Best Diabetes diet-Diabetes symptoms

For quite sometime, diabetes has been-and continues to be-the bane of a good percentage of the population of most countries. About 20 million Americans have diabetes, plus another 40 million afflicted with an early form of Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes. Once food is digested, its nutrients come into the bloodstream as glucose or blood sugar, and is moved by the insulin from the pancreas to the muscles, fat and liver for use as energy. Diabetes occurs when the pancreas does not make enough insulin, the liver, muscles and fat do not use insulin the normal way, or a combination of both.

There are two general classifications of diabetes, with another specifically afflicting women. Type 1 affects the individual from childhood, though most are diagnosed only when they are aged about 20 years old. For this type there is less or no insulin produced by the pancreas so that insulin injections are required everyday.  The causes are largely unknown although genetics is believed to play a great part.

The most prevalent, however, is Type 2, or adult onset, diabetes which is also beginning to afflict younger individuals. In this type the pancreas produces little insulin to control glucose normally or the organs fail to utilize insulin sufficiently. Many type 2 diabetics do not know they are affected. Then there is gestational diabetes that occurs only in pregnant or lactating women.  Though commonly just temporary, it nevertheless makes the individual a higher risk for type 2 diabetes later.

Symptoms

Individuals affected with Type 1 diabetes commonly show the symptoms over a short period, mostly only in an emergency, when the symptoms are mistaken for something else. They include fatigue, inordinate thirst and urination, vomiting and nausea and decrease in weight despite good eating. Additionally, Type 2 diabetics could experience blurred vision as well as numb toes or feet.  However, this type develops so gradually many diabetics do not feel any symptoms until complications arise, because diabetes damage the blood vessels and nerves as well as the autoimmunity capabilities.

Diet for diabetics

Diabetics should consult their doctors and dietitians for the appropriate kinds and amounts of food ---protein, fats and carbohydrates--- for eating to control glucose in the blood.Essentially, however, food intake should contain only little fats and carbohydrates, as they sugar on digestion. Diabetics should, generally, follow the recommendations of the Diabetes  Food Pyramid, which groups food according to their protein and carbohydrates contents, and eat food in the bottom list as much as possible.

Grains, vegetables, whole fruits are the best foods for diabetic persons, particularly those high in fiber. Fruit juices should not contain sugar or syrups, and low-fat or nonfat milk in lieu of yogurt which contains sugar.  Eschew fatty foods like bacon, cheese, hamburgfers or butter. Establish what amounts of alcohol you can take and limit it to that, taking it with food.

Poultry such as chicken and turkey is advised though the skin should not be eaten. The skin has high cholesterol content. Trim off all fats from beef, wild game, pork or veal to get the lean meats. No frying as much as possible; broiling, baking, grilling or roasting instead.

Diabetes can be controlled. What is necessary is merely control over one’s cravings for food and eating the correct diet.