Managing Diabetes After a Viral Infection Diagnosis

Managing Diabetes After a Viral Infection Diagnosis

Managing Diabetes After a Viral Infection Diagnosis
Managing Diabetes After a Viral Infection Diagnosis
Managing Diabetes After a Viral Infection Diagnosis

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Viral infection puts a higher risk of complications for those with diabetes or another underlying health condition. The right nutrition can help! Diabetes management and nutritional therapy can help you achieve good blood sugar control, a key component to improve overall health after a viral infection diagnosis.

But first, it's important to understand how the two conditions connect.

How does a viral infection affect people with diabetes?

We know that hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, is associated with weakened immunity, but having blood sugar control is important after a viral infection diagnosis.

  • The presence of hyperglycemia during admission of patients with viral infections, not just those with diabetes, may indicate worse results 1.

  • Practical recommendations for blood sugar control in viral infection patients suggest an A1c target of 7% or less2.

Managing blood sugar is key to better health outcomes, particularly for people with diabetes. 

Why is nutrition important in diabetes management and recovery from a viral infection?

Regular diabetes management includes medical nutritional therapy, which can help you achieve good blood sugar control and includes improving of carbohydrate intake and diet quality5.

Balanced nutrition will help manage blood sugar levels, keep it in control, and provide the daily required nutrients, especially when you're ill.

Eating smaller, regular meals and focusing on a balance of macro and micronutrients can help you manage your blood sugar both during times of illness and every single day. Consider adding a diabetes-specific formula (DSF) to your diet if you need more nutritional support.

 

Glucerna® is a diabetes-specific formula that can help you manage your blood sugar. It provides key nutrients and health benefits, including:

  • Slow-release carbohydrates with a low glycemic index - help lessen the effect on blood sugar levels.

  • Monounsaturated fatty acids – with a lot of health benefits.

  • Prebiotics and dietary fiber - helps gastrointestinal health.

  • High-quality protein and other nutrients - for immune system support, including antioxidants (selenium and vitamins C and E), vitamin D, vitamin A, and zinc.

For people with diabetes, good nutrition is a key component of managing blood sugar following any diagnosis. Keeping your glucose in check every day is important; incorporating DSFs to fill any nutrition gaps, or replace poor meal or snack choices, may help improve your immunity and overall health.

1Hyperglycemia and the worse prognosis of a viral infection. Why a fast blood glucose control should be mandatory - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com)

2Practical recommendations for the management of diabetes in patients with viral infection (thelancet.com)

5Nutrition Therapy for Adults With Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus Report | Diabetes Care | American Diabetes Association (diabetesjournals.org)

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Glucerna® is the number 1 selling diabetes nutritional supplement in the world*. It contains 35 nutrients, slow-release carbohydrates and 4x more inositol vs previous formulation, that delivers a dual action for tight blood sugar control.

* Euromonitor International Limited; total global retail sales in 2023 for diabetic diet enhancer drinks that are not marketed as a meal replacement product. Euromonitor and Abbott calculation based in part on custom research conducted between October and November 2023 and Euromonitor Passport Consumer Health 2023 based on 2022 data.

Glucerna Vanilla Flavor can with '4x myo-inositol vs previous formulation' and 'with 35 nutrients' floating claims