Diabetes runs in my family. My mother’s father, my grandfather, had it. Then later my Mother got it. She has been living with diabetes for 20 years and has lost a leg to poor circulation caused by diabetes. I have always been told there is no warning when diabetes begins to ravage your body. However, I have lately learned there are warning signs but they are not specific to diabetes. Therefore, most people ignore the symptoms thinking it is not important.

But please pay attention to this. The earliest sign of diabetes is unexplained fatigue. When you are so tired you can hardly move or when you go to bed tired and wake up tired and you have no reason for this excessive fatigue, you need to let your physician check you for diabetes.

High blood sugar levels indicate your body is either not producing enough insulin or not properly using the insulin it is producing. This means your cells are not correctly absorbing the glucose and producing the energy your body needs. Thus, you feel tired when you get up and when you go to bed.

Usually, this extreme fatigue is explained away and never related to diabetes. You simply think it is because you are getting older or you are working too hard! Diabetes never enters your mind. Therefore, most people live with diabetes for years without even knowing it. These years of untreated diabetes takes its toll on your body and leaves you wide open to becoming a victim of the complications of diabetes.

Here are the symptoms: extreme fatigue, frequent urination, thirsty, blurred vision, frequent infections that are slow to heal, tingling or numbness in hands or feet, and weight gain. If you have any or all of these symptoms, please visit your doctor and check it out.

So you have extreme fatigue and you have been more thirsty than usual and you go to the doctor to check it out. The doctor runs some tests and determines you have diabetes. The nurse explains how to take your medications if medications are prescribed and shows you how to check your blood sugar levels. You will be checking your blood sugar levels before each meal and keeping a chart to show the readings.

Diabetes is a complex disease. Everything you eat and drink affects your blood sugar levels. You will be tied to a blood glucose meter, needles, and a chart for the rest of your life! Don’t forget the medications either! If the doctor prescribes medicine, you will be taking pills for the rest of your life also!

My husband is also a diabetic. He has been for 20 years and he takes 4 insulin shots per day every day, day in and day out. He has had to keep blood level charts showing his blood sugar levels and he has had to keep charts showing everything he eats every day, day in and day out.
Sometimes he rebels and does not check anything. He gets tired of all the dos and don’ts. He even eats what he wants and will not listen to reason.

All these dos and don’ts can be forgotten. You can stop diabetes. It is up to you. What is the first thing the doctor tells you after he informs you that you have diabetes? He says you have to watch your diet and you have to exercise. These are the two (2) most important factors that affect your blood sugar levels.

All you have to do to stop diabetes is to eat the right kind of food and exercise. No one wants to believe it, because it requires a lot of effort on their part to diet and exercise. They rather take a pill. The doctor rather have you take pills. The pharmaceutical companies rather you take pills. If you do not take pills, they do not make money.

Let me tell you! There is not a pill that will reverse the effects of diabetes. You are what you eat. Stop eating processed foods, diet food, diet drinks, and any food that is processed or is made from chemicals, such as sweet n low.

One more thing! Our bodies deteriorate from lack of exercise. We have become a lazy society! We want fast food and a fast way to get it. We are too lazy to walk there and to spend time preparing good healthy foods to eat.

I believe you can reverse diabetes if you eat the right foods and exercise! Exercise lowers your blood sugar levels and is good for your heart. Get up! Start moving! Eat more fruits and vegetables! Stop diabetes! Do not give up a leg or a foot to this disease!

It is all up to you. You can take the pills and keep the charts or you can eat right and exercise and stop this disease!

I know you are probably thinking it cannot be this simple. But what if it is? Isn’t it worth a try?

Take care until next time.

I am Lucy Peacock, math teacher, consultant, and writer. I love to read, hike, camp, travel and sit in the woods or by the ocean and take solace in the wonders God made. I live for today and pray for tomorrow. If you want more info check the site http://wwwblogwithlucy.blogspot.com

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A healthy diet is a requirement for anyone who is a diabetic. When you are diagnosed as a diabetic, the first things you learn is to control your high blood sugar, you must eat right, exercise and take any medications prescribed by your doctor.

