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Person: Non-Diabetic (Normal)
Blood Glucoselevels should be
.Fasting blood sugar under 100 mg/dl = 5.5 mmol/L
One hour after meals under 140 mg/dl = 7.8 mmol/L
Two hours after meals under 120 mg/dl = 6.7 mmol/L
.
.
Person: Type 2 Diabetes
Blood SUGAR levels should be.. If you 'embrace' your Type 2 Diabetes
you will gradually learn to control it and achieve an HbA1c of 7% or below.
But to do this, you need to check to see your
fasting blood sugar (glucose) levels are 4 - 7 mmol/l (72-126 mg/dl) (when you
wake up)
test your blood glucose levels before meals between, should be 4 and 7
mmol/l (72-126 mg/dl).
Remember, you still need tablets if you are ill;
if you are being sick or cannot swallow the tablets, |let your doctor or nurse
know.
Occasionally test after meals (preferred levels less than 10 mmol/l) (180 mg/dl
)
.
To achieve very good control (HbA1c 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 less than 6.0 mmol/l (108 mg/dl )
.
after-meal levels (2 hours after a meal) less than 8.0 mmol/l (141 mg/dl).
.
.
These levels cannot be achieved in all patients. But if you are well and are
prepared to stick to a healthy
diet and exercise your medication should be adjusted to achieve these levels,
even if that means starting insulin.
.
.
.
How to Tell if you havePrediabetes There are two different tests to see if you have normal blood sugar
(glucose) or pre-diabetes:
1) the fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) or
2) the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).
1) The fasting plasma glucose test (FPG)
Normal
PreDiabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
less than 5.6 mmol/L
5.6-7 mmol/l
greater
than 7 mmol/l
less than 100 mg/dl
100 -126
mg/dl
greater
than 126 mg/dl
2) The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). (Done by your
Doctor)
Normal
PreDiabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
less than 7.7 mmol/l
7.7 - 11
mmol/l
greater
than 11 mmol/l
less than 140 mg/dl
140 - 200
mg/dl
greater
than 200 mg/dl
.
.
.
If you are pre-diabetic or diabetic, among the first issues you will
have to deal with are blood sugar levels, irregular blood sugar levels, and just
how to monitor your blood sugar level.
A basic blood sugar chart will give you an idea of what values you should be
aiming for to take care of your health and stay
clear of harmful health effects due to type 2 diabetes:
Normal
Fasting blood sugar
(glucose) levels are 4 –
5.5mmol/l (70- 100 mg/dl) (when you wake up);
these amounts are typically less in the morning, and rise soon
after meals.
Regardless of what
you may have previously eaten, a random reading of
10 mmol/l (or 180
mg/dl) or more, may suggest
you have type 2 diabetes.
A fasting blood
sugar reading taken, for example, any time after you wake up each morning,
should be, as mentioned 4 – 5.5mmol/l
(70- 100 mg/dl).
If the fasting blood
sugar reading is 7 mmol/l (126 mg/dL) or more,
you may have type 2 diabetes.
When monitoring your blood glucose
levels, its crucial that you study any patterns with your readings with your
doctor or diabetes nurse or healthcare professional, and take note of variations
with meals, medications or other activity (like stress) that trigger undesirable
readings.
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My name is Pamela Vinten and this is
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I am a retired Home Economics teacher living on
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I have maintained a keen interest in nutritional
trends for over 40 years and am constantly on the lookout for healthier food
options. This was very important to me when I was raising my five children and
dealing with the obstacles we all experience while trying to maintain a healthy
lifestyle.
This book is the result of the anguish I have
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eating of very damaging sweet, chocolaty foods. Let’s face it, who can resist! I
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At an annual physical or checkup your doctor may order a fasting
blood sugar (FBS) test, or an
oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to help
determine whether you have diabetes. What do these tests mean?
Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)
A fasting blood sugar of 70 mg/dl (3.8 mmol/l) to 99 mg/dl (5.5
mmol/l) is normal.
If your fasting blood sugar level comes back between 100 mg/dl (5.5
mmol/l) and 125 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l)
then you are considered to
have
impaired fasting glucose or pre-diabetes.
A fasting glucose higher than 125 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l) indicates that
you have type 2 diabetes.
Most doctors like to get a fasting blood sugar on two separate occasions to make sure of the diagnosis.
The OGTT is a glucose challenge test. You are given a drink that
contains 75 grams of glucose (sugar).
Two hours later another blood
sample is
drawn to check your glucose level.
