JAKARTA - Modifying lifestyle is an important solution that can be applied by diabetics. In addition to consumption regulated, exercise also needs to be done to maintain health.

Exercise can be done at least three to five times a week with a minimum duration of 30 minutes per session. In addition, regular consumption of antidiabetes drugs with the right dose as recommended by doctors is also useful for maintaining blood sugar levels.

"The exercise routine, limiting carbohydrate intake and simple sugar can also lose weight, can help lower blood sugar," said dr. Ichwan Zuanto, who took the Education Program for Toraks, Kardiak, and Vascular Surgeon Specialists at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, was quoted from ANTARA, Monday, October 3.

Diabetes can be avoided by reducing sugar consumption in everyday life. In Indonesia, the recommended daily sugar intake limit provisions have been stated in the Minister of Health Regulation Number 30 of 2013 where sugar consumption in adults is a maximum of 50 grams or four tablespoons per day to avoid the risk of diseases such as diabetes.

When a person has diabetes, the general symptoms he feels include easy to thirst, easy to hungry, and lots of drizzling

To determine whether a person has diabetes, it is necessary to carry out several laboratory tests such as examination of fasting blood sugar, blood sugar two hours after eating, or HbaA1C examination which measures the amount of hemoglobin infusion with blood sugar.

Excessive sugar consumption or less has an impact on the body's metabolic system. Excessive sugar can make weight rise and find it difficult to lose, difficulty stopping eating, tooth and gum infections and increasing the risk of cancer.


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