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Diabetes – Symptoms
So what should you watch for with Type 1 or
Type 2 Diabetes?
All complications can hit anyone that has the disease.
Here is a list of potential complications:
vision
problems, blindness, gum disease, heart attacks,
heart
disease,
eating disorders, depression, weight gain, weight loss, excessive
thirst, nerve damage, renal failure, circulation problems, and
amputation.
If none of those is bad enough, diabetic coma is a severe
complication.
The final one is death.
Which one do you want to experience?
If you know better, the answer is none.
The
symptoms of
type 2 diabetes often do not appear for years. They
build gradually and don’t become apparent until they reach critical
levels. If you have a family history of diabetes or are severely
overweight, be on the lookout for these symptoms. The first one to
consider is frequent urination and increased thirst. Your body
automatically flushes the excess glucose out through the urine. As
the glucose builds, the kidneys increase the amounts of urine to
keep up. Urination requires fluids. The kidneys begin drawing on the
body cells to keep the fluid levels up. This causes the increased
thirst and the increased urges to urinate.
Another symptom set of
type 2 diabetes is increased hunger and
unexplained weight loss.
Glucose is a major energy source cells use. They use insulin to
convert the glucose into energy. With cells not converting the
glucose efficiently, the cells call for more energy in the form of
food. This triggers the increased hunger needs. Now, on the other
hand, no matter how much extra you eat, your body’s cells are not
getting the energy and nutrients they need. That triggers them to
look elsewhere for energy. They begin to draw on the body’s stored
fat for energy. They also can draw on the muscle cells. This begins
an unexplained drop in weight.
As the body begins to deal with the excess glucose and lost
energy, it begins to affect other parts of the body. With type 2
diabetes, common symptoms include fatigue, blurred vision, sores
that heal slowly, and more infections than normal. As the cells
fight to get energy, it causes a person to feel depleted and tired.
As the kidneys draw on the body’s fluids for urination, it depletes
the amount of fluids in the eyes. This can lead to blurry vision.
The fight for energy makes the body’s immune system begin to
diminish. A small sore can take weeks to heal due to the depressed
immunity. It also lets small common infections get out of control.
A common symptom that type 2 diabetes patients report are velvety
dark skin patches in the folds of the body under the arm, in the
groin area and around the neck. These patches go by the name of
acanthosis nigricans. It is actually a marker to physicians that
something may be wrong in the body. Keep your eye out for these
symptoms to catch the disease before it becomes critical.
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Why is Diabetes So Serious ?
For example, in 2010, Diabetes is one of the most challenging public
health problems and common chronic
diseases affecting Australians. The following points highlight
diabetes as a healthpriority.
• Type 2 diabetes is largely preventable
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are 3 times more
likely to have
diabetes as are non-Aboriginal Australians
• Diabetes was responsible for 5.5% of the total burden of disease
in 2003 (92% due to type 2 diabetes)
• In 2005, 3% of deaths in Australia were directly due to diabetes
and it contributed to another 6% of deaths
• The proportion of people with diabetes doubled from the period
1989–1990 to the period 2004–2005
• Diabetes and the comorbities it can cause lead to a strong cost
burden
• Between 2000–2001 and 2004–2005 the rate of hospitalisation due to
diabetes increased by 35%
• More than half of the people with diagnosed diabetes also had a
disability – 25%
considered diabetes as the main condition causing their disability
• Direct health expenditure on diabetes in 2004–2005 was $907
million
• Diabetes can have a strong impact on quality of life
• People with diabetes are more likely to rate their health as
‘fair’ or ‘poor’
• People with diabetes report higher levels of psychological
distress
• 30% of men with self reported diabetes suffer from impotence
• Diabetes can cause complications
• People with diabetes are twice as likely to have a heart attack
• People with diabetes are three times as likely to have a stroke
• People with diabetes are more likely to have eye problems
(cataracts, glaucoma, retinopathy, loss of vision)
• Diabetes is the most common cause of blindness in people over 60
years of age • 2% of people with diabetes are completely or
partially blind
• Diabetic nephropathy is responsible for nearly one-third of the
people having treatment for endstage kidney disease (an increase of
28% in 4 years)
• Diabetes is the most common reason for commencing dialysis
• Diabetes can lead to nerve damage and possible leg or foot
amputations in extreme cases
• Diabetes is the most common cause of nontraumatic lower limb
amputation.
