Valentine day Dinner today for diabetics and obese people

February 14, 2018

1.     Valentine’s Day poses a challenge in diabetics and obese individuals.

2. Most celebrate by gifting or eating chocolate or sweets after the dinner.

3. Eating sweets can cause someone with diabetes to have their blood sugars spike, fall into a coma, and worsen their complications with the disease.

4. People with diabetes and or obesity can eat sugar free treats, but still need to be careful. Stevia is OK.

 5. Read the amount of carbohydrates on the labels of the candy today and limit yourself to fifteen to twenty grams of carbohydrates if you’re going to indulge in candy.

6. Chocolates with higher contents of cocoa solids and low amounts of sugar are okay in small quantities.

Dr KK Aggarwal , President Heart Care Foundation of India

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