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WHAT DO I NEED FOR DIABETES? *Scroll down below the TABLE for in depth discussion and related Categories.
*Scroll down for in depth discussion and research on What you need to know about Diabetes and What you can to do. DIABETES CATEGORY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. What do you know about the life threatening epidemic diabetes (known as insulin resistance, high blood sugar and a part of Metabolic Syndrome). It appears that we, our consumer-driven, sweet-toothed selves, aided by soft drink makers, junk food commercials targeting kids and our need for fast food, have made ourselves sick.
According to estimates 18 million Americans have this disease, and a couple of thousand are diagnosed everyday. At least one in every 17 adults now has type 2 diabetes (insulin is not needed to control). At least 40% of senior citizens have Type 2 diabetes now. One in every 400 children now has Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can no longer be termed ‘adult onset diabetes’ as it is now diagnosed in adolescents and children, too. According to the August 2004 National Geographic report ‘We each ate 1,775 pounds of food in 2000, up from 1,497 pounds in 1970.” It is likely that the number of pounds we each consume today is even higher. This has been equated to pounds of adipose (fat) being adding to our frames. Much of this food is sugar, additives and the wrong kind of fats. Our pancreas, liver, kidneys, heart and eyes are failing us, because we have adopted unhealthy lifestyles.
Preventable and treatable, Type II diabetes is often included in the cluster of disorders known as Metabolic Syndrome. “The metabolic syndrome is defined as the presence of three or more of the following clinical features: upper body obesity, hyper-triglyceridemia (high triglycerides), low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, the good cholesterol), hypertension (high blood pressure) and abnormal glucose metabolism; patients with this syndrome are at increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular events.”. Respiratory Reviews. May 2003. Vol. 8, No. 5. This group of simultaneous occurring disorders may be different manifestations of the same dysfunction originating as insulin resistance. WHAT YOU CAN DO. Eat Healthy Nutrients*Lose Weight*GET ACTIVE Specific steps can be taken to reduce the risk of getting DIABETES and to reduce the effects if you already have diabetes. You must take control of your health by 1. eating right, 2. losing weight, and 3.being active. 1. Healthy Nutrients. “A daily multivitamin may reduce infections in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus who have suboptimal nutrition… After one year of treatment with a daily multivitamin or placebo, 93% of diabetic patients in the placebo group had had at least one infection-related illness, compared with 17% in the treatment group.” Respiratory Reviews. May 2003, pg 5. (review Annals of Internal Medicine. March 4, 2004.) It is the nutrients that we take into our body that are the building blocks of our health. Deficiencies or replacement with toxic or synthetic compounds put us at risk of major malfunctions. Eat whole foods. Do eat whole grains such as rice bran, wheat germ, oats… Do eat foods for glucose regulation. [ Chromium (whole wheat, potatoes, green pepper, eggs, chicken, apples), Zn (beef liver, chicken, whole wheat, rye, oats, almonds, walnuts, eggs) B Vitamins (brewer’s yeast, beef liver, mushrooms, split peas, blue cheese, pecans, egg, oats, broccoli, turkey, brown rice, wheat, red chili peppers, avocadoes), Vitamin C ( red chili peppers, guava, sweet red and green peppers, kale, parsley, broccoli, Brussels sprout, lemons, oranges) and Magnesium. Adapted from Alternative Medicine pg. 698.] It is not about how much you eat, but what you eat. If you do not have diabetes, then focus on fresh foods that do not cause a high increase in insulin, which include most fresh vegetables, leafy greens, beans, herbs, minimally processed whole grains, sweet potatoes, skim milk, lean cuts of meat and fish most legumes, and most nuts. Refer to Goldberg, Burton. Alternative Medicine. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, 2002. pg 833. Click on WHOLE FOODS DIET Category. Avoid all sugars. Avoid sugars and artificial sweeteners, if you Have Type II diabetes or want to prevent it, [Sugars include sucrose, fructose, lactose, dextrose, dextrin, maltodextrin, malt, maltose, modified corn starch, corn sweetener, high fructose corn syrup, concentrated fruit juice, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, aspartame, nutrasweet. Goldberg, Burton. Alternative Medicine. Berkeley, CA; Celestial Press. 2002.)]. Reduce intake of most processed foods. Eat less. Recent studies are targeting the role of fat cells in diabetes. A 2006 publication reports that a protein secreted from fat cells, adiponectin, has both an insulin sensitizing effect and anti-inflammatory effects. Since adiponectin secretion decreases with an increase in adipose (fat) tissue, the association between obesity and increase insulin resistance and heart disease is being investigated. Atherosclerosis. 2006 Mar 30; (Epub ahead of print). Also, adipose tissue displays circadian (cyclic day/night) clock activity or rhythm. Restricted feeding caused a shift in the expression of the genes that target fat cells. This has important significance to treatment of Type 2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome group. Diabetes, 2006 Apr;55(4):962-70. WHAT DO I NEED?
2. Lose Weight. Diabetes and obesity are related and are part of the Metabolic Syndrome characterized by the body’s inability to properly metabolize sugar, fat and other compounds. Studies are continuing into 2006 to identify compounds in the blood like high glucose, C-reactive protein (CRP), and homocysteine levels that may predict risk of cardiovascular disease and other illnesses. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2006 Apr;13(2):180-5. Certain Americans are more at risk of having this potentially life threatening disease. In 1999, Dara Schuster, PhD, Ohio State University, related, “There are radical and ethnic differences in glucose metabolism that put obese black adolescents at a greater risk for Type 2 diabetes. Our results show a need for early aggressive weight management in black teens.” Amer Jrnl Med Sci March 1, 1999 as quoted in Energy Times Nov/Dec 2003. Diabetes Type II is life threatening and presents quality-of-life issues as well. Adolescents with diabetes must deal with issues of obesity and the need for life saving medication. Adults may suffer more sick days, be unable to do certain jobs or lack desired insurance coverage. A recent April 2006 study from Yale’s School of Nursing documented that Type 2 diabetes in older adults may be accompanied by anxiety, depression, anger and hostility as well as damaged peripheral nerves, physical inactivity and cardiovascular disease. Biol Res Nurs. 2006 Apr;7(4):279-88. CLICK on Adobe Walls Categories-Weight Loss/Diet and Obesity
3. Be Active! Use it or lose it! Less Is More. LESS (sugar, calories, fat, helpings, portion size, bulk, sitting, TV) is MORE (life, energy, strength, years, mobility, fun, unused sick days, games played, grandkids seen)!
Fresh is best*Less Is More*Supplement Often! ~DO IT FOR YOU~ Eat Naturally*Move It*Supplement Often! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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