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Type Two Diabetes - Diabetic Coma -
Are You At Risk
For so many with Diabetes, the thought of ending up in a
diabetic coma is a worst case scenario. There is no question.
Such a coma is a very serious situation. This often occurs as a
result of one of three different causes: severe diabetic
hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis in combination with other
symptoms or hyperosmolar nonketonic coma. Each one involves
different causes. The medical term diabetic coma is a general
term used when someone comes up unconscious with diabetes.
Modern medical staff knows what to look for to figure out what
is causing the problem. It is critical for you to recognize
early medical symptoms in yourself to avoid losing
consciousness. Let's look at each type and then what may happen
with each.
The first one is severe diabetic hypoglycemia. That
long medical term means that your glucose levels have plummeted
too low. It often occurs if a patient takes too much insulin or
something else causes the blood glucose to drop unexpectedly.
People with Diabetes will likely deal with some periods of
hypoglycemia off and on. It is actually very uncommon for levels
to fall so low as to induce a coma. If coma happens, the
paramedics or hospital will give the patient intravenous glucose
or glucagon to stimulate glucose release. This will elevate
glucose levels in the blood stream.
The next type to consider is a coma caused by diabetic
ketoacidosis. Ketoacidosis begins when the body runs out of
insulin. To get the much needed energy energy, the human body
starts converting fat deposits of the person's body into energy.
This action causes the build-up of ketones in the blood stream.
The ketone buildup may result in many severe medical and health
symptoms besides loss of consciousness. Vomiting, dehydration,
confusion, and shallow irregular breathing are common. People
with type 2 diabetes get this form of diabetic coma less often
than the first one. Treatment involves rehydration and giving
insulin to stop the generation of more ketones.
The last type of diabetic coma is one referred to as
hyperosmolar nonketonic coma. This type of coma develops as a
combination of severe hyperglycemia and dehydration.
Hyperglycemia is the term for elevated levels of circulating
glucose in the blood stream. When high levels of sugar combine
with severe loss of fluids, the patient may then fall into a
coma very rapidly. This form of coma is the most deadly in the
diabetes community. It only begins to be seen as lethargy.
Without overt symptoms, so many people fall into a coma without
any warning. Treatment includes gradual rehydration and insulin
introduction.
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Getting Started
Type 2
Diabetes for Dopes !!
Control your
diabetes – otherwise it WILL get worse.
You should make sure it doesn’t get worse in
THE FIRST 10 YEARS - so you can get off to a good start for your future
health
(otherwise things will get worse very quickly).
Type 2
Diabetes
Diet
Don’t eat the following: minimise carbs especially
white flour based
breads and pastries (pies) and chips (any sort)
and cookies/
biscuits – these tend to have no fibre !!! that’s why !!!
You will need to get your
carbs from fruit and
veggies as best you can. You can slowly learn to do this.
People with Diabetes do not really need to have a special diet.
In fact, the recommended
food for diabeticsis same for those without diabetes,
that is a balanced and healthy
diet. It should include necessary
proteins, fats and
carbohydrates
that the body needs.
Basically, it ought to be low in fat, low in sugar & salt
and avoid a high calorie intake.
Type 2
Diabetes
Lifestyle changes
Reduce stress this can raise your blood sugars
long term and raise your blood pressure
(which can make any damage on your heart
and blood vessels worse)
Go easy on the alcohol – alcohol is toxic in its
own right; you need to stay as healthy as you can be without added
pressure on your body from too much alcohol.
Go easy on fast
foods (they contain bad fats,
they are high in
sugars, usually contain no fibre and raise your blood sugars
real fast and for a long time.
Try not to go a day where you miss some
exercise (walking on the spot, squats on a chair, use an
exercise bike,
walk down the road, up a hill, swim, do some light weights).
Type 2
Diabetes
Exercise
You need exercise, and you need to move
around daily – your muscles get conditioned and this helps your
diabetes.
Try and lift weights sometimes – building
muscle can then help burn the sugars in your blood stream.
Type 2
Diabetes
Education
If you have
diabetes, or think you may soon get diabetes,
see a
diabetes educator- get a referral from
your doctor. He’ll know if your a dope and
set you straight with
some beginner’s information. If your a genius,
you will still learn something.