If your blood sugar is
under 140 mg/dl (7.7 mmol/l), then your glucose tolerance is considered
normal.
If it is 140 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l) to 200 mg/dl (11 mmol/l), then
you have impaired glucose tolerance or prediabetes.
If your glucose is
over
200 mg/dl (11 mmol/l) then a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is made.
The unit of measurement for blood sugar is varies around the world.
In the United States,
the standard is milligrams per deciliter or mg/dl.
In other countries, blood sugar may be measured in millimoles/liter or
mmol/l.
Here is a quick conversion chart courtesy of
Usenet and FAQS.org
4.0 mmol/l = 75 mg/dl
5.5 mmol/l = 100 mg/dl
5 - 6 mmol/l = 90-110 mg/dl
8.0 mmol/l = 150 mg/dl
10.0 mmol/l = 180 mg/dl
11.0 mmol/l = 200 mg/dl
Conversion
: UK Units vs USA as
follows:
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to have the
calculation done for you :
Conversion
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Conversion from mmol/L
(UK
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Diagnosed
with Diabetes ?
At Risk of getting Diabetes?
What's
next
?
Diet
Lifestyle
changes !
Exercise
Education
Health Checkups
!
Monitoring Glucose
Others ?????
Some things to know
about......
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for helpful information.
Blood Sugars –
Fasting
After Meals Glucose
Blood Sugar- How to Lower
How to lower HbA1c
Blood Sugar- Effect of Meals on HbA1c
Blood Sugars – Testing
Blood Sugar Levels - Before and after meals
Blood Sugars- Normal People and disruption
Glycemic Index
Avoiding organ damage
Carbs
Carbs – Addiction
Carbs Information
Facts About Carbohydrates in Food
Cardiovascular Risk
Heart and Blood Vessels
Causes of Diabetes
Deterioration
Diet
Hunger & Carbs
Which fats to use
Dietary Fiber
Exercise
Feet
HbA1c - Ideal value
Insulin resistance
Fats
Footcare Habits
Foot Problems
Stress
Food Labels
Smoking
Obesity and Insulin Resistance
Products
Reversing or Minimising Damage
Risk
Heart Attack
Supplements
Support for Diabetes
Health Testing
The Future
Weight loss
More on Exercise......
Extract........
Diet and exercise are the basis of good diabetes
management. In fact,
many patients can be controlled
quite adequately
with diet and exercise changes alone.
Unfortunately, with the
introduction of of insulin and
oral tablets, the role played by exercise
went
into down, but it is only now emerging again.
After all, if the patient
can be controlled with
the use of insulin or an oral agent (tablet),
why
make the patient exercise? Today, the picture seems
to have changed
radically and exercise has again
come center stage.
A regular program of exercise not only helps in
correcting many of
metabolic abnormalities associated
with diabetes,
but also makes the person a much
more fitter and healthier person.
Exercise decreases
the blood sugar levels
(and it does this even without
any change in the weight of the patient),
it leads to
an increase in insulin sensitivity,
decreases the levels of bad triglycerides and the bad LDL-cholesterol,
whilst increasing
the 'good' HDL-cholesterol values.
The energy spent during the exercise also contributes
to the weight
reduction of an overweight patient.
Check with your doctor before starting
exercise program !
The
following advice
(From Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site),
adapted from a page posted at
http://alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm
has
helped thousands of people with Type 2 diabetes
achieve normal blood sugars, no matter how high
their blood sugars were when they started out.
The chart shows
blood sugar should be
Fasting
blood sugar under 100 mg/dl =
5.5 mmol/L
One
hour after meals under 140 mg/dl =
7.8 mmol/L
Two hours after
meals under 120 mg/dl =
6.7 mmol/L
Conversion : UK Units vs USA as follows:
CLICK
HERE:
to have the
calculation done for you : Conversion
: UK vs American (USA)
units
or
1mmol/L =18 mg/dl for
Conversion from mmol/L (UK
Units) to mg/dl (American Units)
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visiting links !
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since you are interested in
not just your after-meal
reading but also in
how much your blood sugar level increased because
of your food intake
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Working To understand what happens as your blood sugar deteriorates from normal
to pre-diabetes, and finally,
to full-fledged
diabetes you need to first
understand how blood sugar control works in a normal body.
Let's look at
that now.
