Leading a healthy lifestyle with diabetes

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Is having a good balance of

Healthy eating

Healthy drinking

Being active

Having health check ups

Making good meal choices

Drink 2 and half litres of water

per day

Eat less unhealthy food

What is a healthy lifestyle?

Checking your blood sugar level

regularly

Having regular check ups with your

diabetes nurse

Drink less alcohol

Having your annual health check

with your GP

Being more active

You will be sweating

You will have blurred vision

You will feel tired and grumpy

You will feel shaky or dizzy

How your diabetes will make you feel.

If blood sugars are low, 0 to 4

You will be thirsty

You will go to the toilet a lot

You will have a tummy ache

You will feel unwell

If blood sugars are high, 7 to 20

You to have insulin injections

Problems with your feet

Eye problems

Problems with your kidneys

Diabetes can cause

Fruit and vegetables

Meat

Fish

Eggs

Rice

Potatoes

Wholemeal bread

Cheese

Milk

yogurt

Leading a Healthy Lifestyle Healthy foods to eat

Sweets

Chocolate

Biscuits

cake

Pasties

Meat pies

Sausage rolls

Fried foods

chips

Adding sugar to food and drink

Unhealthy foods not to eat

Energy Drinks

Fizzy Drinks

Alcohol

Added Sugar Squash

Unhealthy drinks

Fruit Juice

(unsweetened)

Milk

No added Sugar Squash Drinks

Water

Healthy drinks

Walking

Swimming

House work

Dancing

Being active

Have regular check ups with you

diabetes nurse

Name:……………………………

Contact Number:………………………..

Annual Health Check

GP:…………………

Surgery:…………………………….

Contact Number:…………………………