A GP doesn’t have all day to chit chat.
A
diabetes educator will fill you in
Read about topics of interest on the internet.
Buy a diabetes book – there are many on the internet
Type 2
Diabetes
Health Checkups
You need to get your eyes checked yearly
(minimum, as you can lose some of your eyesight).
Feet – ooh feet. If you have
diabetes for a
long time (or even if you have strong
diabetes for a short time),
your feet can get sick.
especially if you get a cut or sore, it can be
hard to heal itself.
Plus, with
diabetes, after a while, your nerves worsen, and it it is possible
that you cannot actually feel the cut or sore.
Since you don’t know its there, you may ignore it and …….
..it can get worse and really bad without you
actually knowing. You need to check your feet
regularly for this.
You also need to get a professional to check your feet
properly at least once a year.
You need a minimum of 6 monthly checkups
of your blood (
sugar,
cholesterol and
maybe other stuff like electrolytes) by your doctor.
It hardly hurts when they take the blood (if you don’t look)
Type 2
Diabetes
Monitoring Glucose
Get a machine (it doesn’t hurt). About 40 bucks.
You need to know roughly what it is in the morning these days.
Keep a record for your GP.
2 hrs after eating
(always measure this)
Other rule is – it shouldn’t be high 2 hrs after a meal
(some people think it is best to be less than 119 mg/dl or 6.6 mmol;
or less than 141 – 180 mg/dl or 8-10 mmol, 2 hrs after
food is probably ok too)
1 hr after eating
(only measure this sometimes, like with new foods)
should not be too high only 1 hour after a meal
(less than 158 mg/dl or 8.8 mmol is best;
or less than 180 mg/dl or 10 mmol at a minimum is probably ok).
If you want to get it lower – eat less carbs per meal.
Alot of fats plus
carbs can push it up too.
Protein plus a little
carbs (best from veggies),
plus some (a little) fat and no pure sugar
(in drinks,
sweets, desserts, and other things) is best.
If its easily digested – up goes the
blood sugars:
whiteflour, pure sugars, and no real fibre.
Don’t forget,
exercises gets it down straight away
20 – 30 min exercise (up to 2 hrs before having a meal; or 10 -20 min light
exercise
when you finish a meal, also has a beneficial effect). Check with your doctor
if you haven’t exercised for a while.
Your body needs ‘hard
to digest
food’, if you
want to keep your blood sugars low – fruit (not fruit juice);
brown (whole wheat) bread;
whole wheat cereals (not
sugary ones);
no potatoes too (they are too easy to digest -
up go
blood sugars).
Proteins with minimum fats are great, especially
white meat – fish, chicken and turkey.
Type 2
Diabetes
Little ‘Gems’ Little ‘Gems’ Little ‘Gems’
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CAUTION
Do not try to self diagnose or treat yourself.
Always consult a medical practioner/healthcare provider.
Always advise them of your
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dietary changes
-changes in exercise or
activity levels
-if you begin to take
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WEIGHT LOSS
Lose only 10% of your weight and decrease
your risk of dangerous complications ! |
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HELP YOURSELF
Diabetes is like aging 10 years. So do something. |
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Lifestyle Changes
Changes in
diet and exercise are more effective than drugs in lower
blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes |
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Start Early
Tightly controlling your
blood sugar levels soon after being diagnosed with Type 2
diabetes can lead to lower risks of
diabetes complications—including heart disease and
death—years later. |
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Exercise More
exercise doesn’t mean you need to join a gym – walk a bit to work,
park far from the shopping centre, take the stairs,
keep moving and be active,
that’s what the body was designed for !! |
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Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes
increased hunger
increased thirst
fatigue
increased urination, esp. at night
sores that do not heal
infections such as thrush or skin infections such as boils or fungal
skin infections
blurred vision
burning, numbness or tingling in the feet or hands
weight loss
weight gain
irritability and mood changes
headaches
dizziness
ED
carpal tunnel syndrome and Bell’s Palsy (can be caused by high
blood sugar)Symptoms of high blood sugar:
• Excessive hunger and/or thirst
• Weight loss
• Excessive urination
Symptoms of low
blood sugar:
• Cool, clammy skin
• Hunger
• Numbness in your mouth
• Fluttering in your chest
• Feeling faint
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Health Checks
You will need to have the following checks regularly:
Blood Pressure
Cholesterol
HbA1c (
sugars in the blood for the last 3 months)
Feet
Eyes
Kidney function (urine test for protein)
Teeth and Gums (high
blood sugar can affect these) |
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Exercise
Remember to
exercise regularly |
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Fats – bad
Dont consume trans fats. They are toxic!