A diet is the major part of the diabetic routine that will help keep your blood sugar levels within the required limits. How can a diet do that?

Well, first of all you learn the food groups and how eating food in each group affects your blood sugar. So let us talk about the Carbohydrate food group first.
The amount of food you eat in the Carbohydrate group will be limited. Carbohydrates break down directly into sugar in the body of the diabetic. Sugar or glucose is the primary energy source for the body, but too much sugar (glucose) causes diabetes.

Carbohydrates are classified as simple or complex. Simple carbohydrates are the ones found in refined sugar, fruits, milk, etc. When you read labels on food if you see words like sucrose, fructose, lactose, etc., note that they are sugars and they will definitely have an impact on your blood sugar levels.

Complex Carbohydrates are mostly the starchy foods like potatoes, rice, cereals, etc. They take more time for your body to digest and break down into sugars in the body. The longer it takes for the food to be broken down into sugar in the body the better for the diabetic.

You will need to know how many carbohydrates you should eat during the day and spread them out over your 3 meals. By keeping control of your carbohydrates you can help control your blood sugar levels throughout the day.

The second food group is Fiber. Fiber is the undigested part of a plant. Fiber is not absorbed by the body but it aids digestion and makes for easier bowel movements. Diets high in fiber help keep your blood pressure lower, lower the risk of heart attack, and lowers the risk for obesity. Foods high in fiber is especially good for diabetics because it delays the absorption of sugar into the body. This helps to control blood sugar levels.

Foods high in fiber are fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grain cereals, and bran products.

The third food category is Fat. You should avoid fat as much as you can. Especially beware of dairy products, baked foods, cheese, whole milk, and confections as they have the highest fat content. Avoiding these foods will be good for you. When you eat meat, eat fish and poultry instead. You can bake, broil, or boil your food, but fried foods are out!

Yes, cook your meat any way but Fried!

Salt is to be limited for the diabetic. Salt and diabetes both raise your blood pressure.
You already have diabetes working against your blood pressure, you do not need to add salt to the mix.

Eat foods from every food group. Spread your carbohydrates over all the meals you eat in a day. Avoid foods made with white flour and white sugar in preparing your foods. Be gentle with the use of salt. Eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruits. Learn to enjoy the foods you have avoided all these years.

Stay away from simple carbohydrates, sugar, junk food and sodas. You can change your life by doing this.

Take care. Enjoy eating. Live a happy healthy life!

I am Lucy Peacock, math teacher, consultant, and writer. I love to read, hike, camp, travel and sit in the woods or by the ocean and take solace in the wonders God made. I live for today and pray for tomorrow. If you want more info check the site http://wwwblogwithlucy.blogspot.com

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I have always been for maintaining a healthy and strong immune system. Our immune system is so important to our health that we cannot act like it doesn’t exist.

Do you think that an individual who is 30-40 overweight has a strong immune system?

I know you realize that someone that is overweight is not a healthy condition and 2/3 of Americans are overweight to some degree.

Extra weight affect everything. To name one, hips, knees and ankles. This extra weight puts extra stress on the immune system because its job is to keep the body healthy and if some damage or strain is put on cartilage around these joints the immune system jumps in an attempt to repair it.

Did you know that for each pound of extra weight may require up to 10 miles of added capillaries to carry blood to that extra added tissue?

Let’s look as some of the conditions that are caused by that extra weight.

Aching feet
Sleep difficulty
Gallstones
Difficulty breathing
Stroke
Cancer
Loss of brain volume
Infertility

Do you know what causes diabetes?

Answer: It occurs when the systems within the body are not able to move glucose from the blood supply into the cells.When this happens the pancreas pumps out more insulin. The reason for this demand of increased insulin is that all these overweight cells become resistant to the insulin’s message.

So here’s another question…
Does becoming overweight causes insulin resistance or is the opposite true, i.e. a problem with the body using insulin causes the weight gain. Actually both are true!

With people over 50, a study was done that indicated that anyone that gained 5 lbs. or more was at the risk of for a disability of some type.

