Food and Nutrition Awareness | Control of Diabetes with Food

in food •  7 years ago 

Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels are high. Glucose comes from the food you eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose to enter cells and give them energy. For type 1 diabetes, your body will not make insulin. Type 2 diabetes is a more common type and your body does not make or use insulin properly. Without enough insulin, glucose stays in the blood.
Choosing the right food when you have diabetes can help lower your blood sugar or stay stable. A diet for diabetics does not mean you have to give up everything you love - you can still enjoy much variety of foods and, in some cases, you can even reverse type 2 diabetes. In fact, making a diet for diabetes patients is a balancing act: it comprises a variety of healthy carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

The trick is choosing the right combination of foods that will help keep your blood sugar in the target range and avoid the big movements that can cause diabetes symptoms - from frequent urination and thirst for hyperglycemia to fatigue, dizziness, headache, and mood changes of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).

Determining the best foods to eat when you have diabetes can be difficult. Here are some better foods for diabetics, both type 1 and type 2.

Leafy Greens

Green leafy vegetables are nutritious and low in calories. Their digestible carbohydrate content is also very low and can increase blood sugar levels. Spinach, kale and other green leafy vegetables are good sources of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C. A study shows that bigger consumption of vitamin C reduced inflammatory signs and fasting glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes or hypertension.

In addition, green leafy vegetables are a good source of antioxidants, lutein, and zeaxanthin. These antioxidants protect your eyes against macular degeneration and cataracts, which are common complications of diabetes.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a wonderful spice having very powerful antioxidant characteristics. Some controlled research has shown that cinnamon has the ability to reduce blood glucose levels and improve insulin sensitivity. Long-term diabetes control is usually determined by measuring hemoglobin A1c, which reflects the average level of blood glucose for 2-3 months. In one study, hemoglobin A1c more than doubled in patients with type 2 diabetes who received 90 days of cinnamon compared to patients who received only standard care.

Chia Seeds

Chia Seed is a wonderful food for diabetics. They are extremely high in fiber but have low levels of digestible carbohydrates. In fact, 12 grams of carbohydrates in 28 grams (1 ounce) of chia seeds are fibers that do not produce blood sugar. Viscous fibers in kiwis can lower blood sugar levels by slowing the flow of food through the intestines and are absorbed.

Broccoli

Broccoli is one of the most nutritious vegetables. half-cooked broccoli contains 27 calories and 3 grams of digestible carbohydrate, as well as important nutrients such as vitamin c and magnesium. diabetes study reveals broccoli can help reduce insulin levels and protect cells from harmful free radicals produced during metabolic processes

Flaxseeds

Flaxseed is an incredible food. Some of their insoluble fiber is composed of lignans, which can reduce the risk of heart disease and improve blood sugar control. In one study, hemoglobin A1c was significantly improved in type 2 diabetic patients with flaxseed. Flaxseed has a very high content of viscous fiber and can improve bowel health, insulin sensitivity, and fullness.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity and reduce fasting blood glucose levels. When consumed with a carbohydrate diet, it can also reduce the blood glucose response by up to 20%. In one study, people with poorly controlled diabetes consumed 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar at bedtime to reduce fasting blood sugar by 6%.

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Awesome overview of diabetes and some of the dietary foods that can aid diabetics in reducing their blood sugars without pharmacological management.

Diabetes is increasing at alarming rate in the world so I decided to share some of the awareness to my steemians. I hope this information will be helpful for many others in preventing diabetes.

Love this and having a few family members that are diabetic, it is so true that foods make all the difference! They can keep their body very stable just by making sure they eat healthy whole foods! Their goal is to decrease the amount of insulin they put into their body and when they eat right they can decrease the number of shots a day from 3 to only 1!

Great post!

I hope this article will help you add some of the food in diet and it will help your family a lot. You can also add ginger slices in your salad and it will help you control sugar level.

wow, your post is incredible, much people safe they life with this information, I follow you

I hope this article can get lots of visibility so that more and more steemians can take advantage of this food awareness.

This is a great awarness post for the control of diabaties,cant just thank you,you have done a amazing job.

Thank you for the appreciation and I hope you can share it with many of your friends and it will literally control sugar levels and make life better for everyone.

I have heard that Okra is a natural food to control diabetese.

I have not heard so much about the okra but if you want to know about commonly used vegetables that help in preventing diabetes, then you can add garlic and ginger in your daily diet and it will help a lot.

nice

Aloe vera plays also an important role in blood glucose levels which is important for people suffering from diabetes. If someone is interesting he/she can find more information on the following source:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/natural-therapies/aloe-vera.html

Thanks for the health talk.

Thanks info

Thanks for sharing is nice

Are you aware that type II diabetes has been curable since the 1930's using a water-only fasting protocol? There are several clinics in North America that feature fasting cures for a number of autoimmune diseases including Type II diabetes. One of the more famous is in Canada and is run by Dr. Jason Fung : https://idmprogram.com/
May I suggest this free book for further study in the use of fasting protocols for disease therapy: http://www.loveandtruth.net/shelton-fasting.html
I have written 4 of 6 chapters on using fasting protocols and reasons why they are not as popular as they should be. Visit my blog if you have time. Briefly, there is no financial incentive to recommend a therapy that is free to the patient. No doctor visits, no drugs, no gym workouts, reduced food intake so the food industry doesn't like it either. If you have questions, I am at your service.

@cryptokraze thank you for this informative post about the diabetes. Cinnamon (we call it dalchini here in kashmir) being a wonderful spice having antioxidant characteristics. My favorite spice.
Also recommending the best food for diabetics. Thanks a lot. Will share it for sure.
JazaKallah :)

Keep sharing more

I really like the benefits of flaxseeds.

  ·  7 years ago Reveal Comment

@cryptokraze ... thank you for reminding us that we have more control over our health than we may think with food & nutrition awareness!!!