Diabetes Treatments

Diabetes is a disorder of the body’s metabolism, which is the way food is digested and used for energy and growth. Most of what we ingest is broken down into a form of sugar. This sugar from is called glucose and is the main provider of fuel for the human body. Diabetes affects the way the body uses food for its energy. The glucose moves through the body’s blood and enters cells to be used as fuel. The hormone insulin helps move the glucose through the cells. A healthy pancreas changes the amount of insulin based on the amount of glucose. If someone has diabetes, this process is broken down and the levels of blood sugar increases.

There are three main types of diabetes: type 1, type 2 and gestational. Before 1921 when insulin was discovered, everyone who suffered from type 1 died within just a few years. Insulin was not a cure, but was the first big breakthrough for treatment. Taking insulin is a therapy for type 1 and blood glucose testing is a therapy for type 2. Physical activity and healthy eating habits are important for both type 1 and type 2. Below are the best foods for a diabetic broken down into three categories:

CARBOHYDRATES

Oats, bran, porridge, apples, barley, citrus, peaches, berries, pears, avocados, plum, beans, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, celery, lettuce, cucumber, onions, mushrooms, peas, olives, pepper, tomatoes and spinach.

PROTEIN

Beans, lentils, soybeans, millet, Brazil nuts, pine nuts, peanuts, free range chicken and turkey (skin removed), lean cut of meats, pork, beef lamb, and veal, free-ranged chicken eggs (no duck and goose eggs)

FAT

Oils- pure olive, sesame, soybean, avocados, avocados, salmon, tuna, mackerel, herrings, nuts and seeds, spreadable and unsaturated margarine