Blood Sugar
Blood Sugar Control- Normal Person The key to understanding blood sugar control is to understand the role
played by special cells
called Beta-Cells. These tiny
cells are
scattered through an organ called the
pancreas which is
located just under your stomach. The job of the beta cell
is to produce
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There is now substantial evidence that type 2 diabetes can beprevented or delayed. Individuals at
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The single most dangerous idea you are likely to encounter
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Chromium has
been shown in studies to improve glucose and lipid effects.
Cinnamon Bark Powder
has been shown in studies to promote healthy blood sugar balance.
Banaba Leaf Extract
has been shown in pre-clinical studies to support healthy cholesterol
balance and
support the rate of glucose uptake.
These studies further
suggested banaba contains insulin-like actions.
Vitamin C
plays an important role in glucose metabolism and oxidative stress on
the body systems.
Vitamin E
promotes healthy insulin action, metabolic control, and endothelial
function.
Bitter Melon Fruit
Extract has been shown in preliminary studies to contain
insulin-like properties.
Guggul Extract
has been used for thousands of years to address illness, cholesterol and
obesity.
It contains antioxidant, anti-swelling and
hypolipidemic
properties.
Alpha Lipoic Acid
fights against oxidative damage to the lungs and vascular system.
It can
also support healthy peripheral insulin sensitivity,
insulin function,
and healthy blood sugar balance
Diet
Choosing a
healthy lifestyle can help you improve your
health and reduce your risk of heart disease
and
diabetes.
Healthy lifestyles include eating a healthy
diet, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising
regularly,
quitting smoking (or not starting),
and minimizing stress. (Note: Specific guidance
for maintaining a
healthy lifestyle may change
over time as new scientific recommendations
become available.) Learn more about each of the
factors that affect your lifestyle.
Excess body fat leads to health
problems such as type 2 diabetes, high
blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
Health professionals use a
measurement called body mass index (BMI)
to classify an adult's weight as
healthy,
overweight, or obese.
BMI
describes body weight relative to height
and is correlated with total body fat
content in most adults.
Having excess abdominal body fat is
also a health risk. Men with a waist of
more than 40 inches around and
women
with a waist
of 35 inches or
more are at
risk for health problems.
More than 60 percent of U.S. adults
are either overweight or obese,
according to the Centers for Disease
Control and
Prevention (CDC). While the number of overweight people has been
slowly climbing
since the 1980s, the
number of obese adults has nearly
doubled since then.
Excess weight and physical inactivity
account for more than 300,000 premature
deaths each
year in the United States,
second only to deaths
related to
smoking, says the CDC. People who are
overweight or obese are more likely to
develop heart disease, stroke,
high
blood pressure,
diabetes, gallbladder
disease and joint pain
caused by excess
uric acid (gout). Excess weight can also
cause interrupted
breathing during sleep
(sleep apnea) and wearing away of the
joints (osteoarthritis).
To lose weight, you must eat less and
move more. Your body needs to burn more
calories than you take in.
Exercise improves heart function, lowers blood pressure and blood
cholesterol, helps manage
diabetes, and
helps
control weight.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute (NHLBI) at NIH recommends that
adults get
at least 30 minutes of
moderate physical activity on
most days
of the week.
Talk to your doctor about what forms
of exercise are best for you.
For more information about exercise
and physical fitness, see:
Choosing a
healthy lifestyle can help you improve your
health and reduce your risk of heart disease
and
diabetes.
Minimize Stress The link between stress and coronary
heart disease is not entirely clear.
However, people who have too much stress
or who have
unhealthy responses to
stress may
be at greater risk of having
coronary heart disease.
Facts about stress and coronary heart
disease:
Stress speeds up
the heart rate.
People with heart
disease are more likely to have a
heart attack during times of stress.
People sometimes
respond to stress with unhealthy
habits such as smoking or eating
salty or high-fat foods.
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.
Heart and
Blood Vessels
Education- NDEP Control diabetes by controlling glucose, blood pressure,
and cholesterol
Nearly
65 percent of people with diabetes will die from
a heart attack or stroke;
because of a lack of available information, two
out of three people with diabetes are unaware
of their heightened risk.
In order for those with
diabetes to stay heart healthy, having the most
up-to-date information is crucial.
Now, there's a place where people can go for the
latest resources that can help them control
their diabetes,
as well as monitor their blood pressure and
cholesterol levels.
When those with diabetes take
steps to also ensure good cardiovascular health,
they can live long, healthy lives.
The
National Diabetes Education Program is a federally
funded program sponsored by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'
National Institutes of Health and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
includes over 200 partners at
the federal, state, and local levels, working
together to reduce the morbidity and
mortality associated with diabetes.
