Self-Care & Motivation

Difference Between Internal Stressors And External Stressors - Sugar.Fit's photo

Difference Between Internal Stressors And External Stressors - Sugar.Fit

Do you know the difference between internal and external stressors? Learn more about the two types of stress and how to deal with them. Read the Blog to know more.

17th Mar, 2023 | 5 minute read
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Diseases Caused by Stress - Sugar.Fit

In today's world, stress is a common occurrence. The fast pace of life, coupled with the increasing demands of work can lead to high levels of stress. Read the Blog to know more.

17th Mar, 2023 | 5 minute read
Physiological stress and it's management - Sugar.Fit's photo

Physiological stress and it's management - Sugar.Fit

The physical and physiological reactions that occur in the body when exposed to a stressor are referred to as physiological stress. Read the Blog to know more.

17th Mar, 2023 | 5 minute read
Anxiety and high blood pressure: Everything you need to know - Sugar.Fit's photo

Anxiety and high blood pressure: Everything you need to know - Sugar.Fit

Anxiety is a common mental health disorder that can manifest as excessive worry or fear, and it can have physical symptoms such as an increased heart rate, sweating, and high blood pressure. Chronic anxiety can lead to long-term elevated blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and other health problems. Read the Blog to know more.

17th Mar, 2023 | 5 minute read
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Meditation To Control Blood Pressure - Sugar.Fit

Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years in various countries and traditions as a technique for increasing physical and mental well-being. Read te Blog to know more

16th Mar, 2023 | 5 minute read
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Top 10 Stress Busters - Sugar.Fit

Say goodbye to stress with our top-rated stress busters. Our comprehensive guide will assist you in locating the ideal stress-relieving activities for you.

15th Mar, 2023 | 5 minute read
Does Obesity Cause Cancer? - Sugarfit's photo

Does Obesity Cause Cancer? - Sugarfit

You may be surprised to learn that being overweight or having obesity are linked with a higher risk of cancer. Read more about the connection between cancer and diabetes

19th Dec, 2022 | 10 minute read
PCOS & Acne: Causes & Treatment - Sugar.Fit's photo

PCOS & Acne: Causes & Treatment - Sugar.Fit

Although acne is a side effect of PCOS, there is another cause of acne too. Learn here about the causes & treatment of pcos acne.

14th Oct, 2022 | 5 minute read
Breastfeeding & Weight Loss: 8 Healthy Ways - Sugar.Fit's photo

Breastfeeding & Weight Loss: 8 Healthy Ways - Sugar.Fit

Losing weight while breastfeeding is not challenging or abnormal; it just needs the right direction. Follow these 8 healthy ways which will help you in losing weight while breastfeeding.

13th Oct, 2022 | 5 minute read
Stress & Weight Loss: Tips to Control Weight Loss - Sugar.Fit's photo

Stress & Weight Loss: Tips to Control Weight Loss - Sugar.Fit

To help you better understand stress weight loss, we’ve compiled this epic guide featuring all the information you must know. So read until the end to gain better clarity on the topic.

13th Oct, 2022 | 5 minute read
Metabolism Boosters: Know the Facts & Myths - Sugar.Fit's photo

Metabolism Boosters: Know the Facts & Myths - Sugar.Fit

Do metabolism boosters truly impact your weight loss process or are these just another weight loss fiction? Here is everything you need to know about metabolism boosters.

10th Oct, 2022 | 5 minute read
Depression and Weight Loss : Tips for Healthy Weight Management - Sugar.Fit's photo

Depression and Weight Loss : Tips for Healthy Weight Management - Sugar.Fit

There are various reasons or causes that link depression and weight loss, let’s take a look at some of those & learn how to manage them.

10th Oct, 2022 | 5 minute read
Diabetes and Brain Fog Symptoms: What Do You Know? - Sugar.Fit's photo

Diabetes and Brain Fog Symptoms: What Do You Know? - Sugar.Fit

Can diabetes lead to brain fog symptoms? What are the causes of brain fog? How to treat diabetes brain fog? Get all the answers here!

