Diabetes And Heart Disease:
How To Control Your Diabetes
And Reduce Your Risk Of Heart Disease:
-Take an active part.
-Eat right and control your weight.
-Eat a variety of foods. Choose food from each of
the four food groups.
-Have some starchy food at each meal, such as
bread, pasta, potato, or rice.
-Cut down on fat, especially fat that comes from
animal foods such as meat, butter, and cheese.
-Avoid Candy and cookies.
-Allow 4-6 hours between your meals.
Eat healthy, small snacks.
-Limit your alcohol-no more than 2
drinks per day.
-Plan to be active 30 minutes or more a day.
-Take your medication as prescribed.
-Check your blood glucose regularly.
-Don't smoke.
-Control your blood pressure.
-Control your blood cholesterol.
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SOME IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT DIABETES AND
HEART DISEASE:
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If you have diabetes, you are more likely to
have a heart attack or a stroke eventually.
Diabetes usually develops in adults, especially
if someone in your family has diabetes. You can
help control your diabetes by making some changes
in how you live.
Diabetes can also damage the blood vessels
in other parts of your body especially in your
eyes and kidneys. This can lead to serious
problems such as blindness and kidney failure.
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THE GOOD NEWS IS: YOU CAN REDUCE
YOUR RISK OF
HEART DISEASE.
Work with your doctor,
to control your diabetes and
control the other factors that
can lead to heart disease.
