25 minutes agoAuthor: Gaurav Tiwari
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Diwali As much as it is a festival of lights and happiness, it is also a festival of sweets and flavors of dishes. During the biggest festival of the country, there is often such an atmosphere in all the houses that people are unable to stop themselves from eating sweets.
This is also correct. All the family members gather together on the festival. Everyone sits together to eat. In such a situation, it becomes difficult to be very choosy about food and drink or to do something different from others. Till now everything is fine.
The real problem comes when our blood sugar rises like a rocket due to these sweets. In such a situation, the taste of sweets can spoil the fun of our Diwali. Therefore, eat sweets this Diwali but be careful.
Dr. Deepak Gupta, Senior Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Shri Balaji Action Medical Institute, Delhi, says that if some things are kept in mind and some precautions are taken, then Diwali can also be celebrated with sweets.
so today ‘medical certificate‘ I will know what things need to be kept in mind while eating sweets during Diwali. You will also learn that-
- Why can eating too many sweets be dangerous?
- For what reasons does blood sugar level increase?
- How can blood sugar be controlled?
Know diabetes statistics before tasting sweets
We are talking about tasting sweets during Diwali. But before this it is important to know what the statistics of diabetes in the country and the world say.
Situation of diabetes in the world
- According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), around 537 million people between 20 and 80 years of age across the world are suffering from diabetes. This means that about 10.5% people of this age group have diabetes.
- It is estimated that this figure may increase to 64.3 crore by 2030 and 78.3 crore by 2045.
- According to IDF data, about 23 crore 97 lakh people in the world are not aware of their diabetic condition.
See the data in simple language graphics:
Diabetes statistics in the country
- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 7 crore 70 lakh people in India are suffering from diabetes. It is estimated that by the year 2045, diabetes cases in India may increase to 12 crore 40 lakh.
- According to WHO, about 2 crore 50 lakh people in India are prediabetic. This means that the blood sugar level of these people is higher than normal, but not so much that it can be counted as diabetes.
- The danger to these people is that they can join the list of diabetic people at any time.
- WHO believes that more than half of the diabetes patients in India are those who do not know that their blood sugar level is high.
Prediabetic and people unaware of diabetes are at greater risk
Dr. Deepak Gupta says that those people who are prediabetic and who are not aware of their diabetic condition are most at risk from eating sweets during Diwali.
The reason behind this is that those who know that they are diabetic, they remain conscious about the quantity while eating sweets. Whereas people who do not know that their blood sugar is high, they eat sweets till their heart’s content. This can cause their blood sugar to spike rapidly and lead to many serious health problems.
If you want to eat sweets during Diwali then understand the mathematics of blood sugar.
Dr. Deepak Gupta says that if you want to eat sweets during Diwali, then first of all you have to understand the mathematics of blood sugar. It is important to know what causes our blood sugar to spike. Look at the graphic.
If you want to eat sweets then manage your blood sugar like this
If we know the reasons due to which blood sugar level is increasing then it can be easy to control it. By controlling all these reasons, we can enjoy the taste of sweets. Provided that some things are kept in mind. See the graphic below.
eat mindfully
We have to keep in mind what, when and in what quantity we are eating. With this, almost half the problem will be solved here. While we know that eating sweets can spike blood sugar, eat it just for the taste.
Dr. Deepak Gupta says that one small piece of sweet gives the same taste as eating 10 pieces. Therefore, instead of eating 10 pieces of sweets, eat just one piece. If it is a sweet like Rasgulla, then squeeze out the sugar in it and then eat it.
decide on a time to eat sweets
The taste of sweets is such that every time it comes in front of your eyes, you will feel like eating it. Therefore, it is important to keep it away from sight first of all. Apart from this, fix a fixed time for eating sweets. With these measures one can avoid eating sweets again and again.
Stress management is important
The burden of physical labor and expenses increases during festival times. Both these things can cause stress. During stress our body releases cortisol hormone. This can cause blood sugar to spike rapidly. Therefore, understand this before the festival and avoid too much stress.
It is important to control oily food
Sweets are not the only thing responsible for spiking blood sugar. Eating too oily food can also increase blood sugar. Therefore, try to eat minimum oily food.
Drink 8-10 glasses of water daily
We know that blood becomes thick due to dehydration in the body. Due to this the blood sugar level can increase rapidly. Therefore it is important to drink 8-10 glasses of water every day.
Don’t forget to exercise regularly
By doing regular exercise, the cells become a little more active and use insulin better. This helps in maintaining blood sugar level. This is also a good way to burn daily calories.
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