The temperature that mother earth is generating during hot summer days is too much. We get just drained out with all the sweating throughout the day. The heat is just unbarring, so if you are a diabetic patient you need to be extra cautious. Diabetic patients have a very high metabolic rate; they feel hungry and thirsty very frequently. With the summer heat, hunger and thirst pangs increases automatically. Diabetic patients need to be careful at all times, but during summers they need to take some precautions.

Diabetic patients often suffer from a lot of skin issues during summer like carbuncles, boils, abscesses, furuncles and these infections get quite serious at times if not taken proper care of. Some simple precautions can prevent these infections.
i.  As diabetic patients sweat a lot, if not cleaned properly, infections may also rise due to perspiration. Take a proper bath at least twice a day. Bathing using antiseptic lotion will prevent bacterial growth on your body.
ii. Wear light-weight, free flowing cotton clothes to ventilate a lot of air. Avoid synthetic clothes altogether.
iii. Always use a sunscreen whenever going out. Sunburns result in rising blood sugar level. Buy a sunscreen with high SPF to protect your skin from sunburns. Do not forget to use sunscreen when you are on a long drive with your friends or spouse. You may think that you are inside the car and the sun won’t harm you; but the rays of the sun reach your skin through windows and open sunroofs. So sunscreens are a must even if you are inside a car.
iv. However it is most important to maintain glucose level in your diet.

Those suffering from chronic diabetes, suffer from foot injury and infection or ulceration as they have poor glycaemic control.
i. Take care that you are not developing any infections or cellulite in your foot.
ii.  Always keep your feet clean, wash and dry them properly and keep following up with your doctor.
iii. During summers your feet has a tendency to sweat with the socks and closed shoes that you wear in office. However in office it is not possible to open your socks and shoes. So you may wear cotton socks during summers. Avoid synthetic material as much as possible.
iv.  If you go out for a vacation or picnic, on a beach, avoid walking bare-footed. Although it is fun walking on the sand without shoes and sandals, diabetic patients should never do that. Go for flip-flops that are fashionable and at the same time will protect your feet from any cuts and sores. For those with high blood sugar level, simple cuts can lead to infection and takes a lot of time to heal. Never go around bare-footed.

With the rise in blood sugar level, urination is one of the symptoms of diabetic patients. And as the extreme heat and humidity leads to excessive sweating, therefore they get dehydrated very soon. However, if you do not drink water with the fear that you have to urinate again and again, and then it may lead to adverse situations like dry mouth, your sweating will reduce and urination will also decrease considerably which is not very good for health.
Doctors say that if diabetic patients do not take enough amount of water to keep them hydrated, then water level in blood decreases resulting in the productions of ketones. This will lead to bad breath.
Dehydration in diabetic patients can be so serious that it may also lead to the damage of brain and other organs.
i. During summer days, even if you feel a mild dehydration, immediately drink a lot of water to compensate for the water loss from your body through perspiration and urine. Whenever you go out in the sun or workouts or even yoga, carry a bottle of water with you so that you can keep yourself properly hydrated.
ii. As we know that summer calls for a lot of yummy and fresh fruit juices, coconut water, soda and aerated cold drinks which are quite tempting; but all of these are very high in glucose. So if you are diabetic, avoid all of these drinks. Even alcohol and coffee or chocolate drinks should be strongly avoided. Having lime water is a much safer option.

iii.  During summers, diabetic patients should more often go out for swimming and practice yoga. Avoid working out in the gym as it leads to more sweating and fatigue.

If you are diabetic and working out in the sun, there may be chances that your body temperature may shoot up all of a sudden. The following symptoms should not be avoided:

If you experience any of these symptoms, immediately go to an air conditioned room and drink plenty of water. Also consult your physician.
If you have to exercise during summers, workout in an air conditioned gym or may be early in the morning and in the evening when the weather stays cool.
Keep checking your blood sugar levels around four times a day. During summers, blood sugar level tends to fluctuate a lot.
Don’t forget your medications.

Diet tips for diabetic patients during summer:

Healthy diet means a healthy life. As already discussed, diabetic patients have a fetish for food and they feel hungry and thirsty very frequently, therefore taking proper care of what they should eat is very important.
Summer season calls for a lot of evening barbeque parties. Quite tempting though the food and drinks may sound, but control your temptations.
i. Whenever you go out to attend such parties, make sure you eat your prescribed diet to keep yourself quite full so that you do not get tempted to try out those unhealthy palates.
ii. If you are a non-vegetarian, have some grilled chicken breast and fish instead of those tandoori leg pieces. Fried chicken pieces and red meat may beckon you but avoiding them is quite a smart move.
iii. Or you can avoid non-veg altogether and fill your plate with some colorful veggie salad. Don’t use mayo to dress, instead use mustard sauce.
iv. Now for the alcohol part, we would say NO. But if you have decided to have alcohol, we will suggest to you to have half a peg or even better, you can go for a cocktail.
v. Avoid desserts or opt for some fresh fruits.

These are some health tips you should never forget to enjoy a sunny and fun-filled summer

One of the most common skin problems faced by almost everyone is the appearance of blackheads and white heads on nose. However, this problem is even more common for those who have oily skin.

