Diabetes is a very common illness in the modern times. The number of Diabetes patients is rapidly growing all over the world including India. It is a chronic Disease and a slow killer-killing people by damaging the kidney, causing heart disease, Coma or by gangrene formation. Though no permanent remedy at site, there is a Silver lining. This disease can be completely controlled by lifestyle management, Education and changes in Diet habits. In advanced cases Allopathic as well as Ayurvedic Drugs and insulin, in combination of lifesytle changes, can keep the diabetes patient completely healthy.

Diabetes is a disease caused by ignorance and casual attitude about health. Most of the people suffering from diabetes are not aware about the cause of the disease, what are the things which can aggravate and improve it.

Contents
Section A :
1. What is Diabetes?
2. Types of Diabetes
3. Symptoms of Diabetes
4. Cause and Mechanism of Diabetes
5. Diagnosis
6. Management of Diabetes
7. Diabetes and Drugs
8. Insulin
9. Complications of Diabetes
10. Hypoglyceamia

Section B :
1. What is SAAOL?
2. SAAOL Diabetes Program
3. Zero Oil Cooking

Section C :
1. Importance of Yoga in Treatment of Diabetes
2. Health Rejuvenating Exercises
3. The Yoga Exercises
4. Pranayama, Preksha Meditation & Kayotsarga

Section D :
1. Questions and Answers on Diabetes

I. DIAGNOSIS, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS :
Q.1. What is Diabetes?
Q.2. What are the Symptoms by which we can Suspect Diabetes?
Q.3. What is Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)?
Q.4. What is Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus?
Q.5. It is said Diabetes Patients do not feel Chest Pain or Angina. Why is it so?
Q.6. Is it a must that Diabetic Patient must have Sugar in their Urine?
Q.7. Can we feel Anything if the Blood Sugar is Very High?
Q.8. What are the Signs and Symptoms of Hypoglycaemia?
Q.9. Why is the Disease Called Diabetes Mellitus?
Q.10. Is Glaucoma Related to Diabetes?

II. CAUSES OF DIABETES :
Q.11. Why Diabetes Occurs?
Q.12. Why Diabetes Occurs in Children?
Q.13. If the Parents have Diabetes is it Necessary that their Children will have Diabetes?
Q.14. Can Severe Illness Cause Diabetes?
Q.15. Do other Diseases Increase the Chance of Getting Diabetes?
Q.16. Does Obesity Lead to Diabetes?
Q.17. Does Hypertension Lead to Diabetes?

III. TESTS IN DIABETES PATIENTS :
Q.18. What is Fasting Blood Sugar?
Q.19. What is Postprandial Blood Sugar?
Q.20. What is Random Blood Sugar?
Q.21. What is the Limit of Normal Blood Sugar?
Q.22. What is Glucose Tolerance Test?
Q.23. What is Serum Glycosylated Haemoglobin?
Q.24. How by Testing Urine can we Monitor Diabetes Patients?
Q.25. Where is the Best Place to Obtain Blood for Measuring Blood Glucose Levels?
Q.26. Can Diabetes be Discovered by Chance?
Q.27. Will my Fingers take a Long Time to Heal After Finger Pricking and am I more Likely to Pick up an Infection of the Finger?

