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q explain about glycemic indexalthough the use of exchange lists is still popular for planning diabetic diets it has been realized in recent years
q explain about food exchange systemin a diabetics day to day diet the calorie intake and the quantity of food consumed should not have wide
q vitamins and minerals requirement in diabetesthe recommendation of vitamins and minerals is the same as for general population however lower
q dietary fibre requirement during diabetesdietary fibre is that part of food which is not digested by the intestines high fibre meals have shown to
q carbohydrates requirement during diabetescarbohydrates these to a large extent depend on the food habits complex carbohydrates with more fibre are
q proteins requirement in diabetesproteins proteins should be provided in adequate amounts to maintain a normal body composition and prevent
q basic principles of planning diets for diabetesthe above objectives can be met by adhering to some of the basic principles of planning diets which
q what are the dietary goals for diabeteswell here they are these are to1 supply optimum nutrition to maintain good health2 provide calories for
q management of diet for diabetesdiet plays a very important role in management of diabetes as it exerts a direct influence on the blood glucose
by now you know that diabetes cannot be cured but can be treated so that an individual leads a normal life patients who maintain their blood glucose
q what are the chronic complications of diabetesbull atherosclerosis degeneration of walls of the arteries due to fatty plaques - deposition on
q chronic complications of diabetesthese occur gradually when the diabetics do not monitor the blood sugar and they are careless about eating
q can we prevent ketoacidosisnormally while maintaining a good sugar control there is a very little danger of ketoacidosis one should test for
q what will happen without enough insulinwithout enough insulin two things can happen firstly the cells of the body will be unable to use the glucose
q do you know how ketoacidosis developsthe chain of reaction begins with insufficient insulin to meet the needs of the body several factors then
q what do you understand by hypelglycemiahypelglycemia abnormally high blood sugar maintenance of blood glucose levels within or close to the normal
q explain about low blood sugarlow blood sugar can also be caused by accidentally taking too much of insulin when this occurs more insulin is
q show acute complications of diabetesacute complications of diabetes includehypoglycemia or low blood sugar the most frequent cause of low blood
q complications of diabetesdiabetes as you know is a lifelong disease we have said earlier also that it can be controlled but not cured control of
q what is glycosylated haemoglsbinglycosylated haemoglobin values give important diagnostic inferences regarding the recent past of a diabetic ie how
q explain uristix benedicts testno sugarglucose is excreted in the urine in normal individuals in diabetics glucose is excreted by the kidneys when
q explain about oral glucose tolerance testthis is most commonly used diagnostic test particularly for identifying new and lsquoat risk
q diagnosis of diabetes mellitustimely and proper diagnosis plays a key role not only in identifying new cases but also in managing old cases with or
q clinical symptoms of diabetes mellitusin mild cases of diabetes mellitus no symptoms may be seen the diagnosis could be incidental during a blood
q metabolic aberrations and symptomswe all know that insulin exerts an important role in the maintenance of normal blood glucose levels through its