Many people who
have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes do not take seriously the warnings and
instructions given to them by their healthcare provider. A doctor once told me
that he would rather deal with the disease of Type 2 diabetes than have a high
blood pressure problem. This of course, is a matter of opinion but controlling
portions and food selection is easier for some people than it is for others.
Avoiding high fat and refined starches/sugars seems pretty easy considering all
the different types of food that there is to eat on this planet. Some folks
just gotta have a plate full of the wrong foods and I guess that’s okay as long
as you are paying for your own healthcare insurance.
Eating a diet
high in vegetables, fruits, nuts and beans is what I have been preaching for
some time now but eating high fat burgers and deep fried potatoes is just more
interesting to people than their own mortality. Heart disease, Type 2 diabetes
and Obesity are directly related to the type of diet that you are eating and
that simply means that you are in control of your own fate. Research done by
Dr. Neal Barnard indicates strongly that type 2 diabetes and heart disease can
be reversed with a low fat vegan diet. Eating far less fat appears to be a very
effective way to reverse the type 2 diabetes problem.
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Solid Advice For Living Well With Diabetes
Diabetes is thought to be an extremely serious medical
condition which may lead to very bad health problems and even death. To live a
long and healthy life even with diabetes, you need to learn more about the
disease, its effects and its treatments. This article is filled with helpful
diabetes tips.
All food has a ‘glycemic index’ this is how much your blood
sugar will be affected when you eat them. Look for lower GI ratings if you
struggle with diabetes.
If your child has diabetes, do not make things more
stressful than they need to be. You can cope! So many people have diabetes
nowadays that modern treatment has the capacity to let your kid live as many
years as the rest of us. There is a person that is in his 90s that has lived
with diabetes his entire life, which was before the advances in medicine that can
properly treat diabetes.
If you do the same task the same way each time, your life
will be more organized and easier. Keep your insulin close to you and store it
in the same spot every night. Come up with a routine for taking the test, this
way you will not forget each step and also you won’t forget to keep a written
track in your log of the level you are on.
Diabetes is very common nowadays. Doing this allows ease in
your life and also cuts down on the stress and embarrassment of having
diabetes.
Learn to indulge healthily if you are living with diabetes.
It might not be essential that you give up sweets completely. If you are
carefully monitoring your blood sugars, the occasional dessert is acceptable.
You can fit that dessert into your diet if you cut a comparable amount of
carbohydrates away from your main course.
Have gum and sugary food on your body at all times if you
have hypoglycemia. The effects of hypoglycemia can be much more dangerous than
those of hyperglycemia, and it can rear its ugly head at any time. This is
especially significant if you are prone to avoiding breakfast, which results in
the body feeling a significant need for sugar.
Switching from a brick-and-mortar pharmacy to one online can
save you a lot of money on your diabetes medications. It is often possible to
set up recurring deliveries to prevent running out of your supplies.
People who snack a lot, including diabetics, have a hard
time saying “No” when vending machines beckon. At all costs avoid this
temptation, and try a fruit, or perhaps a veggie.
Frequent Meals
Diabetics should eat modest portions, more often — as often
as six times a day, instead of three. It will be easier to stabilize your blood
sugar levels if you have more frequent meals during the day. More frequent
meals also decreases your chances of overcompensating with binging later on.
Do not blame yourself if you develop gestational diabetes.
It is out of the control of the person it affects and is very, very common.
Work on keeping yourself calm and relieving tension, as this is best for both
you and your baby. Keep thinking positively.
When you are adapting to a new diabetes management program,
remember all the reasons why you want to overcome this disease. Think about
what you like to do in life, what’s keeping you from doing them, and what could
help you do them. Maintain focus on the things you love so that you can be
strong and continue to manage your disease.
It is essential that diabetics enact solid and proven
procedures to manage their diabetes and its effect on their lives. This article
shares knowledge that will be beneficial to diabetics, as well as their friends
and family.
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A diet that is
based on pH balance has been found to be very good at controlling the
inflammation that most diseased people have in their body. A diet of 60-80% alkaline foods provides
nutrient dense high fiber food to what is probably a starved, overweight body.
The phytonutrients found in veggies and fruits are known to reduce
cardiovascular damage and also damage to the cells. The typical American diet
is so full of fatty foods and highly sweetened treats that it is forcing us to
combat a disease problem that is out of control and getting worse by the day.
Yet we refuse to change our diet and prefer to take diabetes medications and
blood pressure pills. This is beyond ignorant. You can reverse
type 2 diabetes with a low fat vegan diet of alkaline foods
Randy Powell, Eating-Veggies.com