Group with Fasting
blood sugar of 110-124 mg/dl or 6.1-6.9
mmol/L had the same cardiovascular
and metabolic syndrome incidence as
people with diabetes in the following study:
Group with Fasting
blood sugar of 110-124 mg/dl or 6.1-6.9
mmol/L had the same
cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome
incidence as people with diabetes in the following study:
To learn more about the
diabetic food pyramid visit
http://www.diabetes-diabetic-diet-plans.com
,
a popular website devoted to
help
people with diabetes live a healthier
life. The website provides
tips on
diabetic food, cooking and diet
plans, as well as
information several
complications
associated with the
disease.
Diabetic Food
The diabetic food pyramid
outlines in detail what those suffering from the disease
should eat,
and what they should avoid.
You'll find
lots
of starches, grains and breads on the pyramid that was
first released by the USDA in 2005.
And if you're
looking for recipes, they can be found practically
everywhere you look.
Search the internet, open a book,
magazine or
newspaper, or just turn on the television
and you'll
no doubt find more tasty recipes than you
could ever hope to try.
A quick trip to the public
library
will add even more treats to your list.
The main thing that needs to be avoided is sugars,
and given how tempting many desserts
can be this is
harder than it seems.
Those with
a mild case of diabetes
might be able to grab a nibble of sugared foods on
occasion,
but not too often. Those with moderate to
severe cases of
diabetes should avoid them completely.
Foods
high in water and fiber, like fruits and
vegetables , are the so-called high-volume
foods.
They add bulk to your meals and help
fill
your stomach.
High-Water,
High-Fiber Foods Help Curb Hunger. Lean Protein
Can Reduce Hunger
Graftjacket. This treatment helps our body to repair the wound
quickly by providing immediate
coverage to the wound and a way to
rebuild the area of
missing tissue
Tight control
means getting as close to a normal (nondiabetic) blood
sugar level as you safely can.
Ideally, this means levels between 70 mg/dl (3.8 mmol/l)
and 130 mg/dl before meals (7.2 mmol/L),
and less than 180 (10mmol/L) two hours after starting a
meal, with a glycated hemoglobin (A1C) level
less than 7 percent. The target number for glycated
hemoglobin will vary depending on the type of test your
doctor's laboratory uses.
In real life, you should set your goals with your
doctor. Keeping a normal level all the time is not
practical.
And it's not needed to get results.
Every bit you
lower your blood sugar level helps to prevent
complications.
Living with tight control
To get tight control, you must do the following:
Pay more
attention to your diet and exercise.
Measure
your blood sugar levels more often.
If you take insulin, change how much you use and
your injection schedule.
Enjoy weddings, picnics, birthday parties, and other social events!
Prevent a heart attack,
stroke, blindness, amputation, or kidney failure!
Avoid the“insulin
addiction” trap!
Avoid becoming avictim
of illnessand
a victim of the medical industry, healthcare system,
and pharmaceutical companies.
Become avictor
of wellnessand
a role model for your family and friends.
Order the book
Death to Diabetes!
Death to Diabetes!
Watch the Video first !
Here’s a small glimpse of what you’ll find in this book
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: My Coma & Recovery
Chapter 3: Types of Diabetes
Chapter 4: The Diabetes Control & Reversal Model
Chapter 5: The Major Macronutrients
Chapter 6: The 5 “Live” and the 5 “Dead” Foods
Chapter 7: The Super Meal Model
Chapter 8: Nutritional Supplementation
Chapter 9: Cleansing / Detoxification
Chapter 10: Exercise
Chapter 11: Blood Glucose Testing / Doctor Visits
Chapter 12: Drugs / Medications
Chapter 13: Mind & Spirit
Chapter 14: The 6 Stages of Diabetes Control & Reversal
Chapter 15: Diabetic Complications
Chapter 16: Next Steps
Chapter 17: Recipes of Super Meals
By Richard
R. Rubin, PhD, CDE, ADA's Past-President, Health Care & Education
Tip 1: Learn about diabetes. Tip 2: Understand your loved one's diabetes. Tip 3: Find out what your loved one really needs. Tip 4: Offer the help your loved one asks for. Tip 5: Talk about your feelings. Tip 6: Get help. Tip 7: Get started
The Glycemic Index On-line,
the University of Sydney's GI Website, is a comprehensive and
authoritative guide
to the glycemic index.
