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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.
Diabetes really is a serious problem, and can
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nerves, possibly leading to blindness, kindey failure, amputation of feet, heart
illnesses and stroke. Those who have diabetes, regardless if it is type 1 or 2
is a real threat to health.
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Help is here for people with diabetes fighting their desire
for forbidden sweet, sugary foods.
36 Delicious Diabetic-friendly
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Finally you can indulge in sweet treats
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Are you quietly devastated at having to
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Are you dismayed at a life-time sentence
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Before I go any further have a look at the sort
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Windmill Celebration Cake
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“Oh No!”
I can hear you say… “Stop tempting me, its torture”.
Are you, like millions of other diabetic sufferers around the world, fighting a
war between the voices in your head saying “no” to sweet,
sugary chocolate treats and your stomach which is betraying all your good
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It’s a win,
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Before I go on let me introduce
myself…….
Pamela is the author of
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My name is Pamela Vinten and this is
my story …
I am a retired Home Economics teacher living on
the Gold Coast, Australia. Having studied in Melbourne, I majored in nutrition,
food science and biochemistry.
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
felt over the years as I have watched, and (to be truthful) indulged in, the
eating of very damaging sweet, chocolaty foods. Let’s face it, who can resist! I
am proud to offer you a solution and it comes in the form of my deliciously
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Enjoy!
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How about a chocolate that is not only low on the
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Help is here for children with diabetes fighting
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“Read The Latest Research”
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A number of recent studies have shown
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Before I go any further have a look at the sort
of
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Swamp Mud with Frog Slime
Choco Coated Banana Bites
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Chocolate Nest with Eggs
“Oh No!”
I can hear you say… “Stop torturing me”
Are you, like lots of other parents of diabetic children around the world,
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Does that
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What boy can say no to a yummy
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What girl can resist a Chocolate Love Heart
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Let me introduce the Author…
Pamela is the author of
international selling eBook “Chocolate Against Diabetes”
My name is Pamela Vinten and this is
my story...
I am a retired Home Economics teacher living on
the Gold Coast, Australia. Having studied in Melbourne, I majored in nutrition,
food science and biochemistry.
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
felt over the years as I have watched, and (to be truthful) indulged in, the
eating of very damaging sweet, chocolaty foods. Let’s face it, who can resist! I
am proud to offer you a solution and it comes in the form of my deliciously
smooth chocolate that is not only amazingly healthy but diabetic friendly as
well. Enjoy!
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Dietary advice for the prevention
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A U T H O R S ’
C O N C L U S I O N S
Implications for
practice
Although only
two types of dietary advice were provided in the trials, common factors
were
reduction of energy intake and simple
sugars, an
increase in fresh fruit and vegetables.........
Implications for research
Additional
research needs to be carried out into the best type of diet, and the
optimal frequency
and type of contact with dietary advisors, to
maximise participant compliance to any prescribed
dietary
treatments......
Conclusions
Although more
evidence is required, the data which are available
do suggest that
there are benefits in following an energy-controlled
diet with an
increase in consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables,
and a decrease
in simple sugars intake. However, another overriding
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There is now substantial evidence that
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the morbidity and mortality associatedwith diabetes. Diabetes prevention policies that
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increasedphysical activity,
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Whether you are newly diagnosed or simply in need of more
information about diabetes,
this website – created by UCSF's
Diabetes
Teaching Center – can help. Diabetes management
is
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that you would have
chosen, it is one that you can master to
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Diabetes Information Diabetes Mellitus (the longhand
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by
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hormone "insulin",
or by the body's inability to use the insulin it
produces.
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Example of a herbal product. Contains various herbs, vitamins
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could adversely affect eyesight,
taste, smell, and memory function.
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.
-Glycaemic control review - Assessment of co-morbidity - Review of all medications - Attention to modifiable cardiovascular
risk factors - Management of long term complications - Management plan for next 12 months - Arrange review date
Tightly controlling your
blood sugar levels soon after being diagnosed
with Type ii Diabetescan lead to
lower risks of
diabetes complications—including heart disease and death—years
later.
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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.
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.
Diabetics are almost all nutritionally
depleted because vitamins and minerals are lost in their urine,
because they
generally have medical conditions which increase
requirements, because their
bodies burns more essential fatty
acids for energy, and because
diabetics' diets
are
often
themselves deficient. The optimum levels of some protective
vitamins cannot be
achieved with food alone.
Supplements can
dramatically lessen the risk of heart disease and stroke in
diabetics,
and correction of deficiencies can, along with
exercise, lessen the
severity of the condition.
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.
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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
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
How does your glucose level compare
with your HbA1c
HbA1c %
Average
blood sugar level mmol/l
Average
blood sugar level
mg/dl
13
18
mmol/l
324 mg/dl
12
17
mmol/l
306 mg/dl
11
15
mmol/l
270 mg/dl
10
13
mmol/l
234 mg/dl
9
12
mmol/l
216 mg/dl
8
10
mmol/l
180 mg/dl
7
8
mmol/l
141 mg/dl
6
7
mmol/l
125 mg/dl
5
5
mmol/l
90 mg/dl
HbA1c levels by coincidence nearly equate to glucose levels. So
an HbA1c level of 10%
means the average glucose level for the
previous
10 weeks was 13 mmol/l (234 mg/dl).
