Diabetes Health Condition; Prevention And Control

-->What is diabetes health condition? This is an health condition where blood sugar levels are abnormally high. The challenge in treatment is to normalize those levels and keep them there so that you can side step the often terrible complications. The disease comes in three sweet flavours; they are

i.                     Type 1 diabetes

ii.                   Type 2 diabetes

iii.                  Gestational diabetes

Even, if you have prediabetes you can keep full blown diabetes at bay. How? Eating of a prudent diet rich whole grains,fruits and vegetables, and lean protein sources; getting regular physical exercise; and losing a little weight. It is worthy  to note that there is no downside o having a healthier lifestyle, except an upside. It’s  well known that carrying extra weight increases insulin resistance. You can still be able to avoid diabetes, if you lack diabetes gene but if you do, your beta cells may lose the battle to keep your supplies of insulin , and your blood sugar will soar straight to diabetes land.

It is worthy to note that weight control is easier to talk about then do when you have insulin resistance, but eating less food and lower calorie food along with some moderate exercise will produce result if you are a patient. What you need to know about keeping the surplus pounds off is captured in the basic diction “ calories in calories out”. In essence, any  calories you don’t burn will make your jeans tight, so you need to match your calories itake to your exercise level.

The fundamental diabetic prevention / management diet sticks pretty close to what we’ve come to know as basic holistic nutritional advice. Lots of fruits and vegetables although diabetics should stick to non – starch vegetables like spinach, carrots, or broccoli and avoid starchy ones like potatoes, which rush sugar into the system. Whole grains instead of processed ones, because the former are , given, slower to increase  blood sugar. Non fat dairy products, liquids oils for cooking instead of solid fats like margarine. Lean meats lie skinned poultry. Omega -3 fatty acids from sources such as cold water fish or flax seed. Beans and lentils.

Water unsweetened tea, and the likes instead of calorie – containing drinks such as soda, fruit punch, and coffee with milk and sugar. Modest portion sizes. And go light on high – calorie snack foods and desserts. The diabetic diet follows principles that anyone with a rudimentry knowledge of healthy eating understands; low fat, low cholesterol, high fibre, few saturated or trans – fats, lots of frsh foods, few processed foods. But it differs from other health diet formulations, such as a heart healthy diet, in one important respect: the percentage of carbohydrates.  

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