Your responses to cancer: How do you manage diabetes? | Health, medicine and fitness
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Question: How do you manage diabetes?
Managing diabetes during cancer treatment can be a struggle. Let’s take a look at some healthy ways to help you manage your diabetes or prediabetes. The National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases recommends implementing a healthy nutritional plan and an active lifestyle into your daily routine. The plate method is a way to control your portions and manage the proper proportions of food groups.
Try these seven steps to get started; Using your dinner plate, draw a line down the middle of the plate, then on one side, cut it again so that you have three sections on your plate.
Fill the larger section with non-starchy vegetables like asparagus, broccoli, bean sprouts, cauliflower, celery, jicama, leeks, mushrooms, peppers or radishes. Now in one of the small sections put grains and starches like whole oats, brown rice, whole grain barley, whole rye, quinoa, millet, sorghum or wild rice.
When choosing cereals, choose those that contain at least 3 grams of fiber and less than 6 grams of sugar. In the other small section, put your proteins like; grilled fish, baked chicken or lean cuts of beef or pork.
Try meatless choices like cheeses, tofu, edamame, soybeans, beans, split peas, or black-eyed peas. Add one serving of fruit, one serving of dairy, or both depending on your meal plan. Choose healthy fats in small amounts. For cooking use oils. For salads, some healthy additions are nuts, seeds, avocado, and salad dressings. To complement your meal, add a low-calorie drink like water or unsweetened tea.
Simple carbohydrates can be found in fruit juices, milk, and sweets. Try to limit foods with added sugars or those containing refined grains, such as white bread and white rice. Instead, eat carbohydrates from vegetables, whole fruits, whole grains, or beans.
Adding aerobic and anaerobic exercise to your daily routine can help stabilize your blood sugar levels throughout the day and manage your weight. Being overweight or obese is a risk factor for many co-morbidities such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure.
Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes require some precautions when exercising, so it is advisable to consult your doctor before starting an exercise routine. A certified fitness professional can help you develop a fitness plan to exercise safely on a consistent basis and adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Whether you have diabetes, prediabetes, or want to prevent these conditions, we’re here to help. We would love to have you attend our Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) courses. Our next class will be on August 10th. The number of places is limited ; please register at 805-219-HOPE (4673).
HAVE A QUESTION? This weekly column produced by Marian Cancer Care invites you to submit your questions to “Your Cancer Answers†​​at the following email address: [email protected]
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