If you are a diabetic patient and you are also making these mistakes, then you should be careful, the doctor has said that this can spoil your hard work, instead you should know what you can do to manage your blood sugar in a better way- 

Diabetes is a serious problem for which there is no permanent cure. This means that once someone has diabetes, he will have to resort to medicines, better diet and exercise to keep it under control.

According to a study conducted by ICMR-IndiaAB in 2023, there are an estimated 10.1 crore (about 101 million) cases of diabetes in India. This number may increase further in the coming time. Many people are taking sugar medicines and are also following a healthy lifestyle, yet their blood sugar level remains high.

diabetes ? According to Dr. Sonia Bhatt of Apollo Hospital , checking sugar level immediately after eating, not taking medicines on time and doing too much exercise are such things which affect your diabetes management. Let us know what mistakes you should avoid and what you should do in terms of controlling diabetes.  

Checking sugar immediately after eating

The doctor said that when you eat food, your body breaks it down into glucose. This glucose increases your blood sugar level. Obviously, if you check your blood sugar immediately after eating, the level will appear to be increased.

When to check blood sugar

The doctor said that the correct way to check blood sugar level is to check your blood sugar level 30 minutes before and two hours after eating. This will give you the correct reading.

Not taking insulin on time or missing a dose

There are many people who forget to take insulin and many people take insulin immediately after eating. The doctor said that skipping medicine or taking it at the wrong time can cause a lot of fluctuations in your blood sugar level.

When to take diabetes medicine

The doctor said that you can take some diabetes medicines whenever you remember, but you should take the medicine at the right time, otherwise their effect may reduce.

Doing excessive exercise

Many times people start paying more attention to losing weight and start exercising too much for this. Exercising indeed improves insulin and sugar levels in the body, but doing too much exercise can reduce the sugar level significantly and you may get hypoglycemia.

Keep this in mind while exercising

The doctor said that you should check your sugar level before and after exercise so that you understand how an exercise can affect blood sugar. You can manage your exercise accordingly.

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