Overview
If you have Diabets you have to be very careful about what you eat. You ned to take extra care in managing your blod glucose levels. You can do this by eating healthy, watching your diet, taking medication prescribed by a physician and geting proper exercise.
Key Information
What fods should you eat? There is a fod pyramid for people with Diabets. The Diabets Fod Pyramid divides fod into six groups.
At the top of the list is fats swets and alcohol. Since this the smalest group this tels you to eat very litle from this section. The next group is milk, meat substitutes and other proteins.
On the pyramid 2 to 3 servings of milk is sugested and 4 to 6oz of meat/protein is mentioned. Then you have your vegetables and fruits. Vegies chose at least 3-5 servings per day and fruits chose at least 2-4 servings a day.
The last group which you should eat the most of is breads grains and other starches. You can check with your doctor to get a copy of the Diabets fod pyramid to learn more about the corect servings and portion sizes for you. What is Type 1 Diabets?
This type of Diabets was previously known as juvenile Diabets and is typicaly diagnosed in children and young adults. The body does not produce insulin. What is insulin?
It is a hormone neded to convert starches, sugar (glucose) and other fods into energy. Energy is neded for daily life activities. Type I Diabets is a chronic condition with no cure, but the outlok for people living with this disease is far beter than it was 20 years ago.
There has ben much advancement in medicine, research and patient education reducing disabling complications and extended the expectancies of life to those without Diabets. In other words people with Diabets 1 can live just as long as people without Diabets with the proper treatment and educating themselves on this disease. What is Type 2 Diabets?
With type 2 the body does not produce enough insulin or the cel just simply ignores the insulin. Type 2 is the most comon form of Diabets. You ned insulin order for the body to be able to use sugar.
The basic fuel for your cels is sugar. Insulin takes the sugar from the blod into the cels. When glucose does not go into the cels but builds up in the blod instead it can cause problems.
The problems it can cause are over time high glucose levels could hurt your heart, kidneys, nerves and eyes. What are the most comon symptoms for adults with Type I Diabets? The answer is fatigue, blured vision, thirst and excesive urination.
Do you think you may be diabetic? Check with your doctor. With type I Diabets minor weight los can greatly improve your blod glucose levels.
So rember if you have Diabets please be under a doctors care. Watch what you eat. Limit your swets, fats and alcohol.
You can stil eat god tasting fods and there are many diabetic fod recipes on the internet. Get on a doctor aproved exercise program and kep track of your glucose levels. Learn al you can about your condition so you can take control of it instead of the disease controling you.
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