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Diabetic, Hypertensive. How To Reduce Blood Sugar And Weight ?

I am AAAA
Age :- 43 Years
Height :-6 feet
Weight ;-118 KG
SUFFERING FROM HYPER TENSION FROM 2010 AND DAIBETIC FROM 2011 SEPTEMBER BEFORE MY WEIGHT IS 112 AND NOW I AM WORRYING ONLY HOW TO REDUCE TO WAIGHT BLOOD SUGAR AND HYPERTENSION IS UNDER CONTROL WITH USING MEDICIANS.
PLEASE SUGGEST ME HOW TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT.
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Cardiologist 's  Response
Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

Your BMI is more than 35 – OBESE
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Weight is like bank account / The amount in your account comes down when you withdraw more (physical work) and you deposit less (eat less). If the weight is picking up, it only means – the exercise is not enough / the food is more / or both....

See a good dietician - you have to reduce the quantity of your food and change the quality too. You need regular exercise.

You have to aim for slow and steady reduction – Up to 2 KG in a week, is generally safe.
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     You have to reduce the QUANTITY of your food and change the QUALITY too. It is not possible to explain or understand the nuances on a single occasion. To start with, reduce the amount to one third of what you are presently taking. Avoid all fats – they have double the energy of carbohydrates. You should see a good DIETICIAN - One generally needs SEVERAL sessions, to master concepts of calories, nutritional values, biological value, vitamins, minerals and so on.
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     Exercise helps But you need to do really severe and prolonged exercise – several hours. Start half an hour a day and slowly step up every week. Its role is however is limited. For example, in walking 1 kilometre, one spends 1 Calorie per kilogram of his body weight! A cup of rice or an average bar of chocolate has approximately 200 calories. A treadmill may help. The ideal solution is to get yourself enrolled in a Gym and have a supervised program.
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You need to watch your sugar while on the regieme – Hypoglycemia (low sugar) is a threat
Discuss with your Internist...

Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
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Cardiologist Dr. Haseeb Ashraf's  Response
Thanks for your question

Your Body mass index (BMI) is high and in obese range. Ideally your weight should be around 85kgs which would make your BMI around 25

There is one anti diabetic drug which is very helpful not only in reducing blood sugar levels but also in reducing your weight significantly, therefore consult your doctor to consider adding that drug if not contraindicated.

Reducing weight and blood sugar without medicines:

Eat more vegetables and fruits (other than very sweet fruits)
Drink more of water
Avoid beef
Avoid oily foods and fast food, and bar be que
Avoid carbonated and energy drinks
Abstain from refined sugar and anything containing it
Avoid bakery products except for sugar free stuff.
Exercise regularly for 25 minutes with brisk walk so as to cause you sweating and not make you breathless.

hope that answers your question
In case of any query please feel free to contact

Thanks
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Diabetic, Hypertensive. How To Reduce Blood Sugar And Weight ?

Hi friend, Welcome to Health Care Magic Your BMI is more than 35 – OBESE _________________________________________________ Weight is like bank account / The amount in your account comes down when you withdraw more (physical work) and you deposit less (eat less). If the weight is picking up, it only means – the exercise is not enough / the food is more / or both.... See a good dietician - you have to reduce the quantity of your food and change the quality too. You need regular exercise. You have to aim for slow and steady reduction – Up to 2 KG in a week, is generally safe. _____________________________________________ You have to reduce the QUANTITY of your food and change the QUALITY too. It is not possible to explain or understand the nuances on a single occasion. To start with, reduce the amount to one third of what you are presently taking. Avoid all fats – they have double the energy of carbohydrates. You should see a good DIETICIAN - One generally needs SEVERAL sessions, to master concepts of calories, nutritional values, biological value, vitamins, minerals and so on. _____________________________________________ Exercise helps But you need to do really severe and prolonged exercise – several hours. Start half an hour a day and slowly step up every week. Its role is however is limited. For example, in walking 1 kilometre, one spends 1 Calorie per kilogram of his body weight! A cup of rice or an average bar of chocolate has approximately 200 calories. A treadmill may help. The ideal solution is to get yourself enrolled in a Gym and have a supervised program. _____________________________________________________ You need to watch your sugar while on the regieme – Hypoglycemia (low sugar) is a threat Discuss with your Internist... Take care Wishing speedy recovery God bless Good luck