Diabetic Diets
By: Tania IvanovichTotal Views: 915, Word Count: 545,
A diabetic diet is a chart plan which should be recommended by doctors and dieticians and followed intently by the patients of this lethal disease which is a silent killer. Diabetes diets constitute all those food items which help in maintaining the level of sugar in the body by supplying right amount of proteins, fibers and sugar in the form of sucrose and fructose. Direct intake of glucose should be avoided. This plan advises the sufferer to the hazards of this disease by consuming recommended food and fruits so that the rise in glucose should not take place. Diabetes patients should incorporate the intake of foods which aid in preventing and decreasing the glucose amount in the body. Some of the recommended food items are as follows:
Apple: This fruit is rich in pectin content in the pulp and rind region which is helpful in balancing the sugar level in the body. This is a detoxifying agent which neutralizes the toxins in the body. The anti-diabetes agent in apple reduces the level of sugar in body by 35%.
Artichoke: Known by the biological name of Cynara Scolymus, is a tuberous root. This is rich in potassium, calcium, sulphur which reduces glucose content in blood. This vegetable is a natural insulin supplier to the body which helps in transporting and converting glucose into energy, thus, reducing the overflow of sugar in blood.
Bengal Gram: This food item known by the name of chick pea is a vital anti-diabetic natural agent. The research conducted by Central Food Technological Research Institute decreases the level of insulin requirement by the body from 20 to 40% in the case of patients who were strictly under the diet of water extracted from Bengal gram.
Bitter Gourd: Rich in medical virtues, the vegetable is an excellent diabetes cure which if daily incorporated into the diet chart will definitely give results in a week. It is rich in “plant insulin” which effectively aids in balancing and lowering the sugar level in bloodstream. Intake of three to four glasses of bitter gourd juice is effective in reducing the high glucose content of the body.
Intake of food on the basis of height and weight: For the control and prevention of this fatal disease, food consumption should be restricted to body weight and requirement:
1,200 to 1,600 calories are supplied by the following diet plan:Two glasses of milk, three vegetable, two fruits, 4 to 6 ounces of meat and meat substitute for-
- Women with small built / frame
- Medium sized women not involved in regular exercise pattern.
1,600 to 2,000 calories per day and amount of food:Two glasses of milk, three vegetable, 4 to 6 ounces of meat or meat substitute and two fruits if you are-
- Large sized women if you want to control diabetes
- Small size men with robust health
- Medium sized men regularly exercising.
Incorporation of diet chart and plan can be supplemented with a reading of a self help guide which will provide you with adequate knowledge on the type and quantity of food and exercise required for the maintenance of sugar level in the body.
About the Author
Tania Ivanovich is a physician with two decades of flourishing experience with the patients of diabetes. Her treatment is inclusive of the advice on the diet and exercise plan and intake of medication. Now you are accessible to the doctor’s recommendation on diet and lifestyle maintenance compressed in a book: “How To Play The Diabetes Game To Win”.
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