Basic Facts About Diabetes
Certain subjects will become very important
to you such as nutrition, weight loss, exercise and lifestyle.
Every newly diagnosed diabetic will need to learn how to make wise
food choices and how to plan meals that will lead to better
diabetic management.
Anyone diagnosed with diabetes or those who live with and love a
diabetic should understand the basics of the disease. There are
important things to know about the disease that may mean life or
death to the individual who has diabetes. It is important to know
about how eating certain foods can have an effect on your diabetes,
and how other factors can affect your blood sugar, how to check
your blood sugar, and who should manage your diabetes, what role
your emotions have on your disease and the connection between your
diabetes and heart disease.
Certain subjects will become very important to you such as
nutrition, weight loss, exercise and lifestyle.
Every newly diagnosed diabetic will need to learn how to make
wise food choices and how to plan meals that will lead to better
diabetic management.
Nutrition:
Individuals diagnosed with diabetes have the same basic
nutritional requirements as everyone else. Nutrition is one factor
that needs to be controlled when you are a diabetic. You can no
longer eat based on desire and in any amount you want. Diabetics to
remain healthy need to follow a well-balanced meal plan that
includes correct amounts of certain foods that will manage your
blood glucose level so that it is as close to normal (non-diabetes
level) as possible.
Healthy food choices include eating lots of vegetables and
fruits, eating non-starchy vegetables such as spinach, carrots,
broccoli and green beans. Choosing whole grain foods instead of
processed grain products. Brown rice and brown spaghetti instead of
white. Adding dried beans and lentils to your meals and making sure
that you have fish twice a week. When making meat choices, lean
meats are best and when eating turkey or chicken remove the skin.
Choose non-fat dairy or non-fat yogurt and non-fat cheese. Liquid
oils should be used in cooking instead of solid fats. Everyone
should be more careful about portion sizes; especially those who
are trying to lose weight.
If your body does not manufacture insulin or enough insulin than the glucose just stays in the blood and is not able to be used by the cells of your body. Over time high levels of blood sugar (glucose) can lead to serious health issues such as problems with vision, heart, kidneys, nerves, and your teeth and gums.
Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes are:
Being thirsty, urinating a lot, feeling hungry or tired frequently, losing weight without the intention to lose weight, experiencing sores that do not heal properly, noticing that you have dry and itchy skin, experiencing tingling in your feet or losing the feeling in your feet, and experiencing blurry vision.
Diabetes is diagnosed by a blood test.
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Stay away from high calorie snack foods and desserts.
Weight Loss:
The sad fact is that 9 out of 10 individuals who have been
recently diagnosed with diabetes are overweight. If you are
diabetic and are overweight, losing some weight can help you to
better manage your diabetes. When you decide to lose weight your
first step should be to speak with your doctor. Your doctor can
give you healthy guidelines to losing weight successfully.
Exercise:
We all should exercise on a daily basis because when we exercise
we help our bodies to digest food better. Exercise is any activity
that gets you up and moving.
Sometimes the toughest part of exercising is taking that first
step.
There are different types of exercising: aerobic exercise,
strength training, and flexibility exercises.
Walking is an excellent exercise for anyone because it improves
circulation and your mobility; it promotes weight loss and can even
help you to reduce your stress level.
Lifestyle:
Your lifestyle not only includes your work, home life and what
you do for fun but it also includes those health habits you have
acquired like if you smoke or drink, use recreational drugs etc.
Your lifestyle includes your eating habits and your risks that you
take such as if you drive a sports car or bungee jump. A diabetic
needs to consider their lifestyle and evaluate if anything about
their lifestyle is detrimental to controlling their diabetes? If
there are factors about their lifestyle that may hurt their changes
for controlling their diabetes such as consuming alcohol or smoking
they need to seriously consider avoiding or at least cutting down
these habits if they want to remain in control of their
diabetes.
Diabetes and Your Health
09/07/2010
Diabetes Project Week 4
we check in with one of the patients in the Diabetes Project
Diabetes Project Week 4
09/08/2010
Diabetes class to focus on care
A free educational program, "Diabetes Self-Care & Review," will be in The Bellevue Hospital's Conference Rooms A&B from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 18.
Diabetes class to focus on care
09/08/2010
Roche Diabetes Care and ICW Announce Technology Partnership
Roche Diabetes Care, a global leader in diabetes care and eHealth specialist InterComponentWare today announced a multi-year, global partnership to develop a next-generation web-based solution for efficient diabetes management.
Roche Diabetes Care and ICW Announce Technology Partnership
09/05/2010
Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'
A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.
Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'
09/08/2010
Diabetes on rise in Ontario, study shows
TORONTO - The Canadian Diabetes Association says if action isn't taken now, diabetes could cost Ontario $7 billion a year by 2020.
Diabetes on rise in Ontario, study shows
09/08/2010
Diabetes could cost Ontario $7 billion a year by 2020, new study indicates
TORONTO - The Canadian Diabetes Association says if action isn't taken now, diabetes could cost Ontario $7 billion a year by 2020. A study released today by the association indicates the cost and prevalence of diabetes has risen sharply over the last 10 years in the province.
Diabetes could cost Ontario $7 billion a year by 2020, new study indicates
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