Diabetes treatment is focused on keeping blood sugar in a normal range every day.
Stress is directly related to many health issues, either directly or indirectly, including diabetes.
Life stress is a big issue for all of us. For those who have diabetes, the effect of stress can be devastating.
Vedic Meditation will help you to relax more and deal with stress more effectively.
Diabetes treatment is focused on keeping blood sugar in a normal range every day. A recent major study showed that keeping blood glucose levels as close to normal as safely possible reduces the risk of developing major complications of type 1 diabetes.
If you have diabetes, a good blood sugar range is from about 70 to 150 (before a meal) and less than 200 about two hours after your last meal. Ask your health professional what the best range of blood sugar is for you, how to test your blood sugar and how often.
Careful meal planning and exercise to control your weight are important to control your diabetes. Your health care provider will evaluate if you need diabetes pills or insulin shots.
Your health professional can also help you develop a plan for things you should do every day to take care of your diabetes, including following a healthy eating plan (eat your meals and snacks around the same time each day) and being active for a total of 30 minutes most days.
If you do need diabetes medicine, take it at the same times every day. Test your blood sugar and record it in a diary, then call your health professional if your numbers are too high or too low for two to three days.
If you have high blood pressure, take your medicine exactly as prescribed. Check your bare feet for cuts, blisters, sores, swelling, redness, or sore toenails (use a mirror if you have trouble seeing the bottom of your feet). Brush and floss your teeth twice a day. And, don’t smoke!
Since diabetes can cause serious problems for other parts of your body, you can help detect these problems early by:
- Having an eye exam once a year, even if your eyes seem okay; having a dentist clean and check your teeth and gums twice a year
- Having your urine tested at least once a year (to make sure your kidneys are healthy)
- See your health professional right away if you have signs of a urinary tract, bladder, or kidney infection
Vedic Meditation is an Effective Treatment Option
Stress is directly related to many health issues, either directly or indirectly, including heart disease, stroke, hypertension, depression, diabetes, obesity, and many more. Therefore, reducing stress can have a positive impact in your life on many levels.
Vedic Meditation can help lower both the psychological impact of stress (reducing perceived stress) and the physiological impact of stress (the chemical changes in the body that contribute to illness and disease).
Vedic Meditation will help you to relax more and deal with stress more effectively. Life stress is a big issue for all of us. For those who have diabetes, the effect of stress can be devastating:
- Stress raises blood glucose levels
- When stressed we are most likely to engage in behaviors that are not good for our health
- We may tend to eat more high-carbohydrate foods, or sit on the couch and watch TV in-stead of exercising
- When under stress, we tend to become less disciplined and more self-indulgent
The regular practice of Vedic Meditation helps people reduce the bodies’ response to stress by lowering blood pressure, slowing heart rate, reducing oxygen intake, and changing the brain waves to a more relaxed state. Moderating the bodies response to stress also lowers blood glucose levels.
The Benefits of Vedic Meditation For The Management of Diabetes Include:
- Reduced stress
- Lower blood pressure
- Lower blood glucose levels
- Greater self-awareness
- Less depression and Anxiety
- To mention but-a-few…
How many times have you gone to sleep at night, swearing you’ll go to the gym in the morning, and then changing your mind just eight hours later because when you get up, you don’t feel like exercising?
It’s time to start a Healthy life: your 7 days program
… the combination of Vedic Meditation, for twenty minutes twice a day, with a good diet – especially a low fat, low salt diet – and physical exercise, should see a dramatic change in your health.
Vedic Meditation is one of the most powerful techniques available for reducing stress and anxiety. It is also one of the easiest to learn and simplest to practice.
If you are in Auckland (NZ) call me, Warwick Jones, on 09 419 5380, or email to to find our how Vedic Meditation could help you achieve better health.