Valentine’s Day is especially difficult, since it’s become closely associated with chocolate gifts, candies and sweets which are full of potential pitfalls for a person who’s trying to control his blood glucose. Fortunately, there are different ways to handle the day besides denying any celebration or overindulging in sweets. This valentine day here are some tips to give a gift of health to you or someone you love on Valentine’s Day and all year long.
Show your Valentine that you care by being aware of your diabetes related complications and make sure you know about the diabetic healthy recipes or foods and practicing healthy habits to help ensure you’re together into your twilight years.
Substitution of the food:
There are different options which can help to maintain your blood sugars without disturbing the levels. If you have cravings for sweet and you cannot control yourself from refraining chocolates or sweets, you can check out for the nutritional content of the food and incorporate healthy foods in your meal in small quantities by replacing it with other carbohydrate or fat containing foods. You can look for chocolates with low amounts of sugar and carbohydrates otherwise sugar free chocolates can be a better option. A smaller quantity of better quality chocolate is a better pick than larger quantities of lower quality with zero nutritional value.
Another way is to plan a menu with your Dietitian by replacing a fat or carbohydrate containing food for the desired food item. Look out for alternate options which can make you enjoy the day and also make you to utilize your blood glucose. You can plan a secret trip or enjoy a day out by participating in a sport activity or indulging in other activities like trekking or rope climbing and make your Valentine’s day more special filled with memories where you enjoy playing together rather than participating in a party or dinner filled with too many calorie rich foods, alcohol or sugary drinks, this can help you to avoid those situations where you have to select options apart from your diabetic diet plan and you can keep blood glucose in control, too.
Enjoy your Valentine’s Day and remember that as someone with diabetes, you’re naturally a little sweeter than most!