Stephen Merena, MD, podiatrist at UVM Medical Center, explains and shows how diabetic patients can perform self-exams on their feet. Dr. Merena also speaks to the importance of regular foot exams and shows photos of what can happen if foot problems go unnoticed and untreated.
Your diet plays an important role in managing diabetes. One reason is that the food you eat on a day to day basis has a direct impact on your blood sugar levels. For instance, high carb foods raise your blood sugar levels. The digestive system breaks down the digestible ones into sugar, which enters the blood. But then again, not all carbohydrates are bad. Complex carbohydrates like whole grains take longer to digest while simple carbs like white flour and refined sugar may cause sudden spikes in your blood sugar levels.
Indian foods are deeply rooted in history and are probably one of the oldest foods known to mankind. Traditional Indian foods are extremely diverse, just as its geography. Many staple foods, species and vegetables in the Indian diet are very good for people with diabetes.
So, in this video we will be discussing 5 such traditional Indian foods that have been scientifically proven to have health benefits for people suffering from diabetes.
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This is the seventh video of our diabetes series, “Taking charge of our child’s diabetes.” In this video, you will learn about the two types of diabetic emergencies, severe hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis. The video answers the following questions: What is severe hypoglycemia? How is a low blood glucose emergency treated? What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)? What causes DKA, what are the common signs and symptoms of DKA, What to do during a diabetic emergency? When to call 911 (Emergency)? In this video, we also demonstrate how to use the glucagon injection.
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Read more by Dr. Sarah Hallberg at: https://blog.virtahealth.com/reversing-diabetes-101-truth-about-carbs-and-blood-sugar/
Dr. Sarah Hallberg is a physician, board-certified lipidologist, Medical Director at Virta Health, Medical Director at the Indiana University Health Medical Weight Loss Program, and Executive Director at The Nutrition Coalition. She is the primary investigator on a recent clinical trial examining a technology-supported and medically-supervised ketogenic intervention that reverses type 2 diabetes and prediabetes.
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