Healthy Living With Diabetes
Diabetes affects about 16 million Americans and about 800
,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Diabetes attacks men, women, children and elderly. It race. Diabetes panels are not the main cause of kidney failure, adult blindness and amputations. It is an important risk factor for heart disease, strokes and birth defects and reduces life expectancy by 15 years. So you can see what I'm facing. It is my duty to make sure that none of these things ever happen to my daughter.I was sure this was a death sentence for my daughter. This happened because my total ignorance of diabetes. A person can live a full life with diabetes. Just take some extra care. Good nutrition plays an important role in a diabetic life. We need to put a meal plan with your doctor and dietitian. My daughter has several meals a day. He has breakfast, snacks, lunch, snack, dinner and other snacks. Have these meals at the same time each day. This is important. This helps keep the body on a schedule and blood sugar regulated.
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Skip meals and snacks can lead to large measurement of blood sugar. To keep blood sugar levels near normal diabetic has to weigh the food they eat with the insulin the body gets from injections and physical activities. Monitoring of blood glucose gives you the information you need to help with this balancing act. Near normal measurements of blood glucose will help you feel better. Normal is between 70 and 120. It will also reduce your chances complications. Lets discuss how a diabetic should eat. Everyone needs to eat nutritious foods. Good health depends on the consumption of a variety of foods containing the right amount of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber and water.
Carbohydrates, proteins and fats found in foods they eat. Cover your body with energy. The body needs insulin to use this action. The insulin in the pancreas. If you have diabetes, either your pancreas does not produce insulin or your body can not use the insulin made. Thus, the blood sugar levels will not normal. Starch and sugar in foods are carbohydrates. You can find starch in bread, pasta, cereals, potatoes, beans, peas and lentils. The natural sugars found in fruits, milk and vegetables. There is added sugar in desserts, candy, jam and syrup. All of these carbohydrates can affect your blood sugar. When you eat carbohydrates will be converted into glucose and travel in your blood. Insulin helps glucose enter the beta cells in the pancreas, which can be converted into energy and stored.
Eating the same amount of carbohydrates daily meals and snacks can help to control blood sugar in your blood. Proteins are found in meat, poultry, fish, milk and other dairy products, eggs, beans, peas and lentils. Starches and vegetables have small amounts of protein. The body uses protein for growth, maintenance and energy. The agency must use your insulin eat. Fat protein is margarine, butter, oils, salads, nuts, seeds, milk, cheese, meat, fish, poultry, snack foods, ice cream and desserts. There are three different kinds of fat. Monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated. Everyone should eat less saturated fat found in meat, dairy products, coconut, palm or palm kernel oil, grease and hardened shortening. Saturated your blood can raise cholesterol levels.
The fats that are best are the monounsaturated fats found in canola oil, olive oil, nuts and avocados. Polyunsaturated fats are found in corn, soybean, sunflower or very good. Then eat the fat travels through the bloodstream. You need insulin to store fat in the cells of your body. Fats are used energy. So you can see how big the role of insulin in your body is. Good nutrition is very important for diabetics. Excessive is also very important. Diabetic can live a healthy life complete if we do three things. Eat healthy, Excessive, and give the correct amount of insulin. You need dedication and hard work.
by: TwertBrown