Diabetes
Lifestyle choices are so important in preventing, controlling and managing diabetes. By adding health promoting practices to your treatment options, there can be a reduction in stress hormones and homeostasis with blood sugar levels.
Nutrition
Food choices, portion control, and food combining are all important factors in keeping your blood glucose level in range. Knowledge is power, the more you know what foods work best for your body, the better health outcomes you gain when managing diabetes.
Nutrition Consultation - A personalized approach to understanding blood sugar dynamics, carb counting, sugar substitutions, and ways to implement key micronutrients and diet plans to help manage diabetes and improve metabolism.
Hypnotherapy - can bring about a relaxation response reducing stress and enhancing your body’s ability to regulate your blood sugar levels.
Health Coach - not sure where to begin? Your health coach can help you identify your goals for managing diabetes and help you set a path for success.
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For more information contact Sharon O’Brien,
sobrien@mandelljcc.org, 860-231-6333 |
Stress Management
Stress has been implicated in the onset of diabetes and can make it more difficult to control your diabetes, potentially disrupting how well insulin works. The American Diabetes Association recommends that people with diabetes take care of their mind just as much as they do their body. Meditation, breath work and other holistic techniques can help calm the body and mind.
Massage therapy - improves circulation which in turn, improves the cells’ insulin uptake. If there is a thickening of a patient’s connective tissue caused by increased blood sugars, massage will help to increase mobility and tissue elasticity that has been hindered by that thickening effect. Massage is also known for its relaxing effects which release endorphins, calm the nervous system, and reduce the stress hormones -positively effecting blood sugar. (click to schedule)
Guided Relaxation - Can bring about a relaxation response reducing stress and enhancing your body’s ability to regulate your blood sugar levels.
M-technique - Uses light touch to induce relaxation and aid in stress relief.
Hypnotherapy - Positive affirmations can focus thoughts away from discomfort and bring about a relaxation response reducing stress and enhancing your body’s ability to regulate your blood sugar levels.
Acupuncture - Has been shown to improve nerve function in patients with sluggish bowels (gastroparesis) due to diabetic changes, and can offer relief from chronic pain and neuropathy.
Yoga - Has been found to lower blood sugar levels in several ways: by lowering cortisol and adrenal levels, encouraging weight loss, and improving sensitivity to the effects of insulin.
Naturopathic Medicine - A comprehensive natural approach to address and prevent underlying risk factors of insulin resistance and diabetes. Taking an in-depth assessment of your current diet, micronutrient status, physical activity, hormone profile, and gut health allows for successful use of natural treatment options to improve stress and blood sugar levels.
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For more information contact Sharon O’Brien,
sobrien@mandelljcc.org, 860-231-6333 |
Fitness
Exercise is a powerful way to take charge of your diabetes. Your blood sugar, your weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels can stay on track, and insulin works better. But to exercise safely, you need to take a few precautions: Start slow and increase time and intensity gradually; monitor your blood sugar levels before and after exercise; and take care of your body by hydrating, attending to your feet, and protecting yourself from extreme temperatures.
Personal Training - Farrah Mead, Fitness Director, fmead@mandelljcc.org
Pilates Reformer - Carmen Erian, Group Fitness Director, cerian@mandelljcc.org
Group fitness - Carmen Erian, Group Fitness Director, cerian@mandelljcc.org
Water Exercise - Jaine Mazer, Aquatics Director, jmazer@mandelljcc.org
