Simple Health Tips to Overcome Diabetes Before It’s Too Late

Are You a Pre-diabetic?

A person who is pre-diabetic would have higher than normal blood sugar levels but not high enough to be considered diabetic. If left uncontrolled, the blood sugar levels of a pre-diabetic might increase and develop into diabetes.

If you have a glucose meter and your blood sugar levels are >5.6mmol/L (Fasting for 8 hours), or >7.8mmol/L (2 hours after a meal),  the following diagnostic tests can determine if you are pre-diabetic or diabetic.

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Health Tips To Prevent Conversion of Pre-diabetes to Type-II Diabetes

It can be scary to find out that you are a pre-diabetic, but do not be demotivated. The following tips are proven to control your blood sugar levels, thus preventing the conversion of a pre-diabetic state to a diabetic state:

Tip 1:  Lose weight. Target a reduction of at least 7% from the original weight

Example: A person with body weight 85kg should lose weight to 79kg.

Tip 2: Exercise More. Perform physical activity for at least 150 minutes a week

Examples: Fast walking, cycling, gardening, moderate housework, dancing, badminton, low impact aerobic

Tip 3: Eat Healthy. Choose low-calorie, low-fat diets. Increase your intake of dietary fibre, whole grains, legumes, nuts, fruits and vegetables. Minimise intake of processed food.

Eat Healthy Example 1:

Follow the Malaysian Healthy Plate Model with plenty of vegetables and fruits and control portion size of meals.

Eat Healthy Example 2:

You should avoid taking high glycemic index (GI) food, but to take low GI food.

Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) in Pre-diabetes Between Meals

• SMBG is an approach whereby people with pre-diabetes and diabetes can measure their blood sugar themselves using a glucose meter.
• Based on the reading, you can check whether the current diet plan would help you to have a better control on blood sugar.
• Target a blood sugar level of  <5.6mmol/L (Fasting for 8 hours/Pre Meal), or <7.8mmol/L (2 hours after a starting mea/Post Meall)
• An effective method is to closely monitor the blood sugar level difference between pre meal & post meal. Try to keep the difference of less than 2.8 mmol/L.2 See an example below.
• With this method, you will know what you can eat and what you shouldn’t.

Special Features of One-Touch Devices

• Fear of finger pricking prevents many people from regularly monitoring their blood glucose levels. New and improved lancing devices, such as the OneTouch Delica, alleviate this risk.
• The Advanced Glide Control System on the OneTouch Delica accurately directs the lancet in a quick, straight motion for a smooth and steady lancing experience.
• Blood glucose meters such as OneTouch Select Simple  and OneTouch Ultra Plus Flex also help to make tracking your blood sugar easier and faster with high accuracy.
• OneTouch Ultra Plus Flex meter requires only 2 -step testing, has higher accuracy and has ColorSureTM technology, which helps us detect whether you’re in or out of range.

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*Valid until 31 July 2021. While stocks last.

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