Diabetes Type1: Treatment, Diet and Home Remedies

Food and Nutrition

• Starchy carbohydrate foods such as bread, pasta, chapatis, potatoes, yam, noodles, rice and cereals.
• The best types of fats are monounsaturated (olive, peanut, and canola oils; avocados; and nuts) and omega-3 polyunsaturated (fish, flaxseed oil, and walnuts).
• Choose chicken, turkey, lean meat and fish as low fat alternatives to fatty meats.
• Choose lower fat dairy foods such as skimmed or semi-skimmed milk, low fat yogurts, reduced fat cheese
• Include more beans and lentils such as kidney beans, butter beans, chickpeas or red and green lentils.
• Choose low-fat sources of protein, such as chicken, fish, low-fat cheese, or vegetarian foods such as soy.
• Apples, avocado, barley, beans, berries, broccoli, chicken, carrots, eggs, fish, flaxseed, milk and yoghurt, nuts, seeds, oatmeal, olive oil, peanut butter, whole grain bread and sweet potatoes these are the best foods to control diabetes

• Sugar and artificial sweeteners, including honey.
• Sweets and chocolates
• Limit salt intake
• Fast foods and snack foods
• Limit intake of caffeinated beverages and alcohol
• Stop smoking

Yoga and Exercise

• Walking, cycling, running, and swimming are good aerobic exercises for people with type 1 diabetes.
• It is important for individuals with type 1 diabetes to engage in flexibility and strength-training exercises.
• Resistance training should be performed at least two days per week, with a minimum of one set of 10 to 15 repetitions of each exercise at a low-to-moderate intensity.
  

• Bhujangasana  watch video
• Dhanurasana  watch video
• Ardhamatsyendrasana  watch video
• Vastrika-in-Vajrasana  watch video
• Suryaved pranayama  watch video
• Sabasana  watch video

Music and Meditation

Home Remedies

• Be physically active
• Follow a healthy meal plan and maintain a healthy weight
• Quit smoking or other types of tobacco
• Do not skip meals and take medicine correctly as prescribed by the doctor.
• Always take food at regular intervals. Do not work in empty stomach as the blood sugar level may fluctuate.