Diabetic Diet Weight Loss
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Diabetic Diet Plan and Exercise Being overweight makes diabetes difficult to control. The extra body fat alters the cell receptor sites, so that they are unable to accept the combination of insulin and glucose resulting in high blood glucose level. |
Fortunately, once you lose weight, the receptor sites are reactivated, allowing the insulin to be taken up effectively so that your blood glucose level can be better controlled. Even a modest weight loss can help to improve your blood glucose levels.
If your are overweight, losing weight is the key to good diabetes control and it should be a priority.
In order to lose weight, you have to reduce your total calories intake and increase your energy output, by being more physically active. Losing weight isn't easy, but the benefits are enormous and you'll feel fitter and more confident.
The key to successful diabetic diet weight loss is knowing what foods to eat and in what quantities to eat them.
Diabetic Weight Loss Guide
Diabetic Diet Plan - Your Energy Needs
Energy needs for people of different age, sex and healthy weight differs. If you are active your energy needs may be greater, if you are physically inactive your energy needs may be less.
Most men will require approximately 2500 kcal/day and for most women, 2000kcal/day. Lowering your total daily calorie intake may be appropriate for helping with the weight loss.
Consult
your dietician for a healthy diabetic diet plan for successful
diabetic weight loss.
Diabetic Diet - Exercise and Regular Physical Activity
Being physically active is one good way to improve everyone's health. It is particularly important to exercise when you have diabetes, because increasing physical activity level will diminish insulin resistance and discourage deposition of body fat around the abdomen. Regular exercise will result in :
- Improve blood glucose control
- Improve the balance of blood fats
- Reduction in body weight, weight loss and weight management
Diabetic Diet Weight Loss Tips
- Plan to exercise on at least 5 days a week. Work towards 30 minutes of moderate physical activity , such as brisk walking, moderate swimming or any other similar exercise ("moderate' means moving about enough to make you feel warm and slightly out of breath)
- Build up gradually and aim for 15 - 30 minutes of moderate exercise at a time
- Choose an activity that you enjoy such as brisk walking, gardening, swimming, dancing, heavy DIY.
- If in doubt of how much exercise and physical activity is right, speak to your doctor first.