The Right Diet For The Diabetic
Diabetes is one of the main health problems not only in the country but also in the world. And it is not something that can be ignored both in financially and health wise. When left on its own, diabetes can spell a helluva of complications, from heart disease to liver problems.
It is perhaps the disease that causes the most number of complications in the body. Money wise, it is not cheap to have diabetes. In fact in studies conducted, 1/10 of the spendings of United States in Healthcare goes to Diabetes and its complications.
Because it is expensive and difficult to treat diabetes when it is already in its complications stage, patients are advised to nip the problem in the bud as soon as they can. If they can prevent diabetes from occurring with a few lifestyle changes especially in eating habits, all the better. This need for change spurned the creation of various kinds of diets that are designed to help diabetic patients and would be diabetics cope with the problem.
Although it was primarily conceptualized for people with heart problem, Atkins Diet is also being used as an alternative diet for people with diabetes. In fact, many diabetic patients have actually testified to its effectiveness. Atkins diet is primarily a low carbohydrate diet that aims to cut pounds by forbidding people under the program to eat carbohydrate-rich food.
These include rice, potatoes, bread and pasta. According to Dr. Robert Atkins, who created the diet for patients with heart problem in his clinic, the diet can also benefit diabetic patients because the decrease in caloric intake can reduce fats in the body; thereby reducing the risk for Type 2 diabetes.
The diet, however, is only effective with people who have a Type 2 diabetes or those whose diabetes is brought on by lifestyle of the person and his or her eating habits. It cannot do much for people who are already born with a problem in insulin secretion. These are the people with Type 1 diabetes. They depend solely on regular injections of insulin.
Still, there are critics that say that Atkins diet is not effective and in fact can lead to further complications. According to experts, the metabolism involved in the burning of fats instead of carbohydrates can cause problems and complications. Also, the intake of animal fat which diet does not restrict can increase cholesterol to dangerous levels; resulting in diabetes and even heart disease.
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April 16th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
What should be right kind of vegetarian diet for a diabetic who just got diagnosed with 55% sugar in urine?
My mom just got diagnosed 3 days ago and her blood sugar is also very high. We have been measuring for three days and the glucometer has constantly shown 19.7. She has started taking care of her diet and we are giving her less than half table spoon of sugar. She is consuming less carbs and more proteins. Please let me know if there is anything else we can add to her diet to lower her blood sugar.
April 17th, 2010 at 1:33 am
Hi Prink, its good to know your helping your Mom with her diet. A vegetarian diet is highly recommended for a diabetic patient as it contains more fiber then a non-veg diet. Fibre actually slows down the body’s dispensation of carbohydrates, which can assist your mom in keeping a stabilized blood sugar levels.
A vegan diet is plant-based and consists of vegetables, fruits, grains, and legumes. In addition, nuts (eg, almonds), viscous fibers (eg, fibers from oats and barley), soy proteins, and plant sterols, which may be part of the vegetarian diet.
Hope this helps
Good luck
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April 17th, 2010 at 1:35 am
i think that if her blood sugars are that high she should be taking insulin, orally or injected.
because with blood sugars that high she will be ketonic which is not good, because ketones are natural solvents so they will start destroying capillary arteries, and your eyes bloodflow is from capillary arteries, so id say cut as much sugar and complex sugar (carbohydrate) as possible or start taking insulin.
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April 17th, 2010 at 1:37 am
in addition – exercise (30minutes a day of walking would do)
if she’s overweight – she should lose some, it will help a lot.
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