These appear as a result of accumulation of dead skin cells, sebum/skin oil and dirt into the skin pores. Since nose is the most prominent facial organ, the blackheads on it become readily visible and make it look very ugly. So, one of the most common concerns related to skin care for almost everyone especially women is how to remove blackheads from nose. Many of you would have tried to remove them with the help of your nails but that is not only a wrong technique but is also not a complete solution. To solve this common problem for you, given below are a few effective techniques to remove blackheads from nose. You can choose the one which suits you the best.

Ways to Remove Blackheads from Nose

There are a number of tools available for removing blackheads and white heads from nose which work certainly better than your nails! You can select the one which you feel comfortable with e.g. gels, strips, and extractors to name a few. Let's see how you can get maximum results from these tools.

This is perhaps the quickest and the easiest of all techniques to remove blackheads from nose. Black head removal strips work by extracting blackheads through a solution at their underside. Before you apply these strips, you need to take steam and for that, take boiling water in a pot, take a towel to cover your head and place your face closer to the pot from which steam is emerging. Take this steam for at least 5 minutes and then apply the strip on your nose exactly according to mentioned instructions. Make sure that the blackheads on nose are completely covered with the strip and you do not touch the strip for at least ten minutes once you have applied it. After that, slowly pull the strip in upward direction to pull out the blackheads and white heads from their roots. Taking steam before using strip helps get rid of not only the blackheads but also solve the problem of large open pores.

 

• Creams and Gels

• A mixture of lemon juice and powdered cinnamon is widely used to remove blackheads from nose. Make a fine powder of 2 to 3 cinnamon sticks by grinding them and then add lemon juice to make a paste. Apply it on nose or anywhere on face where there are blackheads for a few minutes and then wash with warm water. Cinnamon acts by exfoliation of your skin and ridding it of blackheads.
• Take a handful of rice and soak them in milk for 4 to 6 hours. Now grind it completely until a fine paste is made. Apply this paste gently and keep rubbing it on your nose with fingers. After 10 minutes, wash it off. It works wonders as a scrub.
• Mix an egg white and warm honey in a bowl and apply this mixture on nose with the help of cotton in a thin layer. Wash it with warm water after 10 minutes.
• A mixture of iodine and Epsom salt is also an excellent home remedy to remove black heads from nose. Mix one tbsp each of both in a cup of warm water and then apply it on nose with cotton ball. Wait until it dries. It would soften the pores holding blackheads and now you can easily remove them by rubbing a wash cloth on nose.

Finally, you’ve joined the ever expanding Smartphone family! You have the phone of your dreams, now what? Well, if you’re anything like me, within 24 years, your smartphone will have these much needed

(ya, you do NEED them!) Apps: Facebook, WhatsApp, Candy Crush, Subway Surfers, LED torch, yada yada yada! But honestly, not many know how to use the App Store and derive maximum benefits from it. I am sure you’ll scoff at me if I told you that you can use the App Store to lose weight! Yes, you can! How? Well, it has dozens of weight loss Apps that can give you your ideal weight, literally at your fingertips. The power is actually in your hands!

Here are ten super Apps that can help you get back in shape by shedding those extra kilos by maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

This wonderfully simple App hits the target area – those nasty calories that sneak up on you at the end of the day (and the scale!). This App sets a green zone or number of calories one can consume daily. The user enters whatever he eats during the day and, like a bank account, the App shows your calorie balance!

This free weight loss App not only helps you to track your own calorie intake and weight loss, it also has the biggest database of over 2 million food items! That’s a lot of food! Calorie tracking has never been so easy and comprehensive. Plus, users can connect to the community of weight watchers and get emotional support when their will power wanes.

This App takes it up a notch by including features like a link up with fitness experts, bar-code scanner, individually designed workouts (when paid for) and other basic free features like a calorie counter, articles about fitness, weight targets, and tracking of workouts.

This App is perfect for those who need a personalized eating plan. This App includes special plans for low-carb diets, vegetarian diets, and blood type based diets. It provides you a five-day week’s worth of diet plans and target calorie intake. It does all the planning for you, execution is up to you!

The Weight Watchers Diet provides an effective extension in the form of this free App. Food calorie value; calorie intake tracking, success stories, daily tips, and recipes are all part of this wonderful App. Subscribers to the Weight Watchers Online can gain access to many additional features.

6. CalorieCounter MyNetDiary:

The name says it all. Scan the barcode of any food you consume and you get a calorie and nutrient value chart of the product. Also, you get motivation to exercise and plan healthy ways of eating with this App.

This wonderful widget, though not for free, does much more than just track your calorie intake. It also records your exercise regime, nutrient value, targeted weight, etc. It has a huge database of food items and ties up with over 700 restaurants!

Okay, this is another best weight loss App that tells it like it is. You enter your current weight and it shows your current BMI. Turn your phone clockwise and you get to see your weight loss graph, turn it anticlockwise and you see your target weight loss. It’s as simple as it gets.

Here’s another innovative App that takes fitness a step further. Think of it as an overbearing wife: it will keep a record of all you eat, count your calorie intake, warn you when you can’t eat any more AND map a targeted exercise schedule for you. It’s an all-in-one weight loss boss!

Want to play while losing weight? Nexercise puts you on an interactive platform with friends. Friends you can compete with, share with, and be motivated by. Like a game, Nexercise presents users with challenges and opportunity to win reward points.

All these weight loss Apps are specially designed keeping in mind the different needs of people who want to lose weight and present different approaches accordingly. Losing weight was never this easy! All the information you will ever need, at your fingertips. So, use your smartphone, smartly!