Four Steps To Help Diabetics Combat Their Mid-Morning Slump

Breakfast is now well past, and you're starting to feel the mid-morning energy drain. You were fine when you first arrived to work, but now a few hours have passed you feel like you can barely manage to stay awake. What's causing this slump and what can you do to get past it?

Let's look at four quick steps you can use to combat energy drain...

1. Check The Carbs You Eat At Breakfast. The very first thing you'll want to do is take a good look at how many carbohydrates you are eating for breakfast. You don't want to eat too many or too few as both can have the same outcome: you feeling drained of energy.

You want a moderate dose of carbs - somewhere around 20 to 40 grams depending on how active you plan to be that morning. You also need to get those carbs from slower digesting sources such as...

• oatmeal,
• vegetables,
• berries, or some,
• wholesome bran cereal that's low in sugar.

They can all work well here.

If you find you are feeling tired during the entire day despite having slept well, it could be a result of either high or low blood sugar levels. You are then advised to test your blood sugar level to see whether the tiredness is a result of having high or low blood sugar.

2. Switch To Decaf Coffee. Another smart move, as hard as it may sound, is to switch to decaf coffee. If caffeine is what's powering you through your day, it will only be a short time before it wears off. And when it does, you will feel miserable.

The sooner you can break free, the better. Start by having half decaf, half-caffeinated coffee and then slowly wean yourself off from there.

3. Get More Water In. It's also a smart move to take in more water during your day. Lack of adequate hydration can quickly kill your energy level, making you feel sleepy and sluggish. Most people are not drinking much more than coffee when they're sitting at their desk all morning, which as we just noted, is setting you up for failure.

Place a full water bottle on your desk and make it a mission to drink the entire bottle by the time you go for your mid-morning break. In general, people don't drink enough water. You need to drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water a day.

4. Assess Your Posture. Finally, also take a quick look at the current posture you're using. If you are slouched over in your chair, this means less oxygen than ideal is reaching your brain. In turn lack of oxygen to your brain will leave you feeling more tired than you should.

Sit up straight and it will make all the difference in how you feel.

So consider these four simple steps to help combat your mid-morning fatigue. What have you done to ensure you experience better energy levels lately?

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.

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