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Written By: Bhakti Paun Sharma | Updated : May 10, 2016 10:55 AM IST
November is observed as Diabetes Awareness Month
Living with diabetes is not always easy. Cutting down on sugars, carbohydrates, travelling with insulin or medication all the time often seem like a life sentence. However, you ll be happy to know that diabetes can be reversed in some cases. Read the real life story of Mohit Sahwney who reversed his diabetes in just 3 months.
Type of diet
The right diet, especially vegan diet, can help control and reverse diabetes, says Dr Nandita Shah, the founder of Sharan which works to promote the vegan diet. Solving the problem of insulin resistance is the key to reversing diabetes. While type 1 diabetes may take longer time to reverse and there are not many cases for evidence but type 2 diabetes can certainly be reversed with the help of a vegan diet, says Dr. Shah. Find out how the reversing process takes place with a vegan diet.
According to a study published in the Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy Journal, vegetarian balanced diet may reverse or treat type 2 diabetes. By improving blood sugar levels, and managing blood pressure and cholesterol, a vegetarian diet can be effective in reversing diabetes. The nutritional advantages of fruits and vegetables are many and the study claims that increasing their daily intake can prove to be an alternative treatment for Type 2 diabetes . The same study also suggests that people do not need to convert to vegetarianism for reversing diabetes. Just increasing the amounts of fresh vegetables and fruits you eat daily can help achieve the result. Find out how this 60 year old lady reversed her diabetes.
To exercise or not to exercise
Contrary to popular belief, diabetes patients must follow an active lifestyle and exercise everyday to control diabetes. A study published inDiabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) concluded that short duration of high intensity intermittent exercise can help reverse diabetes. Try these 10 yoga poses to control your diabetes.
High intensity workouts are effective in improving the heart health by increasing the heart rate at a faster pace than moderate exercises. The study involved exposing diabetic patients to intense cycling, and other such workouts and the results showed a modest improvement in diabetes control. Every diabetic can exercise and Krupa Mhatre Asst. Head of Nutrition Gold s Gym Mumbai tells you how.
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