Friday, April 15, 2011

A Perfect Diet to Overcome Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes!

By Howard Cusato Platinum Quality Author

I have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes more than 10 years ago. And I have lived more than 2 years without insulin, with normal blood sugar levels, by changing my diet and exercising more. Here is an example of the diet with which I was able to overcome diabetes!

A perfect diet for diabetes: Breakfast

One of my favorites diabetic-friendly breakfast is a bowl of cereals with nuts and fruits. But not any of them!! I choose organic, unsweetened whole cereals, for example some of Nature's Path products, or simply soaked or slowly cooked oatmeal, spelt, millet or buckwheat. For milk, I choose unsweetened and organic soy milk (Natur-a or So nice), or I make my own milk, with soaked almonds, rice, sesame, soy, or else. Never will I use cow or animal milk, as it is not destined for adults, especially not adults of another species.

What make those cereals delicious are the fruits and nuts I add. On the evening, I soak dried fruits (apple, cranberries (no sugar), cherries, blueberries, goji berries, apricots, etc), and about 2-3 of each of those nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, peanuts, brazil nuts, walnuts, pine nuts, and chia seeds. All ingredients are raw and organic. On summer, I naturally add more fresh fruit.

On the morning, I add the cereals and milk, and some powder of psyllium, and then spices if wanted, cinnamon, carob powder, ginger, or else. The result is absolutely delicious, nutritious, and my blood sugar level is always normal within 2 hours after I eat this.

A perfect diet for diabetes: Lunch

My favorite diabetic-friendly lunch is a complete salad. This salad always has a few different kinds of finely chopped greens, for example kale-broccoli-parsley, or arugula-dandelion-basil, or lettuce-chive-coriander, or else.

Then it has a few finely cut vegetables and/or fruits, for example carrots-mushrooms-tomatoes, or apple-onion-carrots, or zucchini-mushroom-black olives-red pepper, or banana-orange-strawberry (especially delectable with arugula and basil) and so on, according to what is in the fridge and your taste.

Then I add nuts or seeds, for example sunflower or pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, or any other nut, and sprouts. Any mix is good, alfalfa-clover-lentils, or chick peas-mustard-fenugreek, or else completely. Sometimes, I even add cereals, couscous, bulgur, rice or else.

For dressing, I often make one with olive oil (2/5 of the quantity wanted), lemon juice (1/5), tamari (1/5), sesame butter or Tahiti (1/5), 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, and a little bit of yeast (Red Star).

This salad is delicious, sustaining, and will never affect your blood sugar level, even when it contains sweet fruits.

A perfect diet for diabetes: Supper

Vegetarian sushi or spring rolls, with avocados, sesame oil and seaweeds, are a great way to end the day, with a herbal tea and a simple homemade raw dessert. (Many great recipes are available on the internet).

Following such a diet, and changing parts of it as time and envies go, will help people with diabetes to control their blood sugar level, and after a while, will help the pancreas become stronger.

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Management of Diabetes

Well, it is generally said that there is no cure for diabetes but only ways to manage it.
About there not being a parmanent cure may be somewhat correct but about managing it, it is absolutely right.

Proper management will give you several additional and may I add beneficial years to your life. It need not be the end.

Upon hearing one is down with this ailment, you feel as though you've been hit by a train and unfortunate- you are not Hancock!You may mutter to yourself, "Why me"
You need not worry, as long as you manage it well, you have really little to worry about.
The first thing you should if you suspect something is wrong is to visit your doctor. Signs of diabetes are normally noticed through serious dehydration occasioned by frequent urination and drinking of water.

I remember this tale where a wife observed that her husband diabetic through his frequent visits to the toilet. It was like every 30minutes, he would dart off to go pee. She also noticed he was drinking quite frequently. She pointed all these too him. And sure enough, when he visited his doctor, he told him he had diabetes.

First visit your doctor. Once it has confirmed it is diabetes, find out what type it is, whether type 1 or type 2. If you are adult, it would most likely be type 2.

