Yoga Therapy in Asthma, Diabetes and Heart Disease

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Insulin Reaction Information

(Slow Onset)
High blood Sugar
Diabetic Acidosis
Hyperglycaemia

(Watch For)
Increased thirst and Urination
Large amounts of Sugar ketones in urine,
Weakness, Abdominal pains, Generalized aches
Loss of appetite, Nausea and Vomiting
Heavy laboured breathing.

(What to do)
Call Doctor
Give patient fluids without sugar
if able to swallow
Continue usual urine tests.

(Causes)
To little insulin
Failure to follow diet,
Infection, Fever,
Emotional Stress.

(Rapid Onset)
Low Blood Sugar
Insulin reaction
Hypoglycaemia

(Watch For)
Excessive sweating, Faintness
Headache
Pounding of heart, trembling, impaired vision,
Hunger,
Not able to awaken
Irritability
Personality change.

(What to do)
Give sugar, or food containing sugar (honey, candy, fruit)
Do not give fluid if patient is not conscious,
Do not give Insulin,
Call Doctor.

(Causes)
Too much Insulin,
Not eating enough food,
Unusual amount of exercise,
Delayed meal.

Approximate nutritive value of some ready-to-serve preparations (per serving)
Cereal Preparations
Corn flakes	1 cup	25	94	2.0	0.1	21.2
Beaten rice	1 cup	30	114	1.8	0.2	26.3
Puffed rice	2 cups	28	107	1.6	0.2	24.6
Oat meal	1 cup	25	101	3.6	1.8	17.6
Wheat flakes	1 cup	35	133	3.8	0.6	28.1

Baked products
Bread, toasted	2 slices	46	120	4.0	1.0	23.6
Bun	1 no.	31	100	2.3	2.3	17.5
Biscuits	2 nos.	19	64	1.6	2.0	9.9
Cake, plain	1 no.	55	180	3.4	4.5	31.4

Pulse preparations
Bengal gram puffed	__	1 oz.	106	6.4	1.5	16.7
Peas, puffed	__	1 oz.	102	6.5	0.4	18.0

Nuts
Almonds	12-15 nos.	1 oz.	186	5.9	16.7	3.0
Cashewnuts roasted	15 nos.	1 oz.	169	6.0	13.3	6.3
Cocoanut, kernel (fresh)	__	1 oz.	127	1.4	11.8	3.7
Groundnut roasted	__	1 oz.	155	7.6	11.3	5.8
Walnuts		1 oz.	195	4.4	18.3	3.1

Fruits
Apple	1 medium size	66	42	0.2	0.3	9.9
Banana	1 large size	100	99	1.2	0.2	23.0
Dates, dried	__	1 oz.	80	0.9	0.1	19.1
Figs, dried	6 nos.	50	150	2.0	0.6	34.2
Grapes	1 bunch	140	44	0.8	__	10.2
Guava	1 medium size	100	66	1.5	0.2	14.5
Mango	1 medium size	100	39	0.6	0.1	8.8
Orange	1 medium size	100	54	1.0	0.2	12.1
Pineapple	2 slices	168	98	0.6	0.4	23.0
Raisins, dried	2 tablespoons	20	52	0.4	__	14.2
Tomato, ripe	1 medium size	150	30	1.50.4	6.0	__

Fruit products
Jam	1 tablespoon	20	58	0.1	0.1	14.2
Jelly	1 tablespoon	20	52		0.1	13.0
Marmalade	1 tablespoon	20	60		0.1	14.7
Orange squash	1 glass	6 oz.	69		__	17.1
Lemon squash	1 glass	6 oz	69		__	17.2
Pineapple	1 glass	6 oz.	69		__	17.2
Mango	1 glass	6 oz.	72		__	17.8

Dairy products
Butter	1 tablespoon	? oz.	103	0.1	11.3	0.1
Cheese	1 cube	1 oz.	112	7.1	9.1	0.6
Cream	1 tablespoon	? oz.	50	0.3	5.2	0.5
Ghee	1 tablespoon	? oz.	127	__	14.2	__

Carbohydrate foods
Honey	1 tablespoon	21	67	0.1	__	16.7
Jaggery	__	1 oz.	108	0.1	__	27.0
Sugar	__	1 oz.	114	__	__	28.4