Did you know there are two kinds of fats? There are and they are named “fat accumulation” and “fatty deposits. The “fat accumulation” is accumulated as triglycerides and this is totally normal because is held in the body as energy reserve. Now, of course, someone can overdo a good thing and consume to much of these fatty deposits by overeating or eating the wrong kinds of food. If the triglyceride cells get overstuffed with fat they will not function at their peak efficiency and this will cause the immune system to overwork itself and also become exhausted and weak.

The “fatty deposits” will get deposited between the cells and that really gums to the function of the cells. One of the results of this type of fat is “fatty liver disease”. This disease has no connection with the over indulgence of alcohol consumption.

Fatty liver disease gives no warning, no symptoms, no signs or complications in advance or as a warning that as serious health condition is building. It is very much like some cancers, no advance warning whatsoever.

If left untreated it can cause liver failure and death.

Everyone these days must watch what they eat. Some very common products have additives that are pure poison, yet that are allowed to contaminate our food supply.

One such additive is “high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). It is in almost every type of prepared food, from soft drinks to bread.

Now fructose in its natural state as found in fresh fruit is absolutely as healthy as you can get. But once it is extracted from fruit, processed and concentrated into an additive, it is pure poison in disguise.

Here’s what over consumption of products that contain fructose will cause to occur in the human body.

** Increase in appetite
** Weight gain
** Adrenal overload
** An increase in heart disease
** Esophageal CANCER

And fructose is slowly taking over the complete food supply except for all natural, fresh products. Here’s what has happened since 1977, during the last 30 years. This means that all Americans under the age of 30 have been exposed. In 1977 the average consumption per person in the US was 37 grams per day, approximately 8% of the total calories. In 2004 the average was 54.7 grams per day, per person, average. That’s a 2% increase. With teenagers, it gets worse. A whopping 72.8 grams per day for teens between the ages of 13 and 19. This amounts to over 12% of the total calorie intake. The reference for this info is: Medscape J. Med 08;10:1160. Now we know why 2/3 of Americans are obese and our teenagers are fast-racking to the situation.

There is an alternative. When you get the super urge for a Coke, look for one bottled in Mexico - YEP - Mexico - or an American bottled Coke that’s Kosher. Coke does bottling especially for passover. These two are made with cane sugar instead of HFCS. If you gotta have a Coke this is the way to go.

Knowing what types of fat that the body has is very important because you will know what fat is lost first and what effect it has on the liver, gallbladder and pancreas. You see these internal organs also have visceral fat and that is the most dangerous. Why? Because all the veins from the abdominal (the thorax and abdomen are separated by the diaphragm) area drain directly to the liver.

The liver is unique and central to all blood circulation. Liver immune strength and health may be one of the most important areas of concern.

There is one issue the liver has with free fatty acids which might get pushed from the abdominal area. The liver needs to be monitored closely so the fatty liver disease does not invade the liver. This is why a “liver cleanse” is important. Invasion of fatty liver disease could not only comprise live health, but also the immune system as it pertains to the liver.

Habits need to change. Weight loss or weigh maintenance can only be accomplished if you are burning more calories that you are consuming. Quality food will be the key not only to weight maintenance but also to immune system health. Exercise is the second requirement. Vitamin and mineral supplementation must be considered to maintain body health during the body’s transition period.

Joni Bell has many years of extensive study in the area of natural cancer prevention and treatment. He has numerous success stories of people being diagnosed living cancer free with use of alternative methods. Ask Joni Bell!

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The lifestyle that we choose dictates how our health and wellness will permeate in the years to come. For those people who choose to live active and healthy lifestyles, no worries should be wasted on having deteriorating health. But for those who opt to choose wrong types of food and eating habits that are not advisable to follow, then there would definitely be a problem.

Among the consequences that an unhealthy lifestyle can cause are the complications of chronic diseases. At the top of the list of the chronic diseases that we should avoid is diabetes. Admittedly, chronic diseases are all hard to manage, but of all the chronic diseases that are directly related to unhealthy lifestyles, diabetes has the most number of other health-related complications.

