Diabetes Diet? Think tasty, but healthy
People with diabetes often fear that they will never be able to eat good tasting dishes again.
This diet specialist and physiologist Ann Albright is working with the patient. "Sometimes it felt as if they are in prison, and it is only going to drink water and toothpicks to eat the rest of their lives," he says.
She quickly realized that this is not the case, but it said she had to learn how to get healthy.
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Albright, the type 1 diabetes who now works full-time in trying to give people with diabetes can improve their diets. He is the head of the division of diabetes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and the American Diabetes Association to the President of the health and education.
Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce enough hormone insulin or insulin properly. Insulin helps the glucose (sugar) in the cells to obtain, where the energy is used. If they do not produce enough insulin or does not properly, the sugar in the blood, damage to nerves and blood vessels.
There are two main forms: type 1 and type 2 This represents 90% of cases of diabetes and obesity and with inactivity. Most people with Type 2 diabetes can benefit from weight loss, say the experts. Even to lose that 5% and 10% of body weight and they are largely for the maintenance can help, said Ms. Albright.
A healthy diet and regular physical for patients with diabetes mellitus, because the sugar in the blood can prevent complications such as heart and kidney failure, the experts agree. However, there is no uniform covering everyone, "said Mrs. Albright." It's over, the time of diabetic retinopathy. We try not to teach. "
Most people need a plan for diet, he said, "and should be treated with diet or other health-care professionals to know what is best for your lifestyle, timing and taste." There are decisions and nuances in the systems necessary for each patient. "
Some people use plan food exchange lists, the group of food, quantities of carbohydrates, protein, fat and calories. Some count the calories or carbohydrates.
Many patients need more attention for the carbohydrates, found in the whole grains, vegetables, fruit, desserts and other sweets, Albright said. Carbohydrates have the greatest impact on blood sugar, but that does not mean that every person with diabetes should be a low-carb diet, he said. The general recommendation is from 45% to 55% of calories from carbohydrates, but it is only a guideline, he said.
Albright said the people who only many United States dollars carbs priority in their daily diet, so it is better if they are wise about foods like vegetables and fruits are rich in fiber, vitamins and other nutrients in soft, cake, Biscuits and other processed foods.
People with diabetes can be sweet, but how much you can eat depends on your blood sugar and weight goals, he said. The amount must be in a healthy diet.
Most patients are also their soaked (animal) and the intake of tran fatty acids, and contribute to heart disease, she says.
Many protein and fiber Christine Gerbstadt, a doctor in Sarasota, Florida, and diet specialist who specializes in training for diabetes patients to eat, recommends a balanced diet with plenty of fiber (25 to 30 grams per day) and relatively rich in proteins, because "fiber and protein are the best weapons against hunger."
Some research findings suggest that eating more protein rich in food (fish, lean meat, chicken, beans, nuts) May people feel completely, which can contribute to prevent obesity. Institute of Medicine guidelines, 10% to 35% of calories, proteins. Gerbstadt has some patients with healthy kidneys consume about 25% of calories, proteins.
Many people are afraid that this is not in a position to cook meals health, and about the food in the restaurants, Gerbstadt said. It proposes to search for books written Diabetic and find food for the judge.
It also shows the patients, two or three restaurants, they love the revision and dietal information on the menu or a website. It advises to find three or four laps to work on your plan for diet, the letters on a card and keep the card in your portfolio.
Albright said: "Most people know their options, more flexibility and the pleasure that they have."