28th Jul, 2022 | 5 minute read
Diabetes and Anxiety : Causes, Link & Treatment - Sugar.Fit's photo

Diabetes and Anxiety : Causes, Link & Treatment - Sugar.Fit

Managing diabetes can be stressful and may cause anxiety in the patients. Learn about the link between diabetes and anxiety and how to control them.

28th Jul, 2022 | 5 minute read
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Top 10 Things to Do if You Lose Motivation

Our brain instinctively signals to us to step back and cocoon, instead of plowing on. But when you have no motivation to complete a task (or even start one), it might be a reason within itself to feel low and lacksidal. So what can you do to pick yourself up in such situations? Read on to learn more.

2nd Jun, 2022 | 3 minute read
Controlling Diabetes Without Medicine - Sugar.Fit's photo

Controlling Diabetes Without Medicine - Sugar.Fit

Being diagnosed with Diabetes is an unsettling and difficult experience for anyone. This gets compounded further by a lot of misinformation on diabetes medicines that you either read, see or hear from known or unknown sources; both online and off. However, did you know that diabetes can be controlled to an extent using natural ways to reduce high blood sugar levels or even to just maintain optimal blood sugar levels. So what are these natural methods that can be done safely without side-effects unlike other medications? Read on to find out.

1st Apr, 2022 | 5 minute read
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How To Reduce Sugar Level Naturally - Sugar.Fit

If you are someone who is diagnosed with diabetes, you know how tough it can get to manage & reduce your blood sugar levels. Here are a few tips to reduce sugar level

1st Apr, 2022 | 5 minute read
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Tips on Healing Wounds faster with Diabetes

What can you do to make wounds heal faster when you have Diabetes? Learn how to avoid chronic and severe wounds when suffering from diabetes. Visit Sugar.Fit to know more.

27th Mar, 2022 | 5 minute read
Diabetic Neuropathy : Putting your best foot forward - Sugar.Fit's photo

Diabetic Neuropathy : Putting your best foot forward - Sugar.Fit

Although Glucose is the main source of energy, too much sugar in the blood leads to several micro and macrovascular complications affecting multiple organs in the body like Heart, Eyes, Kidneys and Nerve endings.

1st Feb, 2022 | 3 minute read
 Urinary Tract Infections : Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Sugar.Fit's photo

Urinary Tract Infections : Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Sugar.Fit

Urinary Tract Infections, also known as UTIs, refer to any Type of infection in the Urinary System including Kidneys, Ureter, Urethra and Bladder. Normal urine has no bacteria in it, and the one-way flow helps prevent infections. Still, bacteria may get into the urine through the urethra and travel up into the bladder causing kidney infections. It is critical to identify and start treatment immediately as kidney infections can spread into the bloodstream and cause a life-threatening health issue. Read on to find out how to prevent and manage UTIs.

22nd Jan, 2022 | 5 minute read
Your Wholesome Guidebook for Type 2 Diabetes - Sugar.Fit's photo

Your Wholesome Guidebook for Type 2 Diabetes - Sugar.Fit

Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic and lifelong condition that is characterized by the inability of the cells in your body to respond adequately to insulin; the hormone that brings glucose from the blood to the cells where it is used for energy

22nd Jan, 2022 | 5 minute read
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Quit Smoking Now, We'll Show you How.

Having decided to quit smoking, it is imperative for you to take logical steps that can help you meet this goal. Instead of regretting it later, it is better to take action now and leave smoking days behind. Read on to learn how to shake off this habit and avoid relapse.

5th Jan, 2022 | 5 minute read
Chronic Stress: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - Sugar.Fit's photo

Chronic Stress: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - Sugar.Fit

Chronic stress is a medical condition where the body releases stress hormones as a result of repeated exposure to stressful situations. Know details about chronic stress

1st Jan, 2022 | 5 minute read
The Ins & Outs of Obesity - Sugar.Fit's photo

The Ins & Outs of Obesity - Sugar.Fit

Obesity is a progressive, chronic and complex disease that affects all ages and genders. It is defined by the World Health Organisation as an 'abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health'. Did you know that Obesity is associated with over 195 other conditions including heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, cancers, respiratory disease such as asthma and sleep apnoea and musculoskeletal conditions such as arthritis? Well read on to learn more.

