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A person with diabetes type I will have to inject insulin throughout the day to monitor glucose levels. Diabetes type II, also known as adult beginning diabetes, is characterized by the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to control glucose levels or the cells not responding to insulin. When the cell does not respond to insulin, it is called insulin resistance.

Type 2 Diabetes

When a person is diagnosed with diabetes type II, exercise and weight control as set out measures to help with insulin resistance. If it does not control glucose levels, then medication is prescribed. Risk factors for type II diabetes include: inactivity, high cholesterol, obesity and hypertension. Inactivity alone is a very strong risk factor that has proven to lead to diabetes type II. Exercise will have a positive effect on diabetes type II, while improving insulin sensitivity while type can not be controlled training program. Diabetes can also cause long-term complications in some people, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, impaired vision and kidney damage. This is connected with Acromegaly, Cushing’s syndrome and several other endocrinological disorders. Children and Teens with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop hypertension or abnormal levels of blood fats. When these problems cluster together in person, doctors call this metabolic syndrome. Continue reading “About Diabetes Type 2” »

The treatment of diabetes depends on three things: diet, exercise, and medication. To prevent fluctuations in blood sugar levels, the diabetic patient must know how to balance these three in order to live a normal life and reduce the risk of complications.

What should a diabetic eat? Young diabetics requiring insulin shots should consume as much calories as possible to gain weight. Regular eating patterns are essential for the lean patient for normal growth and development.

On the other hand, overweight individuals suffering from adult-onset diabetes who don’t need insulin should restrict their calories to lose weight. Obesity increases the body’s resistance to insulin, making it difficult to control blood glucose levels.

Alcoholic beverages can also make things worse for the diabetic and ruin his weight control program. To avoid this, limit your alcohol intake or better still, stay away from alcohol completely. If you smoke, kick the habit since this adds to the risk of heart disease and other problems.

In The Best Treatment, Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld of the New York Hospital – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center advises the following:

The diabetic diet should be free of all simple sugars like sucrose. That means no candies, cakes, frostings, and other delicious foods. But, complex sugars of which there are many – pastas, fruits, beans, and nuts – formerly forbidden, are now considered permissible. In fact, such carbohydrates should make up 50 to 60 percent of your total calories.

Any soluble fiber like oat bran is good too because it lowers both your sugar and your cholesterol. If you miss the sweet taste in your diet, you can add one of the artificial products like aspartame (which the Food and Drug Administration has certified as ‘safe’). But remember that like any other chemical, sweeteners can cause side effects especially when used in large amounts.

Your fat intake should be less than 30 percent of the total calories. There are three kinds of fat – saturated fats (found in animal foods), polyunsaturated fats (present in most vegetable oils), and monosaturated (such as olive oil).

Saturated fats should constitute less than 10 percent of your total fat intake. Since diabetics are more vulnerable to arteriosclerosis, limit cholesterol consumption to no more than 300 milligrams a day. Continue reading “Controlling Diabetes in Drugless Way” »