Jayesh Shah, a diabetes awareness advocate has lived with Type 2 Diabetes for more than 30 years. He shares how his understanding of diabetes management had evolved over the years and his learnings as a self advocate.
In this video interview, Jayesh talks of how he has continued to learn about his condition. He also elaborates on:
The support from his wife.
What motivates him to manage diabetes
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Dr. Uma Ram, Director and OBGYN Seethapathy clinic and Hospital, Chennai shares tips for pregnant women to follow to ensure good sugar control, especially in times of Covid-19 lockdown which has restricted movement and is stressful.
One in five pregnant women we see have gestational diabetes or high sugars in pregnancy. A lock down can cause problems for them because they may not be able to exercise, get enough veggies or access blood tests. Here are a few tips to ensure good sugar control
- Walk on your terrace or inside your house especially after meals. If you have a step counter use it. Most smartphones have a step counter.
- Do upper body exercises at home, since they are a good way to help keep control of your blood sugars..
- The physical activity involved in household work can also help.
- Be conscious that diet is even more important if you can’t exercise as much. Do NOT succumb to having “just one sweet “. Do read Dietary approach to managing Gestational Diabetes
- This is a stressful time. It may be natural to feel worried or anxious. Don’t confuse that for hunger and seek out high calorie or sugared comfort food.
- Get a glycometer and check your sugars on it to keep track. Here are tips on choosing a glucometer.
- Mail in your reports or call in and talk to your doctors. See a primer on the new telemedicine guidelines.
- Routine scans may be cancelled but if you are on medication or sugars are poorly controlled, it is recommended that your doctor can keep a watch on you and do scans as required.
- If there is a BP monitor at home that’s well calibrated, use it to check your blood pressure as your routine check up frequency may be reduced. Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus(GDM) are at higher risk of developing BP in pregnancy so it’s important to keep an eye out for that too.
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