Diabetes intervention: Don’t rely on online information, seek professional help

When it comes to the topic of diabetes, images of amputated legs always come to mind. But diabetes complication goes further than that. It can damage your eyes in the long term, potentially leading to blindness.

More dangerously, it can also affect your kidney and heart, which will subsequently lead to further health complications.

Understandably, it is for this reason that those with diabetes may feel an urgent or desperate need to seek advice that can help with their conditions.

However, there are loud and popular voices out there that may provide misleading information despite having sincere intentions to help those suffering from diabetes.

Heeding to this ill-informed advice such as taking various herbal supplements, cutting carbohydrate intake vigorously, or performing inappropriate exercise may actually worsen diabetes, induce further complications, or at the least, does nothing to improve your blood sugar control but instead may burn a hole in your wallet or your time.

Thus, it’s important to seek professional advice from qualified practitioners that have certified training and knowledge when it comes to managing nutritional intervention for diabetes.

It’s never just about having the proper application of food intake, but also incorporating it appropriately for each unique individual.

These qualified practitioners come in the form known as dietitians!

Dietitians are well-equipped with Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) knowledge and application that is scientifically backed to improve various diabetes conditions and situations.

In addition, dietitians can counsel and inquire into your lifestyle habits to make proper recommendations that can fit into your daily life and hassle.

For example, should you be the kind of person to require eating outside during lunchtime, then dietitians can surely discuss with you the best possible option to manage your blood sugar level.

You don’t have to eat at home, cook your meals, eat raw salad, or be rigid in your dietary approach!

But of course, as with every option, there are pros and cons to it. This is where the dietitian can enlighten you on the best course of action for yourself.

So, if you have diabetes - get the best and proper advice from dietitians so that you may live your life comfortably, include your favourite foods, be less stressed in going through your progress and ultimately keep your diabetes at bay!

For more information on credible nutrition advice, please visit: www.dietideas.com.my

This article is written by Diet Ideas Service Manager and Dietitian, Mohd. Siddeq Azha Azahari.