1st Jan, 2022 | 5 minute read
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Weight Loss Tips for Women

Juggling to manage everything well -family, career, kids studies and a societal compulsion to look good? Sooner or later this leads to be very frustrating for women. Because of this, Women sometimes find it difficult to spare enough time to take care of their health. But health must hold the utmost importance when your life requires you to play so many roles simultaneously. This is because you can take care of people only when you keep healthy. Read on to know what measures women should take to keep and stay fit.

20th Nov, 2021 | 5 minute read
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No More Excuses - Sugar.Fit

We all know the health and mental benefits of working out. Yet, for most of us, it seems like a daunting task. We look at it as a chore that requires too much effort. It feels like a huge thing that needs a lot of motivation and the right timing. We come up with excuses like "I will start working out from tomorrow" or "It's almost the weekend, I will start from Monday." It becomes easy to procrastinate and later feel guilty for not accomplishing our goals. We need to stop making excuses and putting ourselves through psychological warfare. It is time to stop doing what is easy at the moment and do the right things that benefit us for a long time.

20th Nov, 2021 | 5 minute read
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6 Myths & Facts About Obesity - Sugar.Fit

Obesity in itself is a very complex condition and there are many things that we do not know about this disease. That is why there are many floating myths which people believe in. if you are overweight and are trying to reduce weight. Go through the article to understand the condition a little better!

8th Nov, 2021 | 5 minute read
Continuous Glucose Monitoring VS Blood Glucose Monitoring - Sugar.Fit's photo

Continuous Glucose Monitoring VS Blood Glucose Monitoring - Sugar.Fit

Monitoring of glycemic levels is a crucial part of Diabetes management. It aids in connecting the dots and helping you make tough day-to-day choices and decisions. Tracking your blood sugar levels has multiple benefits and it not only helps in improving glycemic control but also gives you the kind of powerful feedback needed to select a suitable anti-diabetic regimen for better metabolic control. The two most common devices used for glycemic mapping are the Glucometer and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM). Now, one may think, Do we really need two of these devices? What do diabetes specialists prefer or recommend? Which one of the two is more accurate than the other? Read on to find answers on how they differ from one another, and why they're still individually pertinent in their own ways.

15th Oct, 2021 | 3 minute read
Eat to Fuel and Not to Feel : Curb Emotional Eating.'s photo

Eat to Fuel and Not to Feel : Curb Emotional Eating.

We don’t always eat just to satisfy physical hunger. Many of us also turn to food for comfort, stress relief, or to reward ourselves. Do you find yourself opening the refrigerator when you’re feeling down or otherwise upset? Finding comfort in food is common, and for most people, emotional eating is a learned behavior used to deal with uncomfortable feelings or emotions. Unfortunately, emotional eating brings about a whole lot of negative consequences and the comfort it provides is always temporary. So what is the right thing to do? How can we keep our emotions from getting in the way of our weight-loss goals? Read on to find out.

14th Oct, 2021 | 5 minute read
Mental Blocks to Weight Loss - Sugar.Fit's photo

Mental Blocks to Weight Loss - Sugar.Fit

Why am I not losing weight? is a common question that most of us ask ourselves from time to time. Being overweight or obese usually comes with a higher risk, and even more so when you already have a chronic condition like diabetes or cardiac issues. Combine this with the potential difficulty of not only losing the weight but also keeping it off, and we start feeling helpless. This is where taking a psychological approach is recommended. Read on to know more.

13th Oct, 2021 | 4 minute read
The Pivotal Role of Sleep in Diabetes - Sugar.Fit's photo

The Pivotal Role of Sleep in Diabetes - Sugar.Fit

We all know and understand that getting Good Sleep is important for our mental, physical, and overall well-being. But what does that really mean? Is there a way to measure how good your sleep is in quality and quantity? Even if there is a way, what does that have to do with diabetes? The answer is - a lot! Not only is there a connection, but Sleep is also a crucial part of diabetes management. Read on to find out how and what you can do to improve your sleep quality and enable your body to regulate blood sugars better.