Then get as much information as possible as knowledge is king.

Managing diabetes starts with managing the glucose cycle. Diabetes is basically the bodies inability to absorb the glucose existing in the body.

The glucose cycle in your body is affacted by two factors. The two factors are the entry of glucose into the bloodstream and blood levels of insulin to transport the glucose out.
The glucose level is very sensitive to your eating pattern or regimen and it is therefore of importance that this issue is discussed with your doctor. He will dictate to you the kinds of food you should desist from. These usual suspects are the oil saturated food and some types of carbohydrates. Remember that carbohydrates produce a lot of glucose and therefore must be clearly controlled.

A proper management will involve a complete change in your lifestyle especially when it comes to food consumption. This will not be easy but you have no option here. half of all amputations in America are diabetes induced. I am yet to include blindness, heart attacks and stroke! You have to be disciplined!

It will also involve engaging in exercise as a lack fo proper exercise and obesity also lead to the onset of this ailment. With a good exercise regime, your blood sugar levels will collapse to much normal levels.

There was the case of this Pacific Island nation where a high percentage of them are diabetics. Upon returning to their original diets, dating before the arrival of the white man, diabetes disappeared! Food does matter. And exercise.

It is essential that you monitor your blood sugar levels daily. We are quite fortunate today that we live in a period of time where it is possible for people to easily know their blood sugar levels due to the many handheld blood monitors available in the market. Endeavor to avail yourself of one of these.

If you notice your blood sugar levels high, increase your exercise and reduce your intake of harmful foods. This should bring it down. It will also indicate whether insulin is needed. Insulin intake is of utmost importance.

My aunt was diabetic before she died. She advised my uncle, her younger brother to take mints and he found it quite helpful. I am not recommending it however. Before trying anything new, always consult your doctor.

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Learn About Diabetes

Diabetes is a growing predicament in this country, a very big predicament! With the
American population at an all time high in weight gain and a low in health care, the problem is only growing. It is out of control!

Diabetes is a disease of the metabolism. Our metabolism is the way our bodies use digested food for energy and growth.

Most food that is processed through our bodies is broken down by digestive juices into a sugar called glucose. Glucose is the fuel our bodies run on. That is why when one is weak, your doctor may prescribe you juice filled with glucose. It provides instant energy

When we eat, and our food is processed, the pancreas is expected to produce the right amount of glucose from our blood automatically and release the right amount of insulin
into our blood.

In people with diabetes however, this is not the case. Little to no insulin is produced.
Or alternatively, the body’s cells don’t respond correctly to the insulin that is produced by the pancreas. Therefore the glucose builds up and overflows into the urine and passes out of the body. Glucose is sweet and that is why the urine of a diabetic attracts ants. That was once the earliest means of detecting the disease.

The loss of glucose through the urine is how the body loses its main source of fuel even though the bloodstream contains good amounts of the natural glucose. That is why serious sufferers of diabetes have a tendency to fill weak. Their glucose levels are low.

There are available three types of diabetes, type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes but we will only focus on the first two in this article. People who have type 1 are known as insulin-dependent.

This is an autoimmune disease where the body’s natural system is fighting against another part of the body. In the case of type 1 diabetes, the body system attacks the insulin producing cells and destroys them. It is common in children and it is also called juvenile diabetes

Therefore the pancreas produces little to no insulin. These people are in need of daily injections of insulin to live. Five to ten percent of diabetes cases are type 1 in
the US.

More than 80% of the other cases of diabetes are called type 2 diabetes.
This is fuelled by poor eating habits and lack of exercise. That is why it is recommended that to end this type of diabetes, all is simply required is eating proper food and a healthy exercise routine.

It is mostly adults that suffer from this type of diabetes but it is increasingly now occurring in children, most likely due to the obesity plague affecting American children.

We strongly advise sufferers of type 2 diabetes today to eat not only the right food but exercise vigorously as well. Thank you


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