IV. Diet AND DIABETES :
Q.28. What are the Food Restrictions for Diabetes?
Q.29. How our Gastrointestinal (GI) System Works?
Q.30. How is Food Absorbed in the G.I.T?
Q.31. What are Carbohydrates?
Q.32. What is Glucose?
Q.33. What are Simple and Complex Carbohydrates?
Q.34. How Simple and Complex Carbohydrate can be Identified by a Common Person?
Q.35. How are Carbohydrates Broken down in the GIT?
Q.36. What are Proteins?
Q.37. How are Proteins Broken down in the GIT?
Q.38. What are Fats?
Q.39. How are Fats Broken down in the GIT?
Q.40. What are Vitamins?
Q.41. What is Saturated Oil, Monounsaturated Oil and Polyunsaturated Oil?
Q.42 What is Fibre?
Q.43. What are the Foods which have High Fibre?
Q.44. How many Meals should a Diabetic take?
Q.45. Should a Diabetic Patient Consume Less Food than his Actual Calorie Requirement?
Q.46. How can a Diabetic Reduce the Number of Calories he is Consuming and Still Feel Satiety?
Q.47. Does an Underweight Diabetic Patient also has to Restrict his Calorie Intake? What if he is also a Heart Patient?
Q.48. What is Diabetic Atta?
Q.49. Can I take Sugar?
Q.50. Can Diabetes People use Sugar Substitute as much as they want?
Q.51. What is the mode of Action of Sugar Substitutes? How do they give Sweetness to the Tongue?
Q.52. If we take Glucose or Sugar in our Food how Long does it take to Increase Blood Sugar Level?
Q.53. Can I take Honey?
Q.54. Can I take Jaggery (Gur)
Q.55. Can I take Sugarcane Juice?
Q.56. What are the Raw Materials from which Sugar or Jaggery is made?
Q.57. Is there any Sweet that a Diabetic can take?
Q.58. How can one Increase Fibre in Diet?
Q.59. What are the Fruits that a Diabetic Patient should Avoid?
Q.60. Which is Good, Fresh Fruit or Juice?
Q.61. What are the Foods to Eat in an Emergency or when Feeling Unwell?
Q.62. Can I take Papaya?
Q.63. Is Lauki Juice Beneficial for Diabetes?
Q.64. Can I take Karela (Bitter Gourd)?
Q.65. Can I take Neem?
Q.66. Can I take Mustard Seeds?
Q.67. Do Methi Seeds Lower Blood Sugar Level?
Q.68. How Methi Seeds can be taken and how Frequently?
Q.69. Can I take Jamun (Black Berry)? Is it also Good for Diabetes?
Q.70. Can I Eat Rice?
Q.71. Can I Eat Potato?
Q.72. Can I take Guava?
Q.73. Can Diabetics take Aerated Drinks?
Q.74. Can I take Whole Milk?
Q.75. Can I take Chenna/Paneer?
Q.76. Can I take Tofu?
Q.77. Can I Eat Macaroni or Noodles?
Q.78. Can I take Condensed Milk?
Q.79. Can I use Preservatives?
Q.80. Can I Eat Naan?
Q.81. Can I Eat Bread?
Q.82. Can I Eat Groundnut?
Q.83. Can I take Coffee?
Q.84. Can I take Tea?
Q.85. Can I take Dates?
Q.86. Can I take Almonds (Badam)?
Q.87. Can I take Walnut?
Q.88. Can I take Coconut?
Q.89. Can I take Coconut Water?
Q.90. Can I take Figs?
Q.91. Can I Eat Onion?
Q.92. Can I Eat Paan?
Q.93. Can I take Tamarind?
Q.94. Can I take Corn?
Q.95. Can I use Colours in My Food Preparation?
Q.96. Can I Eat Tomato Sauce?
Q.97. Can I take Dhokla?
Q.98. Can I take Raisins and Munnakas?
Q.99. Can I take Carrot?
Q.100. Can I take Cashewnuts?
Q.101. Can I use Sambar Masala
Q.102. Can I put Garam Masala in My Vegetable?
Q.103. Can I put Essence in My Food?
Q.104. Can I Consume Red Chillies and Chilli Powder?
Q.105. Can I take Poppy Seeds?
Q.106. What can be taken in Chinese Food?
Q.107. What can be taken in South Indian Restaurant?
Q.108. Why South Indians are having more Diabetes than North Indians?
Q.109. What can be taken in Gujarati Food?
Q.110. What can be taken in North Indian Restaurant?
Q.111. What can we Eat in the Marriage Parties?
Q.112. What Kind of Food one should Eat While Travelling in Train?
Q.113. Why Garlic is Considered Good for Diabetics?
Q.114. Why Amla is Considered Good for Diabetics?
Q.115. Why Tomato is Good for Diabetics?
Q.116. Can Someone who is Controlled only by Diet Suffer from Diabetic Complications?
Q.117. Can I take Vijaysart
Q.118. Can I take Oatmeal?

V. EXERCISE AND DIABETES :
Q.119. What is the Best Form of Exercise for Diabetes Patients?
Q.120. What Yogasana will you Recommend?
Q.121. What is the Right Procedure to do Ardha-Matshyendrasana?
Q.122. How does Ardha-Matshyendrasana help to Control Diabetes?
Q.123. What is the Right Procedure to do Bhujangasana
Q.124. How does Bhujangasana Help to Control Diabetes?
Q.125. What is the Right Procedure to do Halasana?
Q.126. How does Halasana Help to Control Diabetes?
Q.127. What is the Right Procedure to do Nauli?
Q.128. How does Nauli Help to Control Diabetes?
Q.129. How does Walking Help in Diabetes?
Q.130. How much Walk Diabetes Patients must do?
Q.131. Is there a Risk of Hypoglycaemia During Exercises?
Q.132. If the Blood Glucose becomes Normal After Regular Exercises do you Think that the Drugs can be Withdrawn?

VI. INSULIN :
Q.133. What is Insulin?
Q.134. What are the Types of Insulin Available to a Diabetic Person?
Q.135. What is the Function of Insulin?
Q.136. Can two Types of Insulin be Mixed in the same Syringe?
Q.137. Where should I keep My Supplies of Insulin?
Q.138. How Long before Eating should I have my Insulin Injection?
Q.139. Where is the Best Place to give an Insulin Injection?
Q. 140. Is it Dangerous to Inject Air Bubbles that may be in the Syringe after Drawing up Insulin?
Q.141. Should I keep my Sticks for Blood Glucose Monitoring in the Fridge with my Insulin?
Q.142. Is it Necessary to use Spirit before or after Injecting Myself?
Q.143. Is it Possible to be Allergic to Insulin?
Q.144. My Diabetes has been Treated with Tablets for 2 Years and now my Doctor has said I need Insulin Injections. Is my Diabetes Getting Worse?
Q.145. Can I get Aids from Human Insulin?
Q.146. How does Insulin Control the Supply of Fuel?
Q.147. Sometimes I Suffer from Poor Appetite. Is it Right for me to Reduce my Insulin dose on such Occasions?
Q.148. What is an Insulin Pen and what is the Advantage of using one?
Q.149. I have been giving my Insulin Injections at an Angle of about 45 Deg for Many Years but have been told that this is Incorrect. What do you Advise?
Q.150. I take Insulin. Can I keep my Blood Glucose at Normal Level?