But at lower levels there is even less difference, so an HbA1c
of 7% means the average glucose level was
8 mmol/l (141 mg/dl).
Type ii Diabetescan 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?
by
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 ii Diabetes
First, there is a shortage of insulin
Second, there is insulin resistance.
Third, there are genes
These factors combine to cause Type ii
Diabetes
Pattern of progression
At the beginning of
Type ii Diabetesa 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 ii
Diabetesis 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.
Did you know that 2 out of 3 people with diabetes die from heart disease
and stroke?
For Health Professionals In this section, you'll find a lot of information, including the
2006 Clinical Practice Recommendations related to diabetes,
heart
disease and stroke; the Link Library; and
Diabetes & Cardiovascular
Disease Review, the American Diabetes Association/
American College
of Cardiology newsletter featuring information on treatment guidelines,
research advances,
and patient education tools.
In addition, check out
the Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Toolkit (available in both
English & Spanish), which contains
reproducible patient education
handouts to use in your practice.
Because this is a gene, the heart attack risk associated with it runs in
families, so if you have a
family history of heart attack,
this is all the more reason to
work as hard as possible to lower your blood sugar to the safe zone
using safe techniques:
a lower
carbohydrate diet and the diabetes drug that has been proven to be
cardioprotective:
Metformin.
The Honest Food Guide (HFG)
is now available for downloading
free of charge and is:
Free from the corruption
and influence of various
food industries (dairy,
beef, junk foods, etc.)
Designed to benefit you,
not Big Business
Offers genuine
nutritional information, not
watered-down information
designed to boost the sale
of milk, beef and grains
The HFG was created by
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, a man with a mission
of teaching people how to be healthy.
Adams is a
holistic nutritionist who overcame obesity, crippling
pain and chronic disease using natural health strategies
he freely shares with others.
To learn more about the Health Ranger and his
articles, reports and books (many are freely available),
click here.
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.
It's proven: Diabetes 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.
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 (7.2 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.
The Lifescripts initiative provides
general practice with tools and skills to help patients
address the main lifestyle risk factors
for chronic disease:
smoking; poor nutrition; alcohol misuse; physical
inactivity; and unhealthy weight. The initiative
assists
with the provision of tailored advice to patients on
modifying their lifestyle.
Lifescripts is a national initiative, being implemented
through local divisions of general practice, promoting risk
factor
management in general practice and primary health
care services.
The Lifescripts Resources aim to make it easier for GPs and
their practices to manage lifestyle-related risk factors by
providing a framework for:
raising and discussing lifestyle risk factors with
patients;
advice in the form of a written script and
associated patient education; and
referral to other providers to support healthy
lifestyle.
Read More..........
LDL
Small sized particles (Apo B)
Dr Agatston, a cardiologist, and author of the "The South Beach
Diet" says in his book that "it is the small dense LDL
that does the more damage,
i.e. apolipoproteins.
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."
Although people with diabetes tend to have
levels of LDL cholesterol that are the same
(or only slightly elevated)
as people who don’t have diabetes, their LDL particles are
of a different and more dangerous kind.
The LDL particles in people with diabetes
are different because they contain more
triglycerides. "When you increase
the
concentration
of triglycerides in LDL
cholesterol, its structure changes and it
becomes a smaller, denser particle,"
says
Leonard M. Keilson, M.D., M.P.H., a lipids
specialist
"These dense LDL particles are particularly dangerous, because they can
more easily cross the endothelium—
the lining of the arteries—
and enter
the wall of the vessels." Fatty deposits in arterial walls lead to
atherosclerosis."
The primary focus of dyslipidemia treatment
in all people, with diabetes or not, is LDL
cholesterol.
Overwhelming evidence from clinical trials, experimental animals,
laboratory research, and epidemiology points
to LDL cholesterol as the form of
cholesterol most
likely to cause
atherosclerosis.
Current standards call
for lowering levels of LDL cholesterol below
100 mg/dl for people with known
atherosclerosis.
Diabetes is now considered
a "coronary heart disease risk equivalent,"
so people with diabetes are managed
as if
they already have atherosclerosis.
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%.
Phase 1, the shortest Phase, lasts for
just two weeks and is designed to
eliminate cravings for sugar
and refined
starches -
and to jump-start your weight
loss. The purpose of Phase 1 is to
stabilize blood sugar
(which minimizes
cravings),
making it ideal for people
who are prediabetic or diabetic, as well
as for those
who need to lose a lot of
weight.
The focus of this two-week period is
on eating plenty of nutrient-dense,
fiber-rich (and guaranteed
delicious!)
foods that
satisfy your
appetite. Your meals include lean
protein, such as fish and other
seafood; skinless
white-meat
poultry,
and lean cuts of beef
(vegetarians can enjoy meat
substitutes, tofu, and beans);
high-fiber veggies; reduced-fat cheeses; eggs;
low-fat dairy; and
healthy, unsaturated fats,
such as
those found in avocados, nuts and
seeds, and extra-virgin olive and
canola oils.
