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Tips To Live By!!!
DIR By: Hummingbird
Date: July 30, 2012, 8:16 am
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10 Tips For A Healthful Holiday
Source: Diabetic Living, Winter 2007
Follow these 10 suggestions to celebrate the season and enjoy
your favorite foods while staying on top of your diabetes.
Plan Ahead. A little planning can save you time and energy, as
well as help you keep your diabetes on track. If you're cooking,
plan menus and have ingredients on hand to save time. For busy
shopping days, prepare quick, simple meals such as soups and
sandwiches or use frozen entrees and bagged salads. If you're
attending a party or family dinner, ask questions before you go.
The more you know about what's being served, the better you can
plan for good diabetes management.
Size Matters. Dish up your food on a salad or snack plate if one
is available. Select one to three of your favorite items in
small portions and savor each bite. If you want more, wait at
least 20 minutes, then decide whether you're actually hungry or
just craving more food. You can eat almost anything in small
quantities.
Choose Wisely. If you're the host, offer a variety of low-fat,
low-calorie foods, such as fruit and vegetable trays, and
sugar-free beverages, along with traditional options. Cook the
appropriate amount of food. If you're expecting 12 guests, don't
prepare for 50 people-too many leftovers invites excess eating.
When you're the guest, ask if you can bring a dish.
Trim Fat and Sugar. Reduce the fat in your traditional family
favorites by substituting a lower-fat product or using less
sugar. For example, you can substitute fat-free milk, light
cream cheese, or light sour cream in many dishes without
sacrificing flavor. You can also cut down on the sugar in some
recipes or use sugar substitutes. "You might be able to reduce
the sugar and/or fat by one-fourth or more in some recipes and
still have an excellent product," says Laura Marzen, R.D.,
Diabetic Living's Test Kitchen nutrition specialist.
Be Realistic. This may not be the ideal time for you to start a
weight-loss program. But you can aim to maintain your weight and
keep your diabetes under control. Help yourself to succeed with
positive and specific self talk. For example, if you tell
yourself you'll eat only half a slice of apple pie at Christmas
dinner and pass on potatoes, you're more likely to follow
through than if you plan to totally skip dessert.
Make Time For Exercise. When you're busy with holiday
activities, you may be tempted to skip your workout. But don't
fall into that trap. Exercise can help you manage your hunger,
burn calories, reduce stress, and control your blood glucose. In
the long run, you'll have more energy, accomplish more, and
enjoy the holidays more if you stay active.
Stay In Control. Make sure you continue to check your blood
glucose levels and take your medications as prescribed. Holiday
parties, stress, and irregular schedules can cause your blood
glucose to be erratic. By monitoring yourself closely, you can
adjust your diabetes medications, activities, and food choices
as needed. When your blood glucose is in good control, you'll
feel better and enjoy the festivities more.
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Re: Tips To Live By!!!
DIR By: Hummingbird
Date: August 21, 2012, 5:04 pm
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Use low fat cooking methods and avoid frying foods...
broiling, grilling, roasting, poaching and baking are best
choices for meats...
To keep food moist, try using fat-free ingredients almost any
recipe can be reduced by adding juice, fruit juice, soft
fruit....
Use non-stick sprays in place of greasing pans...
Remove skin from poultry and trim the fat from meats by putting
rubs or spices on the food you not only make it tasty but get
rid of the extra fats...
use nonfat or low fat salad dressings and mayonnaise if you
notice a difference try adding more spices
WATCH PORTION SIZE we keep getting bigger and bigger plates,
instead go to the smaller plate for you main meal and put
veggies on larger plate or a salad...
Snack sensibly!!
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Re: Tips To Live By!!!
DIR By: Hummingbird
Date: August 22, 2012, 11:55 pm
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Holiday season is the hardest time for me for keeping on track,
I try to start the day off with 1/2 bowl of cereal, fruit and a
coffee then a snack sometimes I am too full with the cereal
that I only eat half the fruit that is what I have for a
snack...
The rest of the day depends on what I eat at lunch if it is
heavy then supper is light as is the snack before bed...
I try to fit at least two snack times, but during summer months
when cucumbers and tomatoes are plentiful I find myself scoring
more snacking times and doing without the sit down supper
meal... not the best but I still make sure I get all my meals
even if they are done in smaller settings...
My worst problem of all is making sure I take my pills, the
morning ones are fine as that comes before breakfast it is the
lunch one if I happen to go out and even carrying them sometimes
they get by the wayside lol but the night ones again are okay as
they are an hour before bed...
Blood letting is hard to remember as I try to take it at
different times... but since I am doing alright nurse says I
don't need to do every meal or even everyday unless I notice
something wrong.... this sometimes finds me only doing it four
times a week because weekends just are too busy... So far this
hasn't been a real problem but sometimes I think I am letting
myself down... but I am basically eating the same stuff every
day so when I do change my diet at all I make sure I check then
because it may cause a change... I have been able to keep
myself between 5 & 8.8 which I am told is very good... the 8&8
is after a meal and the 5 is first thing in morning rest of the
time I am 6.2 to 6.7...
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