Nutrition and Dietetics

In the earlier posts, we discussed about the types of diabetes and the various risk factors that we should be aware of to delay the onset of diabetes. At present, it is not possible to prevent diabetes but we can delay the onset by Maintaining a healthy weight by exercising regularly Taking a balanced diet, by consuming high fibre foods and avoiding too much of sugar, salt and fat foods Limiting your cigarette and alcohol consumption Healthy food choices combined with increased physical activity will delay the onset of diabetes. Just remember that when you change your lifestyle to prevent diabetes, you will also lower your risk for other possible complications like heart disease, stroke, nerve damage, and other health problems.