Dr. Jennie
Brand-Miller, who authorized me to summarize her work in 1995 or
1996,
finally has a Web
presence in November 2000.
And what a
presence it is! Her site is now the key Internet resource on
this subject.
The URL is http://www.glycemicindex.com
Here's another excellent glycemic index resource for
athletes. Cycling Performance Tips:
Glycemic Index shows
how
athletes can make
use of the glycemic index. The URL is http://www.cptips.com/gi.htm
Type 2 diabetes can sometimes be turned around with
weight loss, a healthy diet and exercise.
If your
doctor feels that is the case,
then positive
lifestyle changes that help you lose the excess
weight,
and regular daily exercise may be enough.
With medication or not,
diabetes still requires a
healthy diet and physical activity for optimum
health.
Medications are usually prescribed in addition to
lifestyle changes. The medications work in
different
ways but their effect
is to lower
blood sugar and
help the body's own insulin become
more effective.
If oral medications are not enough,
insulin
injections may be used to
help
gain control of
glucose levels.
A diagnosis of diabetes can really derail your lifestyle. All of a
sudden, there are a lot of new things
to learn and many changes
that
have to take place. Where do you start?
David Kinshuck, Pat Lamb, Urmilla Griffiths (Pat & Urmila: diabetes
specialist nurses, Good Hope Hospital)
Embrace your diabetes
Learning how to control type 2
diabetes...take control
What is happening in type 2 diabetes
First, there is a shortage of insulin
Second, there is insulin resistance.
Third, there are genes
These factors combine to cause type 2
diabetes
Pattern of progression
At the beginning of type 2 diabetes a healthy diet may
be sufficient to lower the sugar and keep the HbA1c below 7%
Later, metformin is needed.
Later still, add Exanatide if overweight or other drug.
Later still insulin may be required
Testing you sugar/glucose level
See
testing.
If you 'embrace' your diabetes, you will gradually learn to control it
and achieve an
HbA1c of 7% or below.
But to
do this, you need to check to see your
fasting
blood sugar levels are 4 - 7 mmol/l
(72-126 mg/dl) (when you
wake up)
test your
blood sugar levels before meals between 4
and 7 mmol/l (72-126 mg/dl)
remember, you still need tablets if you are ill; if you
are being sick or cannot swallow the tablets,
|let your
doctor
or nurse know.
occasionally test after meals (preferred levels less
than 10 mmol/l) (180 mg/dl )
To achieve very good control (HbA1c 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 less than 6.0 mmol/l (108 mg/dl ) and
after-meal levels
(2 hours after a meal) less than 8.0
mmol/l (141 mg/dl).
These levels cannot be achieved in all patients..but if
you are well and are prepared to stick to a healthy
diet and
exercise your medication should be adjusted to achieve these
levels, even if that
means starting insulin.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
conducts and supports
research, trains CAM researchers,
and provides
information about CAM
Diabetes is a condition where people don't produce enough insulin to
meet their body's needs or
their cells don't respond properly
to
insulin.
Type 2 diabetes is mainly caused by insulin resistance.
Symptoms
Treatment
Frequent measurement of
blood sugar levels is the best way to know whether blood sugar
levels are in the target range.
This is easily
done at home with a blood sugar monitor.
Taking Aspirin to Protect Your Heart Studies have shown that taking a low-dose
aspirin every day significantly lowers the risk of
heart attacks.
All About Stroke If you have diabetes, you're much more likely to
have a stroke, heart disease, or a heart attack. But
you can cut your chances of having these problems by
taking special care of your heart and blood vessels.
Make Wise Food Choices Learn how food choices help keep your heart and
blood vessels healthy.
Choose Fats Wisely Diabetes increases your chances of having a
heart attack or a stroke. Learn how making the right
choices can help reduce the risk of having a heart
attack or stroke.
Cook with Heart Healthy Foods You can protect your heart and blood vessels by
eating less saturated fat and by choosing the types
of fats that help your cholesterol levels.
It's proven: Diabetes
effects can be reversed. According to a
groundbreaking new study completed by researchers at UCLA and
other
California universities, changes in diet and moderate
exercise actually
reverse diabetes in at least 50% of patients
in only three weeks!
In only three weeks time, the amount of cholesterol and free radicals
in
the test subjects' blood was lower
and their nitric oxide levels were
higher, which are all factors
in stopping diabetes before it takes its
toll on limbs and life.
When there's too much
insulin, blood sugar levels begin to fall (hypoglycemia), triggering a
feeling of
hunger and the constant
need to eat, which also causes weight
gain and fat storage.
