Debriefing Diabetes
by: Jaden Thomas
Info you should know
Prefered Diet
Good Choices
- Whole-grain flours, such as whole wheat flour
- Whole-grain bread
- Corn, popcorn or products made from corn
- Whole-grain flour or corn tortillas
- Cereals with lots of sugar
- French Fries
- White Bread
- Fried white-flour tortillas
Good Choices
- Frozen vegetables
- Lettuces
- Canned vegetables
- Pickles, unless you limit the sodium
- Sauerkraut, unless you limit the sodium
Good Choices
- Frozen fruit
- Canned Fruit
- Fresh Fruit
- 100% Fruit Juice
- Jam
- Fruit Rolls
- Fruit Punch
- Sweet-end applesauce
Monitoring and Adjusting Blood Sugar Levels
Recommended Exercise
- Playing tennis
- Stair climbing
- Jogging/Running
- Hiking
- Weight machines or free weights at the gym
- Using resistance bands
- Lifting light weights or objects like canned goods or water bottles at home
- push ups, sit ups, squats, lunges, wall-sits and planks
Recommended Lifestyle Choices
Importance of staying fit
Jobs To Help With Diabetics
Nutritionist: This profession requires expertise in food and advise people to eat to stay healthy and fit to achieve a specific goal. This professional helps with diabetes by providing the healthy diet that keeps all nutrition balanced and keep normal glucose levels.
Endocrinologist: Endocrinologists are physicians who specialize in the function of glands that produce and release hormones into the bloodstream that coordinate bodily processes ranging from metabolism to cell growth. Endocrinologists are the professionals that monitor and help keep stable levels of glucose in the bloodstream.
Citations
What should my Blood Sugar Levels Be? (n.d.)
What We Recommend: American Diabetes Association (n.d.)
Staying Motivated: American Diabetes Association