Look out for them in processed and fast foods. |
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Food Labels
Learn to read them. A Dietician can teach you. |
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Exercise
1 or 2 Days later, the beneficial effects of
exercise on
Diabetes are lost. So you need to continue
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Exercise
High blood pressure can make the effects of
diabetes much much worse.Exercise also lowers blood
pressure! |
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Exercise
You should
exercise 20-40 minutes everday.
Or, 5 days a week please.
Walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, dancing, tennis weight training
and other activities with moving around! |
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Diabetes
Family History
Dont ignore it !
If a family member has Type 2
diabetes, you may very well get it too. Lifestyle is
critical. Watch that creeping weight gain. It can be an indicator
that diabetes is on its way. Ask your doctor what you need to do
(basically follow this guide: eat healthy, exercise, lose weight
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Family History
Tell your children, their children, and their children about the
family risk of diabetes, and what they can do to start preventing
it. |
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Herbal, Vitamin or Nutritional Supplements
Some may be useful in helping to slightly lower or manage
blood sugar in diabetes.
Best is to discuss this with an ‘alternative’ or complementary
health practitioner. |
Type 2
Diabetes
Tips ‘n Tricks Tips ‘n Tricks Tips ‘n Tricks
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FOOTCARE
Use a mirror to examine the underside of your feet.
Try using a lamp for more light to light up your feet.
Infections and
ulcers are hard to stop in diabetics once they start |
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EXERCISE NOTE:
Consult your doctor before undertaking exercises
Try sitting on
a chair. Stand and Sit. Do it 5 – 20 times.
Repeat.Swim
Walk
Use Small Handweights
Talk to your doctor first! |
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FRUIT
Eat fruit with skin on (after washing).
Blood glucose rises slower this way. |
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MILK
Use low fat milk. |
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NUTS
Eat 1 teaspoon peanut butter or 6 almonds a day.
They are good for your heart. |
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BREAD
Eat wholemeal or multi grain
bread only. |
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Nuts
Eat a handful of nuts a day. They are so healthy.
With a meal they also stop
blood sugars rising too quick.
Not too many, you will put in weight!!! |
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Flour.
Don’t eat white
flour. Use wholegrain
flour. |
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Feet
Moisturise feet whenever you remember.
This helps them a bit, and protects the skin. |
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Blood Pressure.
Buy a machine, a check it once a week. |
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Cocoa Powder
Cocoa is good for you (like red wine).
Rich in antioxidants.But not too much, and no sugar ! |
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Testing blood sugars with a meter
Best time to test is
when you awake
before breakfast
2 hours after eating
bedtime |
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Smoking – Quit |
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Stress
No stress. It’s a killer !Learn to manage it – breathe deeply,
change your work patterns, get some advice or help!
BE AWARE OF STRESS! It can increase
blood sugars! |
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Food
Try to eat products that are wholegrain.
These will not increase
blood sugars so much as
non-wholegrain products.
Wholegrain
breads, flour, cereals,
crackers, crisps are available in wholegrain varieties. |
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Fruit Juice
No fruit juices from the shop – especially with added
sugars !
Eat raw fruit. |
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Teeth
Brush teeth twice a day.
Floss regularly (buy a flosser with a handle to help!)
High
blood sugars help cause gum disease.
Take care of your teeth and see your dentist regularly. |
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Vitamin D and Sunshine
Sunshine helps your body make Vitamin D.
Get 20 min a day (but not between 11-4 in summer).
Vitamin D helps your immune system
and general health. |
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Relax?
Learn relaxation methods |
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Cinnamon might help lower blood glucose. Cinnamon helps with
insulin action in the body.
