Advice for every diabetic patient

            
The most powerful way to deal with diabetes is to be well educated about your lifelong illness .

This article is dedicated to all patient suffering from diabetes and especially the category treated with insulin .

what to eat ?

Diabetes type 1 happen at critical time in the life of the patient , at puberty which is the phase of growth . Therefore, the patient should be careful to his nutrition .He should eat enough protein to ensure normal growth .Generally patient limit their food intake as a diabetic diet fearing from hyperglycemia but that can affect their health .So aiming the ultimate balance a patient should : 

• Do not make strict diet : eat all aliment moderately .
• Avoid consumption of food rich in isolated sugar .
• Each of your meals should respect  food categories needed:40 to 50% of carbohydrates15% protein30-45 .
• Do not skip any meal .
• Drink a lot of water .

what precautions to take before practicing sports ?

First of all you should decrease your insulin dose by 2 or 4  unities ,that depend on the intensity of the activity .secondly,eat well before the activity (an hour before to avoid nausea and vomiting ) and you can drink juice or coca ,that will give you energy .thirdly ,you should inject insulin in a muscle that will not be solicited by your activity .finally ,you should alert one of the entourage about your illness or take a cart indicating that you are diabetic .