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Special Diet For Diabetics

adin — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:58:33 +0000

There is no special diet for diabetics, on the contrary, in the treatment of these patients the individualized assessment by an expert in nutrition and the establishment of specific therapeutic targets for primary health care team should be the norm.

It should be stressed, however, that the main goal of the diet is to help these patients to modify their eating habits to improve overall metabolic control and reduce complications.

1 .- To normalize the weight in the case of diabetic patients are obese, and then keep it stable.

2 .- Keep a blood glucose levels stable and closer to the normal range, and achieve optimal levels of blood cholesterol.

3 .- No negative conditional growth and maturation with dietary restrictions, particularly in the case of children with diabetes.

4 .- To enable a good quality of life and prevent or delay the complications common in the diabetic metabolic (hyperglycemia, kidney disease, hypertension, cardiovascular disease).

How must be the diet?

To achieve these objectives, the diet should meet the following characteristics:

1 .- energy intake appropriate to the age, height, sex, weight and physical activity (work or sport).

2 .- adequate amount of carbohydrate slow absorption (potato, rice, bread, vegetables).

3 .- Reduced fat consumption, especially of animal origin (except fish).

4 .- Increased consumption of vegetables and fruits rich in fiber and vitamins.

5 .- very limited salt consumption.

Hyperglycemia & Glucose

JUTAWAN TERKENAL — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:26:00 +0000

Is characterized by a high concentration of glucose in the blood (greater than 1.26 g / liter or 6.9 mmol / l). Diabetes is caused when insulin deficiency and that sugar accumulates in the blood causing hyperglycemia, without being used by the body.
There are 2 types of diabetes: Diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and non-diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). The Central Hospital of Yaounde has become aware of various complications of this disease and have prepared a diabetes center.

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Diabetes Mellitus

JUTAWAN TERKENAL — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:21:57 +0000

Diabetes, commonly known as diabetes mellitus, is characterized by a high sugar in the blood (hyperglycemia). This rate is higher than 1.26 g / l (7.7 mmol / l) at a dose fasting or greater than 2g / l at any time of day. Diabetes type 2 (formerly Diabetes fat or non-insulin-dependent), the most common, is usually detected after 40 years. It is mostly other cases in the family. In this form of diabetes, the secretion of insulin (a hormone secreted by the pancreas that allows sugar to enter into cells to give them energy) is often minimal, but is very active in the cells (insulin resistance). The diabetes may be due to genetic abnormalities in hormonal diseases, to diseases of the pancreas, drugs .

Diabetes & Hypertension

JUTAWAN TERKENAL — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:22:25 +0000

Physical inactivity, obesity or substantial weight gain, there is a history of gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) or a child born with a weight greater than 4 kg are risk factors. Hypertension and high cholesterol in the blood are often associated. The main complications of diabetes are the result of violations:

Let the small vessels (microangiopathy) Renal (kidney) can cause chronic kidney failure, eye (retinopathy) with risk of blindness, nervous system (neuropathy) involving motor disturbances and sensitivity,
Let the great vessels located in the heart, brain, members : myocardial infarction, stroke and lower limb arterial disease (blockage of arteries by clots containing portion of blood).

Hyperglycemia too much can cause coma with death as possible.

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