The whole idea in
treating diabetes is to bring blood sugar levels back to normal quickly.
This must be done immediately after
eating and then gradually continue
for several hours, as
food is being digested. In non-diabetic
individuals, this process occurs very
smoothly because the
body
constantly adjusts its secretion of insulin depending on the levels of
blood sugar.
Carbs make us hungry. When
we're hungry, we eat more. The more we eat the more we want,
so we gain
weight. It's the classic
vicious circle of addiction.
Exercise
Exercise works like a charm to lower glucose levels. The best time of
the day to exercise is after a meal.
This doesn't mean that you put your
fork down and run out the door, but maybe within the
following two
hours. Even a brief 10-minute walk can make a difference
in postprandial
(after meals) glucose levels.
When consumed
in food or drinks the refined sugar rapidly goes into the blood stream
and
produces a sharp rise in blood sugar values.
The pancreas secretes
large amounts of insulin to promptly return high blood sugar values to
normal.
Sharp rises
in insulin output may cause overshooting the desired blood sugar and it
is
common for these individuals to have blood sugar
values plummet to
low levels with
symptoms of low blood sugar (weakness, sweating, cloudy
thinking, lack of energy, hunger, shakiness).
When consumed
in food or drinks the refined sugar rapidly goes into the blood stream
and produces
a sharp rise in blood sugar values.
The pancreas secretes
large amounts of insulin to promptly return high blood sugar values to
normal.
Sharp rises
in insulin output may cause overshooting the desired blood sugar and it
is common for
these individuals to have blood sugar
values plummet to
low levels with symptoms of low blood sugar (weakness, sweating, cloudy
thinking, lack of energy, hunger, shakiness).
With the
passage of time this massive output of insulin provoked by huge sugar
intakes takes a toll
on the pancreas and reaches the point
where the
pancreas is unable to produce any greater quantities
of insulin. When
this occurs sugar no longer enters the cells in adequate
amounts to
prevent rising blood sugar values. The diagnosis of diabetes can be made
with
now elevated blood sugar values but the problem
obviously began
many years earlier with the
first signs of insulin excess.
What
Causes Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes?
Why
Does Arteriosclerosis Plague Diabetic Patients?
Why Do
Diabetics Become Obese? What Role Does U.S. Soil Play In The Diabetic Problem? Diabetics are at increased risk for mineral deficiencies
How Can
Type 2 Diabetics Recover From Their Illness?
Sugar in the
form of fruit contains fiber that delays absorption and thus moderates
the rise in blood
sugar values when fruit is consumed.
Refined white
sugar, sucrose, and dextrose lack fiber and nutrients. When consumed in
food or
drinks the refined sugar rapidly goes into the blood stream and
produces a sharp rise in blood
sugar values. The pancreas secretes large
amounts of insulin to promptly return
high blood sugar
values to normal.
Why Do
Diabetics Become Obese? When the pre-diabetic person is experiencing chronic high insulin values
with too many carbohydrate
calories, this insulin is converting
some of
the excess glucose into the fat triglyceride,
which gets stored in fat
cells which end up distended in an obese patient.
Conceptually, identifying the metabolic
syndrome (or insulin resistance) identifies risk for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes.
This article explains how, historically,
insulin resistance brought together facets of the
metabolic syndrome and the pathogenesis of diabetes
and atheroma (thicklening of arteries in CVD)
but has
since been clinically “overtaken” by central obesity,
now accepted as the core component
of the metabolic
syndrome.
The metabolic syndrome encompasses a wide
range of metabolic disturbances in glucose, insulin
and
lipid metabolism, and is associated with
central
abdominal obesity.
Conceptually, identifying the metabolic
syndrome (or insulin resistance) identifies risk for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes.
This article explains how, historically,
insulin resistance brought together facets of the
metabolic syndrome and the pathogenesis of
diabetes and
atheroma (thicklening of arteries in CVD)
but has
since been clinically “overtaken”
by central obesity,
now accepted as the core component of the
metabolic
syndrome.
The metabolic syndrome encompasses a wide
range of metabolic disturbances in glucose,
insulin and
lipid metabolism, and is associated with
central
abdominal obesity.
Knowing which fats raise LDL cholesterol and which ones don't is
the first step in lowering your risk of heart disease. In
addition to the LDL produced naturally by your body, saturated
fat,
trans-fatty acids and dietary cholesterol can also
raise blood cholesterol. Monounsaturated fats and
polyunsaturated fats appear to not raise LDL cholesterol; some
studies suggest they might even help lower LDL cholesterol
slightly when eaten as part of a low-saturated and
trans-fat
diet.