VII. DRUGS AND DIABETES :
Q.151. What are the Medical Treatments Available to the Diabetic Patients?
Q.152. What is the Indication of Starting Drugs for Diabetic People?
Q.153. What are the Allopathic Medicines Available for Diabetic Patients.?
Q.154. Can these Tablets be Combined Together?
Q. 155 Is it Safe for Someone with Diabetes to take any Sickness Tablets?
Q.156. I have just Started Tablets for Diabetes. Does this mean I can Relax my Diet?
Q.157. Is Blood Glucose Monitoring Suitable for People whose Diabetes is Controlled by Tablets?

VIII. STRESS AND DIABETES :
Q.158. Can Stress Increase Blood Glucose Level? How?
Q.159. What Kind of Stress Management would you Advise Diabetic Patients?
Q.160. Does Stress in Excess also Affect the Food Habits?
Q.161. How Meditation can Help?

IX. COMPLICATIONS :
Q.162. If Diabetes is not Controlled what can be the Complications?
Q.163. How Diabetes Leads to Heart Disease?
Q.164. How Diabetes Leads to Kidney Disease?
Q.165. Why is the Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Failure?
Q.166. What is Diabetic Neuropathy and how does it Occur?
Q.167. What are the Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy?
Q.168. What is the Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy?
Q.169. How does Diabetes Leads to Retinopathy?
Q.170. What is the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy?
Q.171. What are the Complications of Diabetes in the Foot?
Q.172. What is Gangrene and how does it Occur?
Q.173. What is meant by Poor Circulation in Feet and Legs?
Q.174. Can you Suggest some Simple List of Rules for Foot Care?
Q.175. I have Read that Poor Circulation in the Feet is a Problem for People with Diabetes. Is there any way I can Improve my Circulation?
Q.176. Why does Impotence Occurs in Diabetes?
Q.177. What is Enteropathy and how does it Occur?
Q.178. Why wounds Heat Late in Diabetes?
Q.179. What is the Best Thing to take when I have a Hypoglycemia?
Q.180. How to Manage Blood Pressure with Diabetes?
Q.181. How do you know you have Ketones in your Urine? What are they and are they Dangerous?

X. Miscellaneous :
Q.182. Is Diabetes a Ground for Termination of Pregnancy?
Q.183. Does Diabetes Affect Sex Life?
Q.184. Does Low Blood Glucose Affect the Ability to Achieve or Maintain an Erection and, more Importantly, the Ability to Ejaculate?
Q.185. Am I Likely to become Impotent? I have had Diabetes for 5 Years
Q.186. Can People with Diabetes Expect the Same Treatment for Infertility as People without?
Q.187. My Husband's Diabetes is Controlled by Diet Alone. Since being Diagnosed Two Year Ago, he has kept Strictly to his Food Plan. In the Past Year he has not had a Positive Urine Test and his Clinic Blood Glucose Measurements have been Normal. Does this mean he no Longer has Diabetes?
Q.188. Is Blood Sugar and Blood Glucose the Same?
Q.189. I am Worried that if I become Pregnant while my Husband's Diabetes is Uncontrolled, the Children will Suffer. Am I Right?
Q.190. Is it Normal for People with Diabetes to Suddenly Find Themselves Totally Uninterested in Sexual Intercourse?
Q.191. Can you Please give me Information Regarding Vasectomy and any Side Effects it may have for Men with Diabetes?
Q.192. After Sexual Intercourse I Recently Suffered Form Quite a Bad Hypoglycemia. Is this Likely to Happen Again and if so, what can be done to Prevent it?
Q.193. What should a Normal Person know?
Q.194. Are there any Risks for those Women with Diabetes in using Contraceptive Pills?
Q.195. Is there any Objection to my Donating Blood? I am on two Injections of Soluble Insulin a Day and my General Health is Fine?
Q.196. Is it Safe for a Woman with Diabetes to have an Abortion?
Q.197. What is Gestational Diabetes?
Q.198. Do you have any Simple Rules for People with Diabetes going Abroad for Holidays?
Q.199. Are People with Diabetes more Likely to be Infertile than those who do not have Diabetes?
Q.200. Is someone with Diabetes more Likely to Suffer from Tooth Decay or Gum Trouble?
Q.201. Why do People Often Lose Weight before their Diabetes is Brought Under Control?