Eat whatever you want, no food or caloric restrictions what so ever! The only catch is that you can eat only twice a day. No eating or sipping on liquid calories in between… Have you heard of this kind of diet yet? This is a diet made popular by renowned diabetologist Dr. Jagannath Dixit and claims […]
Tag: Diabetes
Less sleep and its effects on Blood sugar levels during Pregnancy.
Here I’m again trying to gather some more information on gestational diabetes, but this time it is not connected with exercise and diet. This is more to do with how your sleep patterns have an effect on bodies’ hormones. Although this article focuses on Gestational Diabetes, Sleep Deprivation is shown to adversely affect glucose metabolism […]
This is why Diabetics should not avoid Mangoes!!
The King of all fruits is here again! The market is already flooded with yummy juicy mangoes, and trust me the only reason I love summers is because I get to eat fresh mangoes… But sadly there are myths about mangoes which make a lot of us avoid it. And I’m here today to clear […]
Can People with Diabetes Really Not Eat Rice??
“Can people with diabetes eat rice or not?” is a very common question that we come across in our daily practice. And the question is not wrong so to say. So, for the uninitiated, what is diabetes? And why the hype about rice? Simply, it’s a condition wherein the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin […]
Are you eating Ceylon – the Right kind of Cinnamon?
A few days back I was just scrolling through my news feed on Facebook and came across “Eat only the real Ceylon cinnamon”. Now this was the time I realized that this common spice in my kitchen also needs identification for purity, this motivated me to research some more to find out the right facts. […]
Gestational Diabetes: 3 things your Dietitian wants you to know…
What is scarier than being diagnosed with Diabetes and more nerve wrecking than pregnancy you ask! Ever heard of Gestational Diabetes? Last week a friend of mine approached me for guidance regarding the same and I thought I can probably help more women by doing an article, hence THIS! If you are here, reading an […]
This summer, Eat Mango like a pro!
Mango, the king of fruits is always blamed for being the worst when it comes to elevating blood sugar levels uncontrollably in people with diabetes! One argument is that it has “High Glycemic Index!” What is glycemic index? It is a number or ranking of sorts given to foods that contain carbohydrates. After eating a […]
“Die-a-bit-es” or is it?
Vanessa, a friend of mine used to call it “Die-a-bit-es” in her totally exaggerating tone!! Admit it, most of us just shrug at even the mention of diabetes (or any lifestyle disease really), don’t we? We think we are invincible!! Young, energetic, healthy (at present), why should we spare even a second thinking about something […]
