had gone through the case and have concern for you.
Do not worry , I have many patients like you whose diabetes not controlled even after healthy diet and exercise.
Well you follow what I recommend you, definitely your insulin requirement will reduce. So when after starting the diet you feel hypoglycemic then reduce your insulin by 2 unit each time.
1- Do Yoga exercise and walk 2km/daily with brisk walk.
2- Avoid all trans fats ( Chocolates, Bakery food, Refined flour item like Bread, Biscuits).
3- Avoid Yellow butter and take minimum quantity of and refined oil.
4- Early morning take 1/2 teaspoon night soaked fenu greek seed with 1/2 teaspoon Syzygium cumini seed powder with luke warm water.
5- Take tea without sugar and milk. 15 almonds night soaked with milk at breakfast. You can take 1 white egg in break fast twice /week.
Other days can take sprout/ oat/musile. Do not take cornflakes because it has high glycemic index.
6- Cereal should be one time in a day.
7- other time take protien diet like pulses/fish/chiken
8- Take fruits like apple, guava, papaya,pear. avoid citrus fruits.
9- Take all kind of vegetable in limited quantity.
10- Whenever feel hunger take plane roasted gram.When you feel hypoglycemic take resin or dark chocolate.
After following it definitely your sugar level will come down.
But please make sure you kidney functions are normal.
Hope my answer wll be effective for you.
Thanks,
Dr.Soni Verma
Homoeopathic Physician, Fitness Trainer and Nutritionist
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