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Diet for Diabetics (and Pre-Diabetics)
Pre-Diabetes an even bigger concern…About 57 million Americans have pre-diabetes—and most
don't know they have it. While everybody's blood sugar goes up after eating, those with pre-diabetes have blood
sugar levels that go up considerably higher than normal and often remain high after eating. That's a concern,
because the physical damage of elevated blood sugar begins well before the condition reaches the level at which
diabetes is diagnosed. This is why doctors are focusing more and more on discovering high blood sugar early—and on
controlling blood sugar to keep it in the normal range.
The magnitude of the problem is challenging patients and health care providers alike and pushing the health care
system in the US beyond its capacity to deal with the problem. It’s time to start taking matters into your own
hands and make the dietary and lifestyle changes that have proven effective. So how does a patient make informed
choices regarding the many options that are offered, and successfully regulate their blood sugar? How do you know
if you are at risk for pre-diabetes?
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Know The SymptomsIf you're an average American over 45 years old, you probably are
pre-diabetic, especially if you answer yes to any of the following questions:
ARE YOU OVERWEIGHT?
The more fatty tissue you have, the more resistant your cells become to insulin, a hormone that helps your body
metabolize sugar and get it out of your bloodstream. And body shape is a significant factor: you're at higher risk
if you're apple-shaped — storing fat around the middle — rather than pear-shaped.
ARE YOU INACTIVE?
It's not just that people who are sedentary are likely to be overweight. Exercise actually helps your body use
insulin and process glucose. In fact, a lack of exercise impedes this process.
ARE YOU GENETICALLY INCLINED?
If you have a parent or a sibling who has type 2 diabetes, this increases your risk for developing pre-diabetes. In
addition, the condition is more common among certain ethnic groups: African Americans, Latinos, American Indians,
and Asian Americans.
ARE YOU NUMERICALLY INCLINED?
Your risk of pre-diabetes rises if you have high blood pressure, low "good" HDL (high-density lipoprotein)
cholesterol (35 milligrams per deciliter or less),or high triglycerides—fats—in the blood (250 mg/dL or more).
Early Detection Will Preserve Your Quality Of LifeIf you're at risk, it's important to be
screened before you experience symptoms of pre-diabetes. If you've already developed symptoms—such as excessive
thirst, frequent urination, and slow healing of sores—it's even more important to be tested. "If we just wait for
people to come in with symptoms, the body's machinery is so messed up that it's hard to do a good job with treating
the illness," explains John Buse, M.D., Ph.D., President, Medicine and Science, of the American Diabetes
Association and professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
The standard screening test—a fasting plasma glucose test—measures blood sugar first thing in the morning, before
breakfast. A more sensitive test, the oral glucose tolerance test, measures blood sugar both after fasting and two
hours after consuming a glucose-rich drink.
If you've had a screening test and your blood sugar was normal, guidelines suggest that you should have it checked
again in three years. If your blood sugar was elevated, your doctor will probably recommend lifestyle changes.
A typical recommendation would be to reduce your weight by 5 to 7 percent and to add physical activity: 150 minutes
of moderate aerobic activity, such as walking, biking, or swimming, plus two or three weight-training workouts per
week. What's more, your physician might prescribe an oral diabetes drug to help your body process glucose more
efficiently.
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Want Proof That Being Proactive Will Pay Off?The Diabetes Prevention Program, a large study
carried out by the National Institutes of Health, showed that lifestyle changes and medication can dramatically
reduce the progression of pre-diabetes to type 2 diabetes. And, interestingly, lifestyle changes worked even better
at preventing the disease than medication did; people 60 and older who made lifestyle changes reduced their risk by
71 percent. In conjunction with lifestyle changes, managing blood glucose levels through diet can produce dramatic
results. Generally, among diabetics, each 1-percentage-point reduction in blood sugar causes a 40-percent reduction
in the risk of micro vascular complications including eye, kidney and nerve diseases. By consuming foods low on the
glycemic index (GI), diabetics can modulate their (postprandial) blood sugar levels following a meal.
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market is Lakanto, a proprietary blend of erythritol and luo han guo fruit
extract. Luo Han Guo may have benefits for diabetics beyond its role as a sweetener, as it may
help diabetics control serum lipids. According to clinical research, fruits of luo han guo contain antioxidants
that inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol.
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References1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes fact sheet: general information
and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2005. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005.
2.- 3 Ibid.
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