Diabetes can be called a growing epidemic, for the reasons that its prevalence has been known to escalate. Actually, the number of people who have died due to the complications brought by diabetes has also increased remarkably. Fortunately, diabetes can also be avoided through several healthy practices.

Exercise. Exercise helps the body to function better; to function efficiently. Through exercise, the vital organs of the body, including the pancreas, can function optimally and as such, it can also pump out more insulin, a hormone which is used to regulate the level of blood sugar levels in the blood stream.

Do not smoke. Although the ill-effects of smoking are also a popular fact, there is actually another reason to avoid smoking. Smoking can shrink the blood vessels and this would result in the bloods difficultly to have the blood flowing freely in the bloodstream. Thus, the outcome is that of a strained bloodstream and a blood glucose that will be hard to regulate.

Opt for healthy foods. Having a wide variety of healthy foods is a good option for those who are likely to be diagnosed with diabetes. Foods that are high in fiber and low in fats and carbohydrates are ideally included in a meal to avoid diabetes. This is due to the reason that the glucose in the blood might not be regulated by insulin when the insulin is not being secreted by the pancreas properly. This would likely result in the triggering of diabetes, especially when the carbohydrates that are broken down as glucose cannot be stored as energy and instead, is stored as fat in the cells.

These three tips are very common but following them is quite perennial to the avoidance of diabetes. These tips are especially recommended for those people who have triggering factors that may cause diabetes, like obesity and genetic factors.

Charles Volcolatte is a health and weight loss researcher for www.skinnyasap.com. He writes and researches actively on Healthy Weight Loss and shares his knowledge at www.skinnyasap.com where he works as a staff writer.

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Our bodies use food for energy and growth which is a problem when you have diabetes as the condition stops this from happening properly. Almost all the food we eat, once digested, is converted into glucose. As glucose is the fuel our body needs to survive it is imperative that it is able to be transported by the blood without any problems, something which diabetes stops. Owing to this condition, excessive levels of glucose build up in the blood stream instead of absorption into the cells.

Information on both types of diabetes are looked at briefly here. Young people (sometimes older) are liable to contract type 1 diabetes which occurs when the body stops producing insulin,this can occur at any age but diabetics must take daily insulin injections in order to survive. Insulin helps glucose enter the body’s cells, where it can be used for energy or stored for future use. The second type is called adult onset diabetes and happens later in life,the body is still producing insulin but there is a problem with its production or use, but fortunately this type can be treated with a special diet.

Our body needs energy which it obtains from food that it converts into sugar like bread, potatoes, rice and pasta etc. Having high levels of glucose in your blood that is not entering the cells will over long periods, cause a number of serious conditions including blindness, amputations, heart and kidney conditions.

Specialists in diabetes will tell you that provided you do exactly what your care and management program tells you to do, your condition will start to improve,some of these conditions can be slowed down while others can even be stopped. It is possible to live a relatively normal life provided you stick to the plan laid out by your doctor,giving up smoking, keep you blood glucose and cholesterol levels stable as well as well as other blood fats are just some of the aspects that require special attention.

Apart from this, your blood pressure and weight should not go above the limits your doctor advised. The bad news about this is diabetes a life long condition,in the United States there are reports of it affecting over two and a half percent of the population. The problem is that here are probably another 600,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Official figures show that diabetes causes the death of over thirty four thousand people in America every year but deaths from citizens that have the condition but do not die directly from it is about 320,000.

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Although many people diagnosed with diabetes instantly worry about the future, there is no grounds why with a properly determined diet, they cannot relish a good healthy life. Regrettably, to stay healthy it will require strict adherence to a special diet which for some people may be the grounds they contracted diabetes in the first place. Using approved and determined diabetic recipes; the task of staying on top of the condition becomes less of a burden.

Firstly, one of the main ends for a diabetic diet is to lower your weight and maintain it. Eating food from the four main food groups and sticking to your diabetic diet will help you with your diabetes. Two problems linked with diabetes are coronary illness and strokes but by sticking to your diabetic diet program you should reduce the risk of having these problems.

