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You can stay healthy despite diabetes with these strategies for keeping your blood sugar controlled.

You Will NeedA balanced meal plan
Healthy foods
Regular eating habits
Carbohydrate and sugar contents
A doctor
Exercise
Relaxation techniques
Non-starchy vegetables (optional)
Sugar-free drinks (optional)

Never change your diet without first consulting your physician.

Step 1: Eat healthy健康飲食
Follow a healthy, balanced meal plan that includes carbohydrates, protein, and fat, as well as vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

Fill up on non-starchy vegetables, such as greens, peppers, broccoli, and green beans.

Step 2: Eat regularly規(guī)律飲食
Don’t skip or delay meals. Keep your metabolism running strong and avoid overeating later by enjoying regular meals and snacks.

Step 3: Count carbs控制碳水化合物的攝取量
Count carbohydrates to consistently control the amount of sugar in your bloodstream.

Step 4: Don't drink too much sugar禁止飲用含糖量高的飲料
Be mindful of the carbs and sugar present in drinks, such as regular sodas and juices, and limit your intake of these beverages.

Carry your own sugar-free drinks when you are away from home. Good choices are bottled water, club soda with lemon or lime slices, sugar-free soft drinks, and unsweetened or artificially sweetened tea.

Step 5: Take your meds準(zhǔn)時吃藥
Make sure to take medication that your doctor prescribes as directed.

Step 6: Get your blood pumping及時運動鍛煉
Exercise regularly to keep your blood sugar down and maintain a healthy weight.

Step 7: De-stress學(xué)會放松
Use relaxation techniques, such as slow, deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation, to reduce the level of sugar-elevating stress hormones in your blood.

Approximately 22 million people in the U.S., or 8 percent of the population, have diabetes.

【重點詞匯】

Prescribe
 vt. &  vi.
1.給…開（藥）；讓…采用（療法）；開（處方）
The doctor prepared to prescribe a receipt.
醫(yī)生準(zhǔn)備開個藥方。
2.規(guī)定, 指定遵守
The law prescribes how to punish this crime.
法律對如何處罰這種犯罪做出規(guī)定。

Carbohydrate
n. 1.碳水化合物; 糖類
Athletes usually eat a high carbohydrate diet.
運動員通常吃高碳水化合物食物。
2.含碳水化合物的食物；淀粉質(zhì)食物

Protein
n. 1.蛋白質(zhì)
Starchy
adj. 1.(食物)含大量淀粉的
2.刻板的;拘謹?shù)?
Don’t be so starchy.
別那么古板。

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