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Want to Keep your Diabetes in Control.?

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Indians are becoming more health conscious today and awareness about diet, exercise and health is on the rise with greater numbers of urban Indians recognizing the ill-effects of consuming sugar on the body. Artificial sweeteners seem to be the most popular solution for many. Artificial sweeteners are sugar substitutes that provide the sweetness without the calories and are a popular choice for people who are watching their calorie consumption, weight and for diabetics. Acesulfame potassium, Aspartame, Sucralose, D-Tagatose and Saccharin are some of the artificial sweeteners used in India. Amongst these, Kaloree1 which uses aspartame, is among one of the best artificial sweetener for diabetics. Some of the reasons why people choose the best artificial sweetener for diabetics in India over sugar are described below: Sugar is processed into all the foods that we eat in various forms. Almost every processed food and beverage contains sugar to some extent. Sugar is absorbed int
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Can diabetics drink alcohol?

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Is alcohol good or bad for you? Over the years, many people as well as health specialists have spoken for and against it. Our myths and legends tell us of Gods and warriors who drank it while other stories tell of the evils that befell from drinking it. Whatever its moral reputation may be, the fact remains, that alcohol is here to stay. Recent research has shown that drinking some amount of alcohol can have health benefits. The secret lies in the type, quantity and frequency with which alcohol is consumed. However, if a person has been a teetotaler all their life, beginning to drink just for the sake of alcohol’s health benefits is not recommended.   A study published in the journal Diabetologia, revealed that drinking alcohol three or four days a week was associated with a lower diabetes risk, taking the average weekly alcohol consumption into consideration as compared to drinking less than one day a week. The study also showed that different types of alcohol were linked to
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Are you addicted to sugar?

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Let’s face it. Sugar tastes good. It is the equivalent of a warm hug on a cold winter morning for our taste buds. A cup of sweet strong coffee or tea on a Monday morning helps you take on the week by its horns. In the evening, it helps you unwind from the tiring day. A sweet dessert is just the right finishing touch for a delicious meal or helps you recover from a disappointing meal. Who doesn’t remember squabbling over the last piece of chocolate or candy with their siblings in their childhood? Or delving into a carton of ice-cream while nursing a broken heart? Or binging on chocolates during those stressful exams? There’s sugar in my pot and all is right with the world! Sugar free tablets makes everything seem better, or only pure sugar is better right.? But like everything else, too much of a good thing can become bad too. Sugar can turn out to be really bad in the long run. Here’s why: Sugar is not what our bodies have evolved to handle. Our body can process the sugars th
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Preventing Diabetes – Some Basics You Need to Know

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Popularly known as “High Sugar”, diabetes is a chronic disease caused by reduced secretion of insulin by the pancreas. This results in ineffective metabolization of sugar in the body, resulting in high levels of sugar in the blood stream. This puts the individual at risk for kidney failure, blindness, heart failure and other serious medical complications. Nonetheless, diabetes can be prevented by making some changes to one’s lifestyle and eating habits. Eliminating sugar and refined carbohydrates goes a long way in preventing diabetes . These foods are easily broken down by the body, resulting in a rise of sugar in the blood stream. Following a low-carbohydrate diet results in a decrease in blood sugar levels as well as increases insulin sensitivity. Reducing portion sizes and eating less is also helpful. Instead of consuming three meals a day, one can opt for eating small meals at frequent intervals, spacing them out throughout the day. Opting for water, instead of drinks with
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Are these sugar free artificial sweeteners any good?

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Artificial sweeteners are perfect companions to your everyday tea/coffee or sweets cravings. These sugar substitutes live up to their name and act as the perfect substitute for sugar without altering the taste as well as the quality of the food or drink you add them to. Most of these artificial sugar sweeteners contain Aspartame as the primary component. It is made up of aspartic acid and phenylalanine; both are naturally occurring amino acids. However, make sure not to exceed the daily intake of 40 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. Artificial sugar substitutes are a good way to control blood sugar levels in your body as well as for people who carefully watch what they eat. Since, one of the first steps towards a healthy lifestyle is banning sugar from the diet; sugar free tablets are a great tool to enable you to do so. Try and incorporate them in your lifestyle and see the difference yourself!
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Know about Aspartame

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Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is sold as many brands of sugar free tablets and diet foods all over the world. Many of the popular sugar substitutes in India are also made of Aspartame. While it still remains a popular product; despite it being FDA approved (maximum daily intake of 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight), Aspartame has given rise to many controversies time and again. It has been a part of so many people and still many cannot decide whether it is good or bad for you. So what is Aspartame ? It is made up of aspartic acid and phenylalanine; both are naturally occurring amino acids. The physiology of the human body breaking down Aspartame:The body breaks down Aspartame in to a very small amount (smaller than most of the foods we consume) of methanol. The amount is so small that it is negligible when it comes to being hazardous to us. Aspartame came under scrutiny when other artificial sweeteners like cyclamate and saccharin were raising
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Sugar: Boon OR Bane?

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Sugar is something that we need literally and metaphorically in our lives. All the good things in life that make us happy are associated with sugar and sweets. Lovers and kisses are called sugar too! But what would you do if I say that this very thing is a cause for ruining your life and changing it forever? Sugar is the reason for a lot of diseases. Very few people know that it can lead to complete blindness and gangrene. Diabetes is also the main cause of kidney failure and limb amputation.   According to Times of India, “ India is the diabetes capital of the world with as many as 50 million people suffering from type-2 diabetes! Diabetes is one of the most talked about diseases across the world and especially in India, but awareness about the same can well be estimated by the fact that India today has more people with type-2 diabetes. The World Health Organization ( WHO) also estimates that 80 per cent of diabetes deaths occur in low and middle-income c
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