CAUTION: Cinnamon may increase
the risk of bleeding when taken with drugs that
increase the risk of bleeding. Some examples include aspirin,
anticoagulants (“blood thinners”) such as warfarin (Coumadin®) or
heparin,
anti-platelet drugs such as clopidogrel (Plavix®), and non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) such as ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®)
or naproxen (Naprosyn®, Aleve®).Source: http://www.wellness.com/reference/food/cinnamon-cinnamomum-spp/dosing-and-safety |
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Ground Ginger might help lower blood glucose.
Ginger helps with digestion and helps
food move down along
the digestive system quicker.
Ground Ginger from the supermarket is convenient.
But Tea made with fresh slices of ginger (5 min brew) is also fine.
CAUTION: Because ginger increases bile flow, it is contraindicated
in people with gallstonesSource: http://www.yourhealth.com.au/information-on-natural-medicine-herbs-detail.php?name=Ginger |
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Potatoes.
Instead of mashed
potatoes, have mashed cauliflower.
You can’t eat potatoes!
You can eat a sweet potato in place of a white
potato: they are low on the glycemic index scale. |
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Cholesterol
Exercise reduces it. 20 min walk 3-4 times a week good.
40 min even better. |
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Food
South beach Diet by Dr Agatston (a Cardiologist)
helps explain which
foods to keep away from. Buy the pocket guide.
SEE
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Control your diabetes by losing weight with South Beach Diet |
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Type 2
Diabetes
Tips and Tricks
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Desserts after dinner/ Cakes at birthdays/ Sweets
Ever wondered where
all that extra weight came from over the years?
Probably from all those big servings of
sweets.
JUST A SMALL SPOONFULL PLEASE! |
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Footcare
Never walk barefoot. Never. Ever! |
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Sleep
8 Hours a night please as part of a healthy
lifestyle is a must. |
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Fibre
Taken 20 min before a meal (for example Metamucil),may help
with blood glucose levels from going too high after food. Take
fibre supplements regularly. |
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Fruit
As mentioned, eat
food with a low Glycaemic Index.Learn the Glycaemic (GI)
Index tables, and which fruits increase
blood sugar (the fruits with the biggest numbers are the
worst!
Eat in moderation. |
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Fruit Juice
Avoid all fruit juices. Always eat fruits raw and as whole pieces,
never juiced. Blood
sugar rises more slowly this way. |
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Food
Diabetics dont have a special DIET. They just have a BALANCED Diet,
but need to watch which foods they can eat, they need to watch
portion size, and how they combine
foods. |
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Footcare
Make sure footwear does not damage feet.
Wear socks and comfortable fitting shoes. |
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Sweets and Deserts
These can be eaten as part of a BALANCED DIET.
Very small quantities please. |
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Foods
Eat food with a low Glycaemic Index.Learn the Glycaemic (GI) Index
tables, and which
foods increase blood sugar (the
foods with the numbers are the worst!)
See the Page on site
called: ‘Glycaemic Index’
See the Page on site called: ‘Diet In
Diabetes’ |
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Feeling a bit Depressed (or I can’t! Grrrr!)
Sometimes we just can’t go at it alone.
Ask your doc for some help please!
Watch this video please -
The video below is very encouraging !!!
http://www.deo.ucsf.edu/learning-library/videos/2009-video-guzman.html
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High Blood Pressure
Combined with diabetes, it can be very dangerous to your life! Learn
about high blood pressure and make sure yours is
controlled (diet, lifestyle, medicines etc). |
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Dietician
See a dietician. They will analyse your
diet/
lifestyle and comment what your are doing right, wrong, or
how to improve… eg low salt substitutes, food types, preparation,
meal plans etc. They can really help with
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Exercise
Make an ‘APPOINTMENT ‘ with YOURSELF
to go and EXERCISE |
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Heart attack and Stroke
Is common in uncontrolled diabetes.
Know the warning signs.
From: About.com Website: Heart Disease and
Diabetes
http://diabetes.about.com/od/preventingcomplications/
a/heartdisease.htm
Heart Attack Warning Signs
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Pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the chest
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Discomfort in one or both arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach
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Shortness of breath
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Breaking into a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness
Stroke Warning Signs
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Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially
on one side of the body
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Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
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Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
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Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or
coordination
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Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
If you experience these symptoms above, do not hesitate. Phone an
ambulance immediately. |
Type 2
Diabetes
Lower Blood Sugar Tips
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Type 2
Diabetes
Diet
Change Eating habits.
