Diabetes News Hound » Living with a Diabetic http://diabetesnewshound.com Reporting on the news you need Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Three Simple Ways to Help Family Members With Diabetes http://diabetesnewshound.com/living/three-simple-ways-to-help-family-members-with-diabetes/ http://diabetesnewshound.com/living/three-simple-ways-to-help-family-members-with-diabetes/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:32:50 +0000 Chris Frankie http://diabetesnewshound.com/?p=489 How will your life change if a family member is diagnosed with diabetes? You might consider planning to see a dietitian for advice, but there are many basic things you can do to help your family and the person with the ailment.

The following tips were published by RD Rebecca Subbiah on the website Help Someone with Diabetes.

* Serve plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and regular portion controlled meals. It is necessary to control the amount of carbohydrates and choose to serve whole gains, leaner sources of protein at the same time use healthy oils like olive oil for cooking.

* Having a family member diagnosed with diabetes is an opportunity for the whole family to be better in shape. This is one way of showing support. It would lessen the struggle of the person with diabetes if the whole family will all eat healthful food and workout together.

*Do not deprive the person with diabetes of any kind of food. They can eat anything in moderation or in right proportion. For example a small slice of cake when attending a party will not hurt the person.

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