Before going in detail I would like to mention that I am diabetic, my father was a diabetic and my mother too is.
My initial diagnosis started with a simple blood glucose fasting test which read as 445 mg/dL. A fasting blood sugar level of 99 mg/dL or lower is normal, 100 to 125 mg/dL indicates you have prediabetes, and 126 mg/dL or higher indicates you have diabetes.
My Glucosylated haemoglobin (hemoglobin A1C or HbA1c) was at 14 %.It is a simple blood test that measures your average blood sugar levels over the past 3 months. Below 5.7% is normal. 5.7% to 6.4% is diagnosed as prediabetes. 6.5% or higher on two separate tests indicates diabetes.
My hyperopia vision (difficulty in focussing near objects) got blurred and could not read between the lines.
Now What is diabetes?
Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to simply as diabetes, is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar.
The job of hormone insulin is to convert extra sugar (glucose) from the blood into your cells to be stored as Glycogen and at need reconvert glycogen to glucose for energy in normal procedure but with diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t effectively use the insulin to carry out the normal functioning.
Untreated high blood sugar in diabetes can damage your nerves, eyes, kidneys, and other organs.
Educating yourself about diabetes and taking steps to prevent or manage it can help you protect your health.
Prediabetes
Prediabetes is the term that’s used when your blood sugar is higher than expected, but it’s not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. It occurs when the cells in your body don’t respond to insulin the way they should. This can lead to type 2 diabetes down the road.
Very important message for all,
Diabetes is not a disease, it is a disorder of an organ secreting insulin, causes may be many but control is more a mind game than actually dealing with it.
Think your diabetes is manageable and you can live with it comfortably.
Don't focus on small petty things in life.
Simple precautions can keep diabetes at a distance,
Avoid taking table suger in any form.
Avoid cold drinks and juices.
Take disciplined meals (timely).
When you are diabetic, you are a doctor of your body. Your body signals you when your sugar levels are actually higher and low and accordingly your sugar intake in any form must change.
Kerala and it's impact on diabetes
Also known as bitter gourd notorious for its bitterness and popular for its medicinal benefits.
It is a lifestyle Vegetable with enormous anti oxidants and more importantly believed that karela juice can actually help you burn belly fat and help you lose weight quickly.
Blood sugar
Karela or bitter melon has been respected for its medicinal properties since thousands of years. It promotes healthy insulin secretion and helps in normalising elevated blood sugar levels.
How to make Kerala juice at home
Ingredients
1 kg of raw Bitter gourd
Steps.
Don't peel Kerala.
Long cut the vegetable and extract seeds with the help of a tea spoon.
Long Cut the veg in small pieces.
Wash them with normal water.
Put a small portion of the veg in the mixer, add little wate and grind them into paste.
Repeat the process and filter the paste with the help of a sieve or a sieve cloth same as we do when making cheese at home.
Distribute the concentrated filtered liquid equally in two bottles of 1.20 litre (approx.size) and fill rest of the gap with normal water.
Your homemade fresh Kerala juice is ready.
Transfer the bottles to your fridge at home and start using simultaneously.
Dosage
Half glass of juice every morning with or without water empty stomach.
My personal experience
I was advised by doctor metformin 1000 mg in the morning and 500 in the evening.
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