CEREAL AND MILLET PREPARATIONS
Rice
Rice Plain	3 plates	504	595	11.9	0.9	14.8
Sambhar Bhath	11/2plate	485	405	13.5	5.1	76.2
Curd Bhath	1 plate	253	221	6.0	7.0	33.3
Sweet Rice	1 plate	177	432	3.6	12.0	77.4
Pulao with peas	1 plate	252	400	8.0	14.4	59.5
Pulao with potatoes	1 plate	263	405	5.5	14.7	62.7
Pulao with Cauliflower	1 plate	252	369	6.5	14.7	52.7
Idli	2 nos.	136	130	4.6	0.2	27.6
Rice Uppuma	1 plate	260	397	7.0	16.8	54.4
Plain Dosai	2 nos.	100	216	4.1	9.7	28.2
Onion Dosai	1nos.	132	337	7.3	13.0	47.8
Masala Dosai	1 nos	101	212	4.6	8.4	29.4
Pongal (hot)	1 plate	148	200	5.5	6.0	30.5
Addai (hot)	1 no.	96	195	6.6	4.4	31.8
Addai (sweet	1 no.	65	212	2.2	9.0	30.4
Rice Puttu	1 ? plate	76	209	2.2	3.4	42.5
Kitcherie	1 plate	266	445	11.5	15.3	65.4
Jaggery Dosai	2 nos.	114	441	4.4	18.4	64.5

Wheat
Wheat Uppuma	1 plate	128	163	3.8	5.4	24.7
Chapatis	2 nos	57	193	5.0	5.5	30.8
Puris	2 nos.	32	136	2.2	8.4	13.0
Plain Parathas	1 no.	56	304	4.5	19.6	27.3
Parathas stuffed with peas	1 no.	97	322	6.5	18.0	33.4
Parathas stuffed with potato	1 no.	80	307	5.12	17.0	33.6
Parathas stuffed with cauliflower	1 no.	88	286	5.3	17.0	27.9
Ravai Iddli	2 nos.	114	212	5.0	8.5	28.7
Ravai Dosai	1 nos.	38	240	4.0	13.0	26.0

Maize
Maize Roti	2 nos.	142	314	9.6	5.5	56.4
Mixed Floor Roti .	1 no.	49	215	10.0	2.7	37.7
Maize Vegetable Paratha	1 no.	78	284	5.6	15.9	29.7
Maize and Methi Roti	1 no.	71	155	5.5	1.6	29.6

Jowar
Jowar Roti	2 nos.	150	252	7.5	1.3	52.5

PULSE PREPARATIONS
Bengal gram Dhal	1 cup	151	284	9.0	16.4	25.2
Green gram Dhal	1 cup	142	171	7.0	7.7	18.4
Red gram Dhal	? cup	96	110	6.4	2.0	16.4
Dhal Rasam	11/2 cup	196	29	1.5	0.9	3.8
Green gram Dhal and Spinach	? cup	120	137	7.9	3.5	18.6
Dhal with Vegetables	? cup	119	127	5.6	4.3	16.5
Brinjal Sambhar	1 ? cup	196	103	4.1	3.6	13.4
Besan Curry	2 tablespoons	56	271	9.1	15.5	23.8
Dhal Potato Kachori	2 nos.	34	196	5.2	11.2	18.6

SNACKS - SAVOURY
Potato Bonda	1 no.	28	61	1.1	2.04	9.6
Pakoda	4 nos.	47	176	8.0	8.0	18.0
Masala Vadai	2 nos.	45	150	6.4	6.2	17.0
Dahi Vadai	2 nos.	99	177	6.5	10.2	14.8

SNACK-SWEET
Mysore Pak	1 piece	56	345	2.6	23.8	30.0
Pooran Puri	1 no.	58	221	4.5	9.0	30.5
Boondi Laddu	1 no.	34	150	1.8	6.5	21.0
Suji Laddu	1 no.	57	285	2.9	12.5	40.3
Suji Halwa	2 pieces	109	342	2.6	20.3	37.0
Pumpkin Halwa	2 pieces	64	283	2.3	18.6	26.7
Carrot Halwa	2 pieces	85	333	1.8	13.9	50.2
Banana Halwa	2 pieces	68	3260.9	10.7	56.6	__
Sweet Vermicelli	? plate	81	432	3.6	12.0	77.4

VEGETABLE PREPARATIONS
Potato and Mathi	1 plate	142	175	3.2	7.5	23.8
Potato and Tomato Curry	1 ? plate	142	195	2.3	10.7	22.5
Vegetable-Cutlets	1 no.	57	126	1.2	8.6	11.0
Potato Curry	? plate	84	160	1.8	8.6	19.0
Mixed Vegetable	? plate	127	134	4.3	6.0	15.6
Cabbage and Carrot Curry	? plate	56	81	1.5	5.6	6.1
Drumstick leaves Maseel	1 plate	112	126	6.2	5.0	14.0
Tomato Rasam	1 ? cup	185	35	1.5	0.6	5.8