During Phase 1, you'll fill up on
dishes like Chicken Breasts Stuffed
With Spinach and Goat Cheese, Seared
Pecan Salmon
With Lentils, Garlic
and Soy Grilled Pork Chops, and
more.
The South Beach Diet encourages
snacking, so you'll also get to
choose two tasty snacks each day,
like Spicy Nut Mix,
reduced-fat
cheese, and veggies with our zesty
Peanut Dip. Plus, you'll dine on
delicious
desserts (every day!),
including Chilled Espresso Custard,
Heavenly Lemon Mousse, and our famed
Ricotta Crème.
With all the options
-
from gourmet meals to on-the-go
snacks to quick weeknight dinners -
you won't feel hungry or deprived!
Phase 2 is the long-term weight-loss
Phase of the plan. It's also the perfect
place to start for those people
who have
10 pounds or less to lose, who don't
have problems with cravings, who don't
have excess belly fat,
or who simply
want to
improve their health.
In Phase 2, you'll eat everything in
Phase 1 plus good carbs, such as
whole-grain bread, brown rice,
whole-wheat pasta,
fruits, and even
more veggies, like sweet potatoes,
pumpkin, and peas.
Of course, you'll
continue to enjoy snacks and
dessert
too, including dark chocolate!
In fact, you'll eat delicious
meals, like Coconut Chicken, Shrimp
Scampi, Pesto Pasta Salad, and Pork
and
Black Bean Quesadillas.
Side
dishes include Nutty Brown Rice and
Baked Sweet Potato Fries. And don't
forget snacks: Smoked Salmon
Canapés
With Horseradish Cream,
Peppery
Cheese Popcorn, and black bean dip
with baked whole-grain
tortilla
chips are a few of the many snacks
you'll choose from.
Then, cap off your dinner with a
decadent dessert, like Green Tea
Truffles, Chocolate Berry Cups, or
Dark Chocolate Bark With Walnuts.
Best of all, you'll eat all these
delicious foods and still lose
weight and
get healthier.
By now, you've adopted the South Beach
Diet lifestyle, making smart food
choices that fit the way you live.
That's what Phase 3 is all
about, and it
begins once you reach your healthy
weight. In Phase 3, you'll
continue to
follow the principles you learned in
Phases 1 and 2, but because it's the
lifelong stage of the
plan, it includes
almost every kind of food and it allows
for additional occasional indulgences.
It is the key to maintaining a healthy
weight for life.
On Phase 3, you can dine on meals
like Dutch Apple Pancakes (a
terrific weekend brunch), Chicken
Pot Pie, Asian Chicken Salad
With
Wonton Crisps, and Pepper-Spiked
Beef Stew. Phase 3-friendly
sides
include Farmers' Market Pasta Salad,
Apple-Butternut Squash Soup, and
corn on the cob.
As for snacks, you
can choose from fare like Triple
Berry Cooler,
Pecan-Stuffed Dates,
and tropical fruit salad. And you'll
indulge in desserts like Chocolate
Pie With
Crispy Peanut Butter Crust
and Chocolate Fondue. Imagine eating
this way for the rest of your life!
Tip: You can also search for the books on
Amazon.com
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, a
s 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, 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.
You can also listen to the tutorial.
Tightly controlling your blood sugar
levels soon after being diagnosed with Type
ii Diabetescan
lead to lower risks of
diabetes complications—including heart
disease and death—years later.
Aging and overweight people often suffer from
metabolic disorders that manifest in the blood as excess
serum insulin,
glucose,
cholesterol and triglycerides. Metformin often helps correct
all of these
metabolic disturbances that can lead to the development of
numerous degenerative diseases.
To review complete information on metformin,
including information about who should NOT take it,
log on to
www.glucophage.com
Check back at
www.lef.org web site for dosage recommendation updates on metformin.
One persistent problem that clinicians encounter in diabetes care is
early morning hyperglycemia,
which occurs despite desirable
bedtime
blood sugars. This problem is commonly known as "dawn phenomenon."
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.
The series of publications on the management of Type ii
Diabetesrepresent systematically generated
statements that
are
designed to assist health care clinicians and consumers
to make informed decisions
about appropriate treatment in
specific circumstances.
Download : Part 1 – Introduction and Overview of
the Guideline Development Process
» Download: Part 2 – Primary Prevention of
Type ii Diabetes(PDF, 463kb) (DI8)
» Download: Part 3 – Case Detection and
Diagnosis of Type ii Diabetes(PDF, 595kb) (DI9)
» Download: Part 4 – Blood Pressure and
Control in Type ii Diabetes(PDF, 527kb) (DI10)
» Download: Part 5 – Prevention and Detection
of Macrovascular Disease in Type ii Diabetes(PDF, 532kb) (DI11)
» Download: Part 6 – Detection and Prevention
of Foot Problems in Typre 2 Diabetes (PDF,
474kb) (DI12)
» Download: Part 7 – Lipid Control in Type ii
Diabetes(PDF, 992kb) (DI13)
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If you suffer from Diabetes and you would like to try out natural
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For nearly 3000 years oriental cultures
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Now you can too! Read more...
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