By creating a healthy, low-fat diet, using diabetic recipes, many of the symptoms of diabetes have been subdued including unclear vision, thirst and at the same time increasing energy levels and lowering fatigue. A healthy diabetic menu is concerned with eating a balanced diet of non-fat dairy foods, lean meat, domestic fowl, fish, whole grains, fruit, vegetables and beans.

If you are limited to a low-carb diabetic diet then you may discover that the vegetables you are allowed to eat include, avocados, carrots and kidney beans along with fish, cheese, eggs, poultry and meat. Diabetic recipes should not contain saturated fats and foodstuffs that are low in cholesterol such as skinless domestic fowl, with fresh fruit and vegetables as discussed previously.

When measuring foodstuffs for your diabetic diet, it is important to weigh the food also to get the right amount of daily caloric intake. Using the food labels in the supermarkets will also become second nature when you are preparing your diabetic recipes as they contain useful information, usually based on a diet of 2,000 calories per day.

When on a 2,000 calorie diabetic diet program, the ideal breakfast should consist of two slices of bread or two rice cakes or half a cup of pasta, one cup of skimmed milk or a cup of sugar-free yogurt, one egg in any form, boiled or poached or scrambled and surely a serving of one’s favorite fruit. However, if a lower one thousand eight hundred calorie per day has been advised for your diabetic diet program then your diabetic recipes book might propose something like a cup of skimmed milk, a tablespoon of cheese, a couple of slices of bread and a serving of fruit.

In the afternoon a snack might consist of a half cup of tea or coffee with artificial sweeteners a couple of crackers and some more fruit. By knowing your diabetic diet well, it is possible to replace certain foods with alternatives for instance, in the afternoon you could have a cup of skimmed milk or sugar free yoghurt to substitute the tea or coffee.

A person suffering from diabetes no longer has to suffer a poor choice of diet especially when our knowledge of diabetes has ensured that diabetic recipe formulations are designed with variety and health in mind.

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One of the most frightening and life-altering diagnoses that a child can receive is juvenile diabetes, also known as Type 1 diabetes. The condition requires drastic lifestyle changes for both the child and his or her family. But the key to making the transition more in a smooth fashion is knowledge and understanding for children and adults alike.

Now, one of the most confusing aspects that should be demystified is the distinction between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Your child most likely did not develop diabetes due to poor diet or exercise habits. This would likely be the case for Type 2, which is much more common in obese adults.

Essentially, Type 1 develops out of the body’s inability to properly process sugar due to the pancreas’s failure to produce the insulin it should. This causes the blood sugar in the body to fluctuate to unsafe levels on both the high and the low end. It tends to strike a child suddenly, whereas Type 2 has a more gradual onset caused by a string of poor eating choices

If you are in a position where you aren’t sure if your child is diabetic, look for the symptoms: your child may constantly complain of being hungry though they are losing weight, they may begin to urinate frequently, and may develop frequent headaches, accompanied by lightheadedness.

Only your doctor will be able to adequately diagnose the condition using medical tests which measure blood glucose levels. Getting an accurate diagnosis can involve multiple tests over time.

This can be a frightening process for your child and you as a parent, but taking time to educate yourself on how you and your child can work together with your doctor to control the effects of the diabetes will ultimately give you comfort in this stressful time. Plus, it helps remind your rational side that this will not “ruin your lives,” as you may be thinking right now.

The most vital way to help your child cope with Type 1 diabetes is to teach them “how to eat.” They need to learn early on not to reach for more refined products like white bread or high-sugar drinks like fruit juices or soda.

Teachers, school nurses, and even friends and their parents should be informed of the condition and its implications. This may embarrass your child at first, but it is more important for them to be healthy and well looked-after than anything.

Try your best to listen to your child’s concerns and do not dismiss them. This is hard for them! Sometimes as parents, we get so wrapped up in our own stresses (because of course, this is difficult for us, too), we forget about what our children are actually going through. Do what you can to lend an ear and give all your love. Let your child explain her condition if she gets embarrassed when you do it. Just do what you can, and they will appreciate it in the long run.

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Eat your Cheerios. How many times have you heard your Mom say that?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Wheaties is the breakfast of champions.

And the list goes on.

