I am sure you have heard this before!
These dietary tips are not figments of fantasy, but beliefs touted often by well-meaning friends and family members that come from deep rooted Asian cultures or lay perceptions that believe food is medicine. While many of us have progressed on to accept evidence based medicine that all treatment must be scientifically proven, a few lingering beliefs still come into play in our day to day management of chronic conditions such as diabetes.
We asked and you told us. 35% of the poll respondents said that they do use herbal remedies and supplements all the time and another 21% do so some of the time.
As long as these herbals products do no harm and have a history of use, they may be used as part of your holistic management of diabetes. But, always, talk to your doctor about them.
When it comes to supplements, if they are regular vitamins and minerals, they may be able to fill in some nutrient gaps in your diet. Once again, there is no benefit in consuming large amounts. In fact, in excess, nutrients can be harmful.
DSNF is a complete and balanced nutrition supplement beverage, specially designed to meet the recommendations of a diabetic diet in terms of macronutrient (carbohydrate, protein, fat and fibre) and micronutrient (vitamins and minerals) recommendations to help patients with diabetes to achieve better post meal blood glucose values.
DSNF can be used as a part of a meal or a meal replacement. It is convenient as all you need to do is add water to powder, stir well and drink. You can be rest assured that your blood sugar will stay within the range. You definitely will appreciate that very much as you do worry about picking up your meals and snacks everyday - worrying if the portion is right and if your blood sugar will stay in control.
DSNF is designed to help individuals with diabetes achieve better post meal blood glucose readings and fewer blood sugar swings when substituted for the same calories in a regular meal plan. It is just a simple way of making your diabetic diet a little easier to achieve.
DSNF from Abbott Glucerna, is backed by 20 years of clinical studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
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To request for a Carbohydrate Counter and Meal Planning Guide, please contact Abbott Nutrition Careline at 6278 6220.
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