LIVING WITH DIABETES:

 

 I AM A TYPE-2 DIABETIC:

 

THE MORE COMMON IS TYPE 2: Type 2,  and high blood sugar is still the problem. But with type 2, the pancreas dosen't completely shut off insulin production. And the body's use of insulin becomes impaired in any number of different ways.

 

ONSET-DIABETES: Type 2 diabetes is sometimes called adult-onset diabetes because it usually hits folks after the age of (40) and is more likely to develop as a person gets older.

Reason: Insulin resistance increases with age. And about 20% of people over the age (60) have type 2 diabetes. The cause has much to do with our lifestyles, particulary obesity.

People with diabetes, rither don't produce enough insulin or the insulin they do produce doesn't work efficiently. In either case, all that glucose in the bloodstream isn't able to get inside the cells.  And hovers in the bloodstream, getting more concentrated as time goes by. And individual cells go hungry, which can cause fatigue, dizziness, and many other symptoms, but all that concentrated sugar becomes toxic, eventually damaging the eyes, kidneys, nerves,  immune system, heart and blood vessels. Type 1 is more serious and less common (insulin dependent, diabetes. And occurs when the body makes no insulin of its own.And therefore people with type 1 diabetes must take insullin in order to replace their own missing supplies.

As said eariler, far more common is type 2, (non-insulin dependent diabetes). They produce some insulin, but not----enough, and are placed usually on oral medications.

 

GENETICS:

 If one parent has type2 , theres a 20 to 30 % chance the children will develop it. "If both parents have type 2, the risk to children is about the same as that shared by identical twins." And this makes for serious concern for ethnic groups that seem predisposed to it--and they are not the same ones that are susceptible  to type 1.

Whites are most likely to get type 1, but type 2 is more among the African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Asian Americans.

 

DIET:

Our diet matters, in how much you eat, as well as what you eat. And it is important that we learn to eat less, and eat more small meals a day throughout the day, instead of eating three large meals a day.

We should eat leaner foods, and watch our sugars, carbs, and eat our fruits. It is not that we cannot have what someone else has but rather we should have less of it. And remember as we age a persons metabolism slows down---meaning we need to eat less, not more. Exercising regularly is also important.

A high fiber diet, has been known to relieve everything from constipation to heart disease. And research suggests that it can also play a powerful role in controling blood sugar.

There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. And they both play a role in stabilizing blood sugar.

Soluble -helps because it forms a gummy gel in the intestine, and helps prevent glucose from being absorbed into the blood too quickly. This in turn helps keep blood sugar levels from rising or dipping drastically.

Now in addition, soluble-fiver seems to increase cells' sensitivity to insulin, so more sugar can move the blood into the cells. Studies show people with type 2 diabetes who ate a high-fiber and "high-carbohydrate" diet were able to improve their blood sugar control by 95%. And people with type 1 diabetes on the same diet showed a 30% improvement. Research now is showing that insoluble fiber may play a role in diabetes prevention.

Insoluble fiber is found in whole grain products, such as, vegetables, greenbeans, and dark green leafy vegetables, fruit skins and root vegetable skins, seeds, and nuts.

To increase your fiber-intake: eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. And eat 100%  whole grain bread. And breads should provide up to 2grms of fiber per-slice.

Cereals: need to be whole grain, and whole wheat pasta. And eat less meats by having more beans in some meals.

Two great sources for fiber are brussel spriuts and beans. A 1/2 cup serving of brussel sprouts contains 4 grms of fiber, with 2 grms of soluble fiber. "Thats more fiber than you get in a cup of pasta." A 1/2 cup of kidney beans contains nearly 7 grms of fiber, almost 3 grms of it soluble. But increase your fiber intake slowly to avoid uncomfortable digestive issues, and always drink more water to help keep the fiber moving through the system.

 

 

 

 

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