Diabetes Diet

Written on Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 12:10 am by Dave
Filed under Diabetes.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.  Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the body either cannot produce enough insulin (type 1, or IDDM), or doesn’t use it properly (type 2, or NIDDM). (The majority of people with diabetes have type 2.) Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before can develop gestational diabetes, which affects about 4 percent of all pregnant women.

The main symptoms are 3 more and 1 less - eat more, drink more, urinate more but lose weight.  Since diabetes patients lose blood sugar through urination, they usually feel thirsty. Besides, the body also starts to consume protein and fat, and they lose weight (emaciation) gradually.  Other symptoms are vision loss, itching and tiredness.
Diabetes is on the rise. In the last 10 years, the number of people with diabetes has increased by 50 percent. This is due, in part, to the increase in overweight and obese American adults and children.  There are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 5.7 million people (or nearly one quarter) are unaware that they have the disease.  About 95% of Diabetes patients in US are suffering from type II diabetes, and it is the 7th leading cause of death.

Diet for Diabetes
Although diabetes is a life-long condition, you can still lead a healthy life and avoid complications. These actions are key: a meal plan to help you eat well, staying active, keeping your blood sugar (glucose) levels as close to normal as possible, and monitoring your blood pressure.
So, in addition to the care and guidance you receive from your physician, you may control/improve blood sugar by a natural way - just follow our Juice Recipe for Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2) and Juice Recipe for Diabetes (Type 2).

What NOT to eat

• any fried food
• high-fat meat
• milk products such as milk, butter, cheese, pizza, chocolate.
• wheat powder products such as noodle, bread, cake.
• soda and beer
• sugar, sugar substitute, honey, syrup
• most fruit (except lemon, blueberry, guava, mulberry)
• rice

What to eat

• bitter melon, cucumber, pumpkin, swiss chard, chayote, gymnema sylvestre.
• white bean, chickpea
• barley, oat, buckwheat
• spices such as ginger, garlic, clove, sage, bay leaf, cumin, cinnamon, fenugreek powder, caraway.

Juice Recipe for Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2)

July 17th, 2008 by Dave in Diabetes, Juice Recipes

This juice is for high blood sugar and high blood pressure.
Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin.  The human body wants blood glucose (blood sugar) maintained in a very narrow range.  Insulin and glucagon are the hormones which make this happen.   Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.  There are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 5.7 million people (or nearly one quarter) are unaware that they have the disease.
Drink 4 to 6 cups of this juice everyday and stay away from noodle, bread, cake, dessert, peanut, cashew, milk product and BBQ food.
Ingredients

• 1/2 beetroot, peeled and sectioned
• 1/2 bitter melon, sectioned
• 1/2 cucumber, sectioned
• some swiss chard
• 1/2 cup blueberry
• 1 lemon, peeled

Other

• 1/3 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 1/3 teaspoon cumin powder
• 2 teaspoons of bee pollen

Optional

• some wolfberry (lycium barbarum)
• ginger

Process through a juicer and serve. It is even better if you use distilled water.

Juice Recipe for Diabetes (Type 2)
Written on Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 3:08 pm by Dave
Filed under Diabetes, Juice Recipes.

This juice improves high blood sugar and high blood pressure.
Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin.  Cucumber lowers blood sugar (glucose) and blood pressure.  Swiss chard has phytochemicals similar with insulin so it helps lower blood sugar and remove fatigue.  Clove powder can lower blood sugar, triglyceride and cholesterol.  Fenugreek powder helps balance blood sugar in diabetes and aids to lower cholesterol.
Diabetes Type 2 is usually caused by wheat powder products and fried food.  Drink 4 to 6 cups of this juice everyday and stay away from noodle, bread, cake, dessert and BBQ food.
Ingredients

• 1/2 beetroot, peeled and sectioned
• 1 carrot
• 1 cucumber, sectioned
• some swiss chard
• 1 corn (grain)
• 1 tomato
• 1 lemon, peeled

Other

• 3 teaspoons flaxseed
• 1/3 teaspoon cinnamon powder (or fenugreek powder)
• 1/3 teaspoon clove powder
• 2 teaspoons of bee pollen

Optional

• some wolfberry (lycium barbarum)
• ginger

Process through a juicer and serve. It is even better if you use distilled water.

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