Over the ages Moms have quoted sayings like these to get kids to eat a good breakfast. They had to use slogans or whatever to get us to eat a good breakfast. Otherwise we would grab a donut and head out the door.

Good nutrition is the key to preventing lots of diseases, like diabetes. When we are young we think we are invincible. We do not think about getting old or getting sick. What happens to us in the future is so far out we cannot comprehend anything bad happening to us. Therefore, we tend to ignore the future and live for the day.

If I knew then what I know now, I would have listened more closely to my mom when she told me to eat my vegetables. I can not remember the number of times she told us to stop eating junk food. But did we listen? No, we did not!

We are the product of what we eat and what we think/ What we stuff into our mouths and our minds determine the kind of adult we will be. I wish I had heeded the adults in my life when they tried to stress the importance of eating good nutritious meals and reading good positive books. I could be a different person today.

I would wager you did the same thing I did when you were a child and we are paying today for ignoring our parents in our younger years. Today many of us suffer with being overweight and from diabetes brought on by years of eating too much of the wrong kind of foods!

Do you know the main causes of Type II diabetes? I have the list memorized so let me share them with you.

* If you have a family history of diabetes, you have a higher risk of developing it.
* If you are overweight and/or inactive, you are at a higher risk of getting the disease.
* Certain races/ethnic groups are at greater risk for getting diabetes.
Ethnic groups at risk include African American, Hispanic American/Latino, AmericanIndian, Native Alaskan, Asian American and Pacific Islander.
* If you are over the age of 45, you are at a greater risk of diabetes.
* If you have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, you are at a higher risk.

One thing for sure, no one wants to have diabetes. It is a horrible disease and can alter your life for the duration. So what can you do to decrease your risks of developing Type II diabetes? I am really glad you asked!

I happen to know what can be done to lessen your risks of developing diabetes. Of course there is nothing you can do about family history, age and race, but you can help minimize other risks. Here is the list.

* If you are overweight, lose it!
* If you are a couch potato, burn the couch! Get up and Exercise!
* Eat low fat, low calorie meals. Eat more fruits and vegetables. (like your mom said)
* Eat smaller more frequent meals. Eat 4 smaller meals per day.
* Exercise! This is very important. It lowers blood pressure and cholesterol!
* See a doctor if you have any of these risk factors and find out if you already have type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, or metabolic syndrome.

In case you do not know pre-diabetes and metabolic syndrome are definitely taking you on the road to type 2 diabetes. Stop it if you can!

I am Lucy Peacock, math teacher, consultant, and writer. I love to read, hike, camp, travel and sit in the woods or by the ocean and take solace in the wonders God made. I live for today and pray for tomorrow. If you want more info check this site wwwblogwithlucy.blogspot.com

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Would you know if you were on the verge of being a diabetic? Has anyone in the medical profession ever cautioned you about becoming a diabetic? Were you ever warned to use caution because you were at high risk for developing the disease?

Do you even know what it means to hear “you are at high risk to develop diabetes?” Have you ever heard the terms pre-diabetic or metabolic syndrome? Have you ever been given an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)?

Pre-diabetic means you are headed straight for diabetes. This condition means you have high blood sugar levels, but not high enough to be labeled diabetes, yet. Some 15% to 18% of the American population is in the pre-diabetic stage of type 2 diabetes. The majority of those in this stage are unaware of the fact they are on the verge of type 2 diabetes. No one has even told them they are in a high risk group for the disease.

You should know the risk factors of developing diabetes and if you are in that group, you should be tested for diabetes as soon as possible. You need to know if you are pre-diabetic because at this stage of the disease you can stop the progression to full blown type 2 diabetes.

The risk factors are (1) a family history of the disease (2) being overweight (3) if you are physically inactive (4) over the age of 45 and especially if over the age of 65 (5) certain races such as African American, Hispanic, American Latino, American Indian, Native Alaskan, Asian American, or Pacific Islander.

