this is the season of celebrations festivals and weddings a situation most diabetics consider equal to being stuck between the devil and the deep sea afterall its difficult to eat healthy when others around you are gorging on festive food and drink dr sanjiv bhambani consultant endocrinologist and diabetologist with moolchand medcity helps you plan and keep your diabetes in control during these months of merriment he also sets right the facts on artificial sweeteners that are promoted for diabetics plan your diet dr sanjiv helps to draw a diet chart to help you calculate your way to good health there is a huge restriction on the food items a diabetic person consumes so they are advised to follow a fixed dietary planeach intake has to be in moderation as a part of the balanced diet per day calorie intake should be between 15001800 calories with a proportion of 602020 between carbohydrates fats and proteins respectively artificial sweeteners can be used in cakes and sweets for diabetic people in moderation keep a check on overintake of dry fruits diabetics should follow with 3 meals in a day with a good meal plan have lots of fluid have at least two seasonal fruits and three vegetables in a diet plan limit intake of alcohol one tea spoon of methi seeds soaked overnight in 100 ml of water is very effective in controlling diabetes intake of 6 almonds soaked overnight are also helpful in keeping a check on diabetesdo not stop exercising diabetic people are supposed to exercise regularly but due to winters they may tend to remain indoors as during this temperature of the places like delhi chandigarh jammu dip to near zero says dr sanjiv here are some alternatives to give up your laziness and avoid winter and post festive blues working out in a gym gyms offer many ways to keep moving indoors from aerobics classes to weight machine circuits studies have shown that weight training in diabetics helps tone muscles and keeps bones strong and healthy exercising at home its easy to be active even without leaving home like one can simply use stairs for exercising housework routine household work can be a good exercise and you will end up with a neat and tidy house in a barter deal the doctors take on artificial sweeteners artificial sweeteners are targeted as the best friend for diabetics or those who are trying to prevent diabetes but how much do these sweeteners really help one of the biggest myths that diabetic people are following is that artificial sweeteners are best supplements of sugar and do not harm says the diabetologist he explains how excess intake of artificial sweeteners affects your body the fact is that the excessive intake of artificial sweetener more than 6 pills on a daily basis can be more dangerous as it can lead to frequent headaches hypertension menstrual problem weight gain allergies and cancer as well what should you keep in mind if you