Diet and Exercise
changes will lower your
blood sugar. It’s a fact! |
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Weight loss
Increased Belly fat affects your
blood sugar levels.
Reduce belly fat for lower
blood sugar levels! |
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Exercise
Even 2 hours before or after a meal helps reduce blood
glucose.
Even a 10 minute walk.Right after a meal a slow
‘stroll’ helps compensate for lack of insulin in Type 2s.
Talk to your doctor first! |
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Sugar
Brown sugar is not a healthy alternative (like brown
rice or brown
flour) |
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Food
Learn the Glycaemic Index (GI) value of
foods.
Eat foods with a LOW GI index value!!
This will help get your blood sugars down.See the ‘Glycaemic Index’
Page on this site. |
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Meal Spacing
Don’t eat all your
food in one or two big meals.
Eat more meals, smaller meals, spaced several hours apart. |
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Buy A Meter
If you search the web, you may even find one for free.
See which foods raise your
blood sugar levels the most.
Measure 2 hours after the START of a meal.
Look around this site for the numbers and
blood sugar levels you should aim for.
You dont have to measure all the time: one day
measure at lunch, on another day at dinner time, and on
another day breakfast time.This is what you should aim for
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Fasting
blood sugar (glucose) of
4 – 7 mmol/l (72-126 mg/dl) (when you wake up)
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Your blood glucose levels before meals should be between 4 and 7
mmol/l
(72-126 mg/dl)
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2 After the START OF meals: preferred levels are less
than 10 mmol/l or less than 180 mg/dl
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To achieve very good
control (HbA1c
of 6.5-7.0%) you need a fasting pre-breakfast
glucose
less than 5.5 mmol/l (99 mg/dl ), pre-meal levels at other times
of less than 6.0 mmol/l (108 mg/dl )
and after-meal levels (2 hours after a meal) of less than 8.0
mmol/l
(141 mg/dl).
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Type 2
Diabetes
Restaurant Eating
Try grilled fish, salads, bbq chicken with salad or vegetables,
steak and salad, seafood salad, scrambled eggs, poached eggs, pizza
- 1 slice of vegetarian if you really must,; sauces can be loaded
with fats and
sugars; ask for olive oil or vinegar dressings on salads |
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Meter
Wash hands before testing for
blood sugars. You may have traces of
food on your hands, which may contain
sugars. So you will get a higher (wrong) reading.
Not alcohol please, just mild soap and water. |
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Coffee
Reduce it, drink decaf, or even none at all!
It can raise
blood sugars. |
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Oil
Olive oil is a healthy option. Also healthy are avocados, raw nuts
and seeds such as peanuts and cashews. Not too much please
(remember, they are fats!).
Eat a few nuts daily. |
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Oil
Avoid eating foods which contain trans fats in the food label.
Olive oil DOES NOT contain TRANS FATS. |
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Meals
No big heavy meals please.
Break up your meals into smaller frequent meals, preferably 3 times
a day.
So
blood sugar levels will not rise too high! |
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High Blood Sugars in the Morning
Eat less at night time.
Exercise a bit at night. |
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Stress
Stress causes the liver to dump more
sugar into the bloodstream. Reduce it any way you can: help,
relaxation techniques, walk/exercise, get help. |
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Exercise
Resistance training and weight training increase muscle mass. This
leads to muscle ‘burning’ more
sugars on a daily basis. It also increases insulin
sensitivity (makes the insulin work better). Check with your Doctor
first! |
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WEIGHT LOSS
If you lose weight, your blood sugar levels will also
fall.Lose only 10% of your body weight and decrease your risk of
dangerous complications ! |
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Sugar Substitutes
Use these instead of
sugar if you must.
A
dietician can advise the ideal ones. |
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Food
Golden Rule : ALWAYS have carbohydrates
mixed with protein (even better, add a LITTLE fat
as well !)