If two or three of these factors apply to you, then you are high risk for the disease and you should go to the doctor and be tested. There are a couple of tests the doctor can run to verify if you have it or not. One is the fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) and the other is the glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

If you are found to be pre-diabetic, then there are a couple of things you can do to lower your risks. First of all, if you are overweight, then lose it. Secondly, if you are physically inactive, then start moving. Quit being a couch potato and get up and start your body moving. Run or walk, but quit your sitting!

Start a low fat, low calorie diet and a program of exercises. It has been proven that the two together can keep you from falling headlong right into type 2 diabetes. Believe me if you can stop that happening you should! People have lost their legs, arms and life to the complications of diabetes! Do not let that happen to you.

It is in your hands and only you can change the outcome! You can have lots of money and worldly goods, but if you do not have health, you have nothing.

Fight this disease with diet and exercise. Do not become part of the 24% to 25% of Americans who are diabetic! Do not let yourself become a statistic!

Get up! Get off that couch! Start eating right! And Exercise!

I am Lucy Peacock, math teacher, consultant, and writer. I love to read, hike, camp, travel and sit in the woods or by the ocean and take solace in the wonders God made. I live for today and pray for tomorrow. If you want more info check the site wwwblogwithlucy.blogspot.com

[tags]Diabetes,diabetic diet,risk for diabetes[/tags]

Diabetes has become an epidemic and it is not just affecting one country, but it is affecting people from the entire globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the total number of diabetics will touch a 240 million worldwide by 2010.

* If Diabetes is left uncontrolled, it can lead to the following complications:
-Retinopathy

-Renal failure

-Nervous disorders

-Diabetic coma

-Caludication

-And lot more.

Types of Diabetes, diabetes can be classified as:

* Type 1 diabetes: Due to the inability of the body to produce insulin.

* Type 2 diabetes: Due to discontinuity in the production of insulin.
* Gestational diabetes: Manifests in pregnant woman but disappears after child birth.
* Juvenile diabetes- Type 1 is usually diagnosed at a younger age, mostly during childhood. This is because the pancreas stops to function at an early age.

Symptoms

* Urinating frequently
* Extreme hunger
* Weakness
* Irritability
* Nausea and/or Vomiting
* Blurred Vision
* Tingling or Numbness in Legs, Feet, or Fingers
* Frequent Infections
* Itching of Skin or Genitals
* Slow Healing of Cuts and Bruises.

Management of Diabetes

In Type I diabetes patients are administered insulin artificially by hypodermic needle syringes.

Type II diabetes- Diabetic medications along with modification in life style and diet is used. In advanced cases of Type II diabetes, artificial insulin administration could be prescribed.

Diabetics and Nutritionist

In both cases of diabetes, high-fiber low-carbohydrate diet is prescribed. Starvation in diabetic patients can be life threatening leading to hypoglycemia or even hypoglycemic shock. They are always recommended to carry a candy with them so that they can consume it when they are fatigued due to sudden decline in blood sugar.

Diet is the most important aspect of Diabetes. Diabetics require a balanced diet and the combination of recipes will be provided by the nutritionist. Starving is never a healthy way to bring down blood glucose. The body still requires its dosage of glucose.

The following points are helpful in controlling diabetes:

* Regulate your meals with a high-fiber low-carbohydrate diet.
* Vitamin A, D, E, K and B complex vitamins appropriate dosage.
* Do not binge; eat lot of fruits and vegetables, and not burgers and fries!
* Stress increases the blood glucose level, therefore practice mind relaxation techniques.
* Some of the alternate treatment methods like acupressure and related reflexology treatments are said to be of some benefit in controlling diabetes.
* Increased intake of vegetable soups and salads. A soup or salad before a meal quenches your appetite and it will reduce your craving for sugar.
* Avoid tobacco and alcohol.
* Have 8 hours of sleep a day.

The first thing that can affect anyone who has been diagnosed with diabetes is psychological shock and depression. Diabetes is manageable with diet and proper care. The disease can seem alarmingly fearful and coping with diabetes can be scary when you are diagnosed for the first time. It is better you talk to a psychiatrist so that you feel you are not trapped by an uncontrollable disease condition. After you are convinced, with some lifestyle and dietary changes you are back to normal, no panic.

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