If you are a diabetic or pre diabetic, you can choose a balanced lifestyle to control blood glucose levels following warning signs of diabetes. Changed lifestyle means you are offering to avoid certain bad diabetic foods as much as you can because these foods can topple your blood sugar levels. As such you should basically accept life style changes. The main theme of this article is to furnish a brief description of foods to control blood glucose levels.
As some foods can bear a massive impact on blood glucose levels you need to know precisely what foods to avoid in Toto. Here are some diet foods to exclude in your diet meal plan.
Artificial sweeteners: It is pretty difficult to avoid sugar in your diet to zero level. Still, it is advisable to avoid sweeteners like refined sugar as much as you can to increase control of blood glucose in the blood stream.
Sweet Chocolates: You should avoid chewing candy chocolates as they contain high sugar mix. Consuming these can increase sugar levels in your body.
High carb grains: Grains high in carbohydrate should be kept off. The foods rich in carbohydrates can increase the glucose levels in the blood. In this list, you have the white bread, refined rice, pasta, and pastry as bad diabetic foods to avoid.
Vegetables high in starch: Usually all vegetables are good for health. However, there are some vegetables high in starch component which should be cut off from eating. In this regard, you may avoid consuming much of sweet beets, carrots, potatoes, peas, and butter beans.
Fruits rich in sweet: As fruits contain minerals and vitamins they are highly recommended for diabetics to control blood glucose levels. Usually fruits are good fiber sources. However, fruits like mango, banana, jackfruit, strawberry, pineapple are not good for controlling blood glucose.
Fatty dietary foods: Milk is a healthier food but skimmed milk is good for reducing fat intake in the blood. Cheese and yogurt containing whole fat should be avoided. Butter cakes are very bad food for diabetics.
Processed foods: Though processed diet foods are added with preservatives they have very poor fiber content needed for diabetics to reduce blood sugar in the blood stream. So, any food packed in solid form or in liquid form should be totally avoided.
Be sure, if you can avoid these foods you can keep the blood glucose levels under control and no medicine is needed.
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Monday, April 5, 2010
What causes diabetes?
Inherited Traits or HereditaryIt is believed that some genes pass from one generation to another. The same holds true for the genes of diabetes. It generally depends on the closeness of the blood relation. If the mother of a person is diabetic then risk factor of developing diabetes is 2% to 3%. If the father of the person is diabetic, then risk increases than the former case. The risk factor of developing diabetes further increases if both parents are diabetic.
Age
Increasing age is another factor that makes the person more prone to developing diabetes. Though the disease can set in at any age however 80% individuals become the victim of diabetes after the age of 50.
Poor Diet
Low protein, poor nutrition, less dietary fiber and increased intake of refined products are some reasons of developing diabetes.
Fat Distribution and Obesity
Increased insulin resistance triggers the tendency to put on weight. If the body fats are more that 30 %, the Body Mass Index is more than 25 and the waist is 40 inches in man and more than 5 inches in woman, then the person is at increased risk of developing diabetes.
Inactive Lifestyle
People who have an inactive lifestyle are at an increased risk of developing diabetes. Those individual who exercise for at least three rimes a week are at lower risk of developing diabetes.
Stress
Any emotional disturbance or physical injury is generally blamed as the first cause of diabetes. The disturbance in ACTH therapy may also lead to few symptoms of diabetes.
Drug Induced
Olanzapine (Zyprexa), Clozapine (Clozaril), risperidone (Risperdal), ziprasidone (Geodon) and quetiapine (Seroquel) are famous for developing this chronic ailment.
InfectionThe infection in pancreas is caused by some strephylococci.
Hypertension
Recent studies have revealed that high level of systolic pressure and diabetes are directly linked with each other.
Lipid Profile
The cholesterol level and high blood pressure are related to increase in blood sugar levels.
Age
Increasing age is another factor that makes the person more prone to developing diabetes. Though the disease can set in at any age however 80% individuals become the victim of diabetes after the age of 50.
Poor Diet
Low protein, poor nutrition, less dietary fiber and increased intake of refined products are some reasons of developing diabetes.
Fat Distribution and Obesity
Increased insulin resistance triggers the tendency to put on weight. If the body fats are more that 30 %, the Body Mass Index is more than 25 and the waist is 40 inches in man and more than 5 inches in woman, then the person is at increased risk of developing diabetes.
Inactive Lifestyle
People who have an inactive lifestyle are at an increased risk of developing diabetes. Those individual who exercise for at least three rimes a week are at lower risk of developing diabetes.
Stress
Any emotional disturbance or physical injury is generally blamed as the first cause of diabetes. The disturbance in ACTH therapy may also lead to few symptoms of diabetes.
Drug Induced
Olanzapine (Zyprexa), Clozapine (Clozaril), risperidone (Risperdal), ziprasidone (Geodon) and quetiapine (Seroquel) are famous for developing this chronic ailment.
InfectionThe infection in pancreas is caused by some strephylococci.
Hypertension
Recent studies have revealed that high level of systolic pressure and diabetes are directly linked with each other.
Lipid Profile
The cholesterol level and high blood pressure are related to increase in blood sugar levels.
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