Diet for Prevention of Diabetes

03 Jul

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Most people think of a diabetic diet as one with no added sugar (which is no longer true, by the way). But it’s not that simple. True, a major study found that people who develop diabetes tend to consume foods with a slightly higher glycemic index than people who don’t develop diabetes. The glycemic index is a measure of how much your blood sugar is affected by eating a given food. It turns out that many starchy foods do raise your blood sugar more than other foods.

Food and Meal Planning

Selecting Foods for a Healthy Meal Plan

By following the government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans, you can promote your health and reduce your risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, certain types of cancer, diabetes, stroke, and osteoporosis. These diseases are leading causes of death and disability among Americans. Good diets can also reduce major risk factors for chronic disease-such as obesity, high blood pressure, and high blood cholesterol. Your food choices, your lifestyle, your environment, and your family history all affect your well-being. It is important for everyone to follow the 10 Dietary Guidelines listed below. If you are at higher risk of having a chronic disease, it is especially important.

Diabetes Prevention: The Test

Diabetes is about to become a concern for millions of middle-aged Americans who never gave it much thought before. The American Diabetes Association, backed by federal health authorities, recently called for routine screening of all Americans starting at age 45, using a simple, inexpensive test, in order to detect more cases of Type 2 diabetes earlier. This form of diabetes, previously called non-insulin dependent or adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 90 to 95% of cases of diabetes.

Eat to Beat Diabetes Diet

Seventeen million Americans have diabetes. If that number doesn’t give you pause, consider this one: An additional 16 million have pre-diabetes and will probably develop type 2 diabetes within the next 10 years. Pre-diabetes (when blood sugar levels are sometimes higher than normal, but not yet consistently high enough to diagnose diabetes) also increases the risk for heart disease.