Specialist Doctors Urge The Public To Check Blood Sugar After The Eid Holiday To Avoid The Risk Of Diabetes

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Internal medicine specialist from the Advanced Diabetes Center of the Central General Hospital Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo dr. Farid Kurniawan, Sp.PD, Ph.D, appealed to the public to control blood sugar after Lebaran to avoid the risk of diabetes.

"Still have to control glycemic (blood sugar) so that it remains healthy. Limit sweet and high-calorie foods," Farid said in the webinar Kondali Diabetes Post Fasting and Eid in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Saturday, April 20.

Both for people who are healthy and those with diabetes, Farid reminded them to regulate food intake after Eid, especially those that have the potential to increase blood sugar levels in the body. Healthy people, said Farid, remain at risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia due to foods with high sugar levels.

The calorie intake is higher, the sugar intake is higher, finally the blood sugar is also much higher than before. If it continues, the blood sugar will be higher," he said.

Blood sugar content can be controlled by adjusting a healthy diet and eating according to schedule. A healthy diet can be arranged by applying 3J, namely schedule, amount and type of food, which is determined by age, gender, weight, height, and daily physical activity.

People are advised to choose food types with low glycemic index such as vegetable consumption to meet fiber needs. In addition, the public also needs to pay attention to the Ministry of Health's guidelines on the portion of food, namely each plate is filled with half the vegetables and fruit, a quarter of the section is filled with protein, and a quarter is filled with carbohydrate sources.

No less important, physical exercise by exercising to maintain a balance of calorie intake that enters and comes out, improve insulin resistance, and optimize blood sugar control.

"If you eat a lot of calories, it means being balanced with a lot of physical activity. Taking time to exercise, the results will be more useful in stabilizing blood sugar," said Farid.