20th Aug, 2021 | 3 minute read
People Stories : My CGM experience as a Needle-fearing, Newly-diagnosed Diabetic - Sugar.Fit's photo

People Stories : My CGM experience as a Needle-fearing, Newly-diagnosed Diabetic - Sugar.Fit

Sugar.fit People Stories are authentic, self-written accounts by real users, to share their personal experiences of being a patron and part of the sugar.fit programme. Mr. Anand M Tatti, a septuagenarian, retired professor, and self-confessed hypochondriac, writes a personal story of having trypanophobia (extreme fear of needles) and his experience of using a Continuous Glucose Monitoring device for 14 days.

23rd Jul, 2021 | 3 minute read
Barriers & Behaviors impacting adherence to SMBG practices - Sugar.Fit's photo

Barriers & Behaviors impacting adherence to SMBG practices - Sugar.Fit

Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose is one of the most productive tools that can help individuals with diabetes develop and maintain glycemic control. This article focuses on the importance of compliance to self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG), identifying factors and barriers that affect it and its impact on Quality of Life.

8th Jun, 2021 | 3 minute read
Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) - Sugar.Fit's photo

Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) - Sugar.Fit

A condition like Diabetes requires continuous self- care. The good news is that Diabetes self-care technology has come a long way. Today, there are numerous gadgets and gizmos available that can make living with Diabetes much easier.

25th May, 2021 | 3 minute read
The Management of Diabetes Mellitus : 5 Lifestyle Changes - Sugar.Fit's photo

The Management of Diabetes Mellitus : 5 Lifestyle Changes - Sugar.Fit

Management of diabetes includes the use of anti-diabetic medicines/insulin as well as behavior modification. Behavior modification requires self-determination, motivation, and a dedicated regimen to adopt healthy habits. Modifying and adopting certain behavioral patterns can help you prevent and manage your prediabetes and diabetes. Some of the specific behaviors to adopt are having a positive attitude, being self-aware, maintaining an active lifestyle by making exercise a part of your daily routine, and having a healthy body weight.

14th May, 2021 | 5 minute read
Impact of Glucose Levels on Mental Health and Mood - Sugar.Fit's photo

Impact of Glucose Levels on Mental Health and Mood - Sugar.Fit

Did you know that individuals with T2DM have a 20% more chance of experiencing anxiety disorders, and twice as likely to go through depression? The most common reason for changes in mood or fluctuating mental states is Insulin Resistance. A good way to get biofeedback and derive insights into how glucose levels affect your moods is through Continuous Glucose Monitoring or CGM.

12th May, 2021 | 3 minute read
Reverse Chronic Conditions through Behaviour Modifications - Sugar.Fit's photo

Reverse Chronic Conditions through Behaviour Modifications - Sugar.Fit

Fluctuating blood sugar conditions have been observed to cause anxiety and depression and mood swings. Diabetes and other chronic illnesses require healthy habit formation. There are 4 factors that facilitate effective behaviour changes Insulin Resistance is seen to be the most common reason for fluctuating mental issues.

12th May, 2021 | 3 minute read
Adopting Effective Behaviours for Diabetes - Sugar.Fit's photo

Adopting Effective Behaviours for Diabetes - Sugar.Fit

In most cases, Diabetes and Prediabetes conditions can be controlled and even reversed if they are diagnosed and treated in time. CGM can be an effective tool to make the required behavior changes or modifications based on its real-time feedback. Behavioural actions like tracking the effect of your diet and physical activities on your blood sugar levels help identify what works the best for you. You can achieve your goals through the use of some self-care tools like a pedometer and a food journal.

12th May, 2021 | 3 minute read
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Adapting to a Life with Diabetes - Sugar.Fit

Adapting to a life with diabetes takes a toll on your physical, psychological, and social priorities. Taking care of your emotional well-being is the first step towards adaptation By being well-informed, connecting with like-minded people, and invoking the support of your family and friends, you will find it easier to adapt.

12th May, 2021 | 3 minute read