The American Heart Association's Nutrition
Committee strongly advises these fat guidelines for healthy
Americans over age 2: read more ......
For example, a sedentary female who is 31–50
years old needs about 2,000 calories each day. Therefore, she
should consume less than 16 g saturated fat, less than 2 g trans fat and between 50 and 70 grams of total fat
each day (with most fats coming from sources of polyunsaturated
and monounsaturated fats, such as fish, nuts, seeds and
vegetable oils).
The ADA currently recommends keeping
blood sugar levels before meals
between 90 mg/dl (5 mmol/L)
and 130 mg/dl (7 mmol/L) and keeping
blood sugar levels one to
two hours after meals below
180 mg/dl (10 mmol/L) for most people.
Remember:
Conversion
: UK vs American (USA) units
1mmol/L =18 mg/dlCLICK
HERE:
Conversion from mmol/L (UK Units) to mg/dl (American Units)
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has
identified an increased risk of ulcers and
amputations
in the following groups of
people with diabetes:
Those who have had diabetes for ten
years or longer
Men
People whose
blood sugar control
is less than optimal
People who already have other
diabetes complications, such as
cardiovascular (heart) disease, retinopathy (eye disease),
or
nephropathy (kidney disease)
People with a history of smoking,
because smoking is associated with early
development of
vascular (blood vessel)
complications in diabetes.
Taking Steps Toward Healthy Feet
Here are some of the most important steps you can take now to prevent
diabetes-related foot complications:
Controlling blood fats.
Controlling blood pressure.
Smoking cessation.
Daily foot inspection.
Foot care habits.
Evaluating footwear.
Read More..........
Remember:
Conversion
: UK vs American (USA) units 1mmol/L =18 mg/dlCLICK
HERE:
Conversion from mmol/L (UK Units) to mg/dl (American Units)
There are many ways to reduce risks to
feet problems
Read More..........
One way is to ......
Control blood fats. High blood
levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
cholesterol
(the so-called bad
cholesterol) and the fats
called
triglycerides can contribute to
atherosclerosis
(hardening of the
arteries) and heart disease. Atherosclerosis
is also a
contributor to the development of
peripheral arterial disease, which itself
increases risk for foot complications by
interfering
with the healing of wounds.
Peripheral arterial disease can be
symptomless or it can manifest itself
in a
number of ways
including coolness of the
fingers or toes, loss of hair on the hands
or feet, or
intermittent claudication (pain in the
legs or
buttocks that starts with activity
and subsides with rest).
People with diabetes tend to have LDL
levels similar to those of people who don’t
have diabetes,
but diabetes often causes
decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein
(HDL) cholesterol
(the so-called good
cholesterol) and increased levels of
triglycerides.
Depending on your
levels and symptoms, your health-care team
may recommend dietary changes,
including
lowering your intake of saturated and
trans fats, exercise, and
medicines.
Treating dyslipidemia Drugs for lowering LDL cholesterol
Lowering triglycerides
The role of diabetes drugs Combination therapy
Following some trials ....."these results led the researchers to
conclude their report with a declaration
that "statin therapy should now
be considered routinely for all diabetic patients at sufficiently high
risk of major vascular events, irrespective of their initial
cholesterol
concentrations."
"You can ‘convert’ a person with metabolic syndrome to what is
essentially a nondiabetic
state with diet modification and exercise,"
Dr. Keilson says. "In true diabetes, though, the risk of
heart disease
is profound, and many physicians will go directly to pharmaceutical
therapy to give their patients maximum protection."
The first drug of choice to lower LDL cholesterol levels is usually a
"statin."
Statins also have the bonus effect of lowering
triglycerides as much as 35% and raising HDL levels 10%.
Enjoy weddings, picnics, birthday parties, and other social events!
Prevent a heart attack,
stroke, blindness, amputation, or kidney failure!
Avoid the“insulin
addiction” trap!
Avoid becoming avictim
of illnessand
a victim of the medical industry, healthcare system,
and pharmaceutical companies.
Become avictor
of wellnessand
a role model for your family and friends.
Order the book
Death to Diabetes!
Death to Diabetes!
Watch the Video first !
