Understand Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load: 5 Key Principles for Better Blood Sugar Control

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Managing blood sugar levels is crucial for overall health, especially for those with diabetes or prediabetes. Two important concepts to understand to manage health and wellbeing when making food choices especially if you want to manage diabetes are the Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Load (GL). Here are five principles to help you make better food choices based on these concepts: 1. Prioritize Low Glycemic Index Foods The Glycemic Index (GI) measures how quickly a food raises blood sugar levels. Foods with a low GI cause a slower, more gradual rise in blood sugar, which is beneficial for maintaining stable energy levels and avoiding spikes. Examples of low GI foods include non-starchy vegetables, beans, and certain fruits like apples, pears, pomegranate and berries. 2. Consider Glycemic Load for a Comprehensive View Glycemic Load (GL) takes into account both the quality (GI) and quantity of carbohydrates in a food. This provides a more comprehensive understanding of a food’s impact on

Hospital Signboards and Emergency Codes

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One must be aware of the various hospital signboards and emergency codes for information as it provides learning and conveys essential information:

  • Quickly
  • With minimal misunderstanding to staff
  • Prevent stress and panic among visitors to the hospital

Learn through the Sign Boards, Warnings, Information posters in hospitals: 

Try to be aware of information and warning signboards in the hospitals as they are useful sources of safety and education. Here few of the signboards are presented so that one could gets an idea of what these signboards means and hence be informed and free of unnecessary fear and anxiety that arise because of confusion when visiting a hospital.

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Standardized hospital emergency codes can help enhance patient safety and cut down the risk of errors in care. As in the above image 1, instructions for segregation of waste is shown to minimize environment hazards and ease the disposal.

 

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The above two images i.e image 2 and image 3 shows the directions to various hospital departments  in and out to minimize confusion among visitors and ease the traffic.


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The above image 4, shows the WHO Hand washing protocol to give essential hygiene information to visitors in the hospital at a glance.

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The above image 5, shows the warning signboard within the hospital for radiation safety information.

So, concluding this post with a learning, “Be aware and Stay Safe”.

References and Further reading:

  1. Healthcare Waste Management; http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs281/en/
  2. WHO Hand Hygiene; http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Hand_Hygiene_Why_How_and_When_Brochure.pdf
  3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_emergency_codes