Diabetics are highly prone to heart risks by two to four times more than the normal persons. It is due to high blood pressure, high cholesterol level as well as increased weight.
Patients need to take care of their health by changing lifestyles and dietary plans, proper medication and maintenance of proper blood sugar levels.
Here are some tips for diabetics:
• Maintain your blood sugar levels up to 130/80.
• Maintain your cholesterol levels below 100.
• Change your dietary plan, using lean pieces of meat, drink nonfat milk, eat fruits and vegetables every day and prefer canola and olive oil for cooking.
• Do exercise regularly, get sufficient sleep and avoid smoking.
Using these tips, one need not require drugs as changes in diet plans and lifestyles may help control blood sugar and cholesterol levels and maintenance of ideal blood pressure, if followed in a routine.
Via: cbsnews
