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Beat Your Blood Sugar Blue

What would cause your blood sugar to rise higher?
One bowl of rice or one teaspoon of sugar?

If you guessed it was the bowl of rice, you are right! A diabetic diet is not all about avoiding sugar. To effectively manage your blood sugar, you need to focus on the three T's of carbohydrate control, namely Type, Total Amount and Timing.

Everyone needs Carbs – even individuals with diabetes!

Carbohydrates or Carbs are the preferred fuel for the body and can be found in most everyday foods like noodles, rice, bread, potatoes, biscuits, fruit, milk, some vegetables and sugars. Your blood sugar level is affected most by the Carbs in your diet. Spacing out the Carbs you eat, in portions matched to your lifestyle and medications, will steady your blood sugar levels.

Count Carbs For Better Control

Carb Counting is a simple and flexible way to plan your meals to keep your blood sugar on target.

Carb values are available on nutrition information panels of packaged food and on the Health Promotion Board's Food Info Search at www.hpb.gov.sg

All you need to do is to spread your daily allowance of Carbs through well-timed meals and snacks matched with your lifestyle and medication routines. Work with your dietitian to set your personal Carb goals as part of a healthy and well balanced diet.

Go For Slow Release Carbs

All Carbs are not the same. Some are absorbed better and faster than others. Knowing how your body responds to different Carbs will help you achieve a better blood sugar profile. Modified Slow Release starches and fibres help to moderate sugar release from food after a meal. Make better food selections by picking those that contain Carbs that are absorbed slowly and gradually.

Stay in Control with Glucerna^® SR

Worried about picking and counting Carbs? Then, make Glucerna^® a part of your daily diet. Containing 30g of Slow Release carbohydrates per serve, Glucerna^® SR is a delicious beverage, ideally formulated to meet the nutritional needs of people with diabetes. Glucerna^® SR fits conveniently into your lifestyle as a daily breakfast drink, or as a snack between meals, or as a meal replacement for weight management.

Facts about Glucerna^® SR

• Formulated according to the American Diabetes Association's nutrition recommendations1.
• A unique & patented Slow Release carbohydrate blend.
• Low GI (glycaemic index).
• Low in cholesterol.
• Contains 30 vitamins and minerals.
• Includes FOS (fructo-oligosaccharides), a prebiotic to help support a healthy digestive system.
• Lactose-free and gluten-free.

Reference:

1. for people with diabetes
   * for macronutrient distribution

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