Here’s a small glimpse of what you’ll find in this book
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: My Coma & Recovery
Chapter 3: Types of Diabetes
Chapter 4: The Diabetes Control & Reversal Model
Chapter 5: The Major Macronutrients
Chapter 6: The 5 “Live” and the 5 “Dead” Foods
Chapter 7: The Super Meal Model
Chapter 8: Nutritional Supplementation
Chapter 9: Cleansing / Detoxification
Chapter 10: Exercise
Chapter 11: Blood Glucose Testing / Doctor Visits
Chapter 12: Drugs / Medications
Chapter 13: Mind & Spirit
Chapter 14: The 6 Stages of Diabetes Control & Reversal
Chapter 15: Diabetic Complications
Chapter 16: Next Steps
Chapter 17: Recipes of Super Meals
Discussion here that .........post-meal blood sugars of 140 mg/dl (7.8
mmol/L) and higher, as well as
fasting blood sugars over 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/L) may cause permanent organ damage,
as well as contributing to the
progression of diabetes.
Read More..........
Blood Sugars
Fasting
Avoiding organ damage
Max Fasting blood sugars
should be 5.6
: to avoid organ damage Discussion here that .........post-meal blood sugars of 140 mg/dl (7.8
mmol/L) and higher,
as well as fasting blood sugars
over 100 mg/dl (5.6
mmol/L) may cause permanent organ damage,
as well as contributing to the
progression of diabetes.
As blood sugar levels rise
unabated, the body converts these sugars into fatty compounds called
triglycerides. Triglycerides slow the
blood flow in the smaller arteries and arterioles by making the blood
thicker and stickier.
As the oxygen-carrying blood
fails to reach
various parts of the body in time, the damage begins to mount.
The areas
supplied by the smallest blood vessels begin to suffer first. The vision
deteriorates.
Strokes occur. Kidneys begin to fail. Cardiovascular
disease becomes evident.
Numbness, tingling and pain begins to occur in
the lower extremities followed by the necessary amputation of the toes,
feet or lower limbs. Read More....
As blood sugar levels rise
unabated, the body converts these sugars into fatty compounds called
triglycerides. Triglycerides slow the
blood flow in the smaller arteries and arterioles by making the blood
thicker and stickier.
As the oxygen-carrying blood
fails to reach
various parts of the body in time, the damage begins to mount.
The areas
supplied by the smallest blood vessels begin to suffer first. The vision
deteriorates.
Strokes occur. Kidneys begin to fail. Cardiovascular
disease becomes evident.
Numbness, tingling and pain begins to occur in
the lower extremities followed by the necessary amputation of the toes,
feet or lower limbs. Read More....
To understand what happens as your blood sugar deteriorates from normal
to pre-diabetes,
and finally, to full-fledged
diabetes you need to first
understand how blood sugar control works in a normal body.
Read
More....
The
Mediterranean Diet is a great way
for people to eat healthy food that
tastes great. It's easy to follow
the Mediterranean Diet.
Make olive oil your primary
source of dietary fat
Incorporate an abundance of food
from plant sources, including
fruits and vegetables, breads,
grains, beans, nuts, and seeds
Eat
low to moderate amounts of fish
and poultry weekly
Eat
low to moderate amounts of
cheese and yogurt daily
Drink
a moderate amount of wine (one
to two glasses per day for men,
one glass per day for women)
Here are
some other easy tips: Substitute
olive oil for butter. Snack on
almonds instead of fat-free cookies.
Spread avocado on a sandwich to
replace the mayonnaise.
Flax Seed
If you want to enjoy the benefits of
flaxseed
oil (linseed oil) , it is important to ground the seeds before you
eat them or use
pure flax seed oil from a bottle.
The flax seed is too hard for the
stomach to digest and if you eat whole flax seeds they will just pass
through you
without releasing any nutrients. (They will however work
wonders if you ever become constipated!)
Thomas Smith in the 'Fats and Oils' section of his website
Healing Matters - www.healingmatters.com
says Flaxseed is a
healthy choice.
Both Flax seed oil or
ground Flax seed are healthy choices.
The tutorials listed are interactive health
education resources from the Patient Education Institute.
Using animated
graphics
each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read
language.
If you experience high
blood sugar levels when you wake up, talk with
your health-care team.
They can recommend further testing and changes in
your meal, exercise, or insulin regimen to alleviate the problem.
Natural Medicine For Diabetes - Natural Diabetes
Medicine Tips
If you suffer from Diabetes and you would like to try out natural
treatments for the condition,
then luckily you have quite a few
options
to choose from.
