Diabetes Mellitus and Calculation of the Calories

For diabetic patients need for the diet and calories is different for different patients.

It depends upon:

1. Weight.
2. Body metabolism.
3. Activity during the day.

Follow the following steps:

1. Step 1: Calories can be calculated just by multiplying the weight by 10.
   1. Weight x 10 = total Calories needed per day.
   2. This is the need when you are not too active.
2. Step 2: Can calculate or adjust the calories depending upon the activity per day. Give score depending upon the activity level.
   1. In case of sedantry habits, then give a score of 3.
   2. In case of moderate activity, then give a score of 5.
   3. In the case of a very active person, give a score of 7.
3. Step 3: Take the score you gave in step 2 and multiply it by 100 ( suppose 5 x 100=500).
4. Add this number of 500 to the calories calculated in step 1 ( suppose was 160 x 10 = 1600).
   1. 1600 + 500 = 2100 calories per day needed.

(Source Reader Digest, stoping diabetes)