This stops blood sugars rising to quick. |
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Foods
A LITTLE bit of fat (oil, cheese, butter), vinegar (acidity)
and nuts (just a few) stop blood glucose from going too high after a
high
carbohydrate meal. |
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Foods
Eat
food with a low Glycaemic Index.Learn the Glycaemic (GI)
Index tables, and which
foods increase blood sugar (the
foods with the numbers are the worst!)See the Page on site
called: ‘Glycaemic Index’
See the Page on site called: ‘Diet In
Diabetes’ |
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Exercise
A bit here, 20 minutes, a bit there, another 10 minutes, it all
adds up and the end. Aim for 20 min to 1 hour a day ! |
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Alcohol
In moderation or small amounts only please. |
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Exercise
A light 10 – 20 min casual stroll after meals can help keep after
meal blood sugars down. |
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Processed Meats
Minimise consumption please, especially hot dogs, bacon, salami or
sausage.
White meat (chicken, turkey) or fish only please. |
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Soft Drinks
Stop drinking these. |
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Fasting Blood Sugars
Keep these low. So your
blood sugar levels won’t go so high after a meal. |
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Fats
Reduce animal fat consumption, found in meats, cheese and dairy
products. Get your fats from these (plant) sources – such olive
oil, nuts and avocados. |
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Carbohydrates
BAD: Reduce the consumption of ‘simple’
carbohydrates like white
flour
bread and white
rice.GOOD: Try brown (wholemeal
bread) or brown
rice. GOOD: Increase the consumption of complex
carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates are slow to digest and have a
low glycemic index.
Examples of simple and complex
carbohydrates
From http://www.howtothinkthin.com/instincts2.htm
BAD: ‘simple’
carbohydrates: Table
sugar Corn syrup Fruit juice Candy Cake Bread made with
white flour Pasta made with white
flour Soda pop, such as Coke®, Pepsi®, Mountain Dew®, etc.
Candy All baked goods made with white flour Most packaged cereals.
GOOD: ‘complex’ carbohydrates
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Whole meal spelt
bread
Split peas Apples Lettuce Buckwheat
bread Prunes Water Cress
Oat bran
bread Apricots, Dried Zucchini Oatmeal
Pears Asparagus
Oat bran cereal
Plums Artichokes Pinto beans Potatoes
Dill Pickles |
Spinach
Whole Barley Grapefruit Turnip Greens
Buckwheat
Museli Strawberries Okra
Wild rice
Oranges Cabbage
Brown
rice
Yams Celery Multi-grain bread Carrots Cucumbers |
Yogurt, low fat Soybeans
Radishes
Skim milk
Lentils
Broccoli
Navy beans
Garbanzo beans Brussels Sprouts Cauliflower
Kidney beans Eggplant
Soy milk
Lentils Onions Tomatoes |
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Food
Please, no
potatoes, pizza, doughnuts,
chips french fries, fried chicken, processed foods (even
those containing vegetables), pies, cakes, white
flour goods, and products containing sugar.
Remember, eat complex
carbohydrates, wholegrain food products
(wholemeal/wholegrain
bread), wholemeal
flour, brown
rice, and you can eat
foods with a low GI (Glycaemic Index Value). Fish, chicken
and many vegetables (see above) are good. |
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Fibre
Eat fibre rich foods. This delays
sugar absorption into your bloodstream. |
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Water
Drink water. It dilutes the blood, lower blood sugar,
so Never be dehydrated! |
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Food
Avoid processed
foods.
They are high fat, high salt, usually high sugar. They are usually
low fibre. These will raise
blood sugars. |
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Food
Avoid FAST
foods.
They are high fat, high salt, usually high sugar. They are usually
low fibre. These will raise blood sugars. |
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Food
Add vinegar to salads etc.
This delays digestion and reduces rises in blood sugar. |
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Instead of…..From: Joslin
Diabetes Center Website
http://www.joslin.org/info/
healthy_alternatives_to_your_favorite_foods.html
When you want something sweet… Instead of cake,
cookies, or ice cream, try:
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Sugar-free jello or hard candies (but always read the Nutrition
Label on every
food for serving size information)
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Sugar-free hot cocoa
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Fruit with cool whip
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Lower fat
cookies like ginger snaps, vanilla wafers, graham
crackers, animal crackers (again, observe serving size)
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No
sugar added pudding or fudgsicles
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Eating very
small portions of your favorite treat
When you want something salty and crunchy…
Instead of
potato
chips or tortilla chips, try:
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