Tips For A Simple Diabetic Diet Menu
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by abnormal amounts of soluble sugars. It’s presence points to the abnormally high amount of glucose in the blood. This happens as the body cannot use it adequately. In the body, the main source of glucose is starchy food items; the other being stored sugar in the liver.
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas- a large gland behind the stomach. It helps glucose to enter the cell. In Type 1 diabetics, the body is unable to produce any insulin. This kind of diabetics, which is the least common usually occurs before forty. Diabetes Type 1 affects only 5-15% of all diabetic patients. The other major variant of the disease, the Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body can still produce some insulin but not enough for the body. About 85%-95% of diabetics have this kind of diabetics.
Diabetic patients need a very special diet because they are more prone to develop a host of health problems such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, nerve damage and damage to kidneys and eyes. Moreover, diabetic patients need to control blood glucose and blood pressure. Diabetic patients should eat healthy food and do regular exercise.
Diabetic patients need to eat less sugar and fat. They should eat more fiber products, more fruits and vegetables and smaller portions of meat and diary products. It is highly recommended that they should include oats and pulses in their eating regimen. Moreover, they should avoid white bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, yams and all the other unhealthy, starchy food items. Diabetic patients should never have salt on their dining tables and should completely avoid fried and oily items. They should eat less red meat and poultry products.
As an alternative, diabetic patients should use more skimmed milk. They should eat more vegetables like broccoli (which is most popular in Europe), cabbage, spinach, green beans, and tomatoes. They should have more fruits like apples, bananas and mangoes, oranges and grape fruits. They should use artificial sweeteners in their tea and coffee. Second, minerals are highly important for diabetic patients. Minerals like vanadyl sulfate, chromium picolinate, vitamin B complex, biotin, l-gulamine, taurine, quercetin, vitamin b12, zinc, coenzyme, magnesium, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin, multi enzyme complex, liopic acid, phosphatidyl serine, are essential for them.
Brewer's yeast is a wonder food, which includes traces of chromium minerals. This mineral basically helps pancreas produce more insulin. Curd is the best anti-diabetic food used to wash pancreas and its waste. Curd help in the production of more insulin and better functioning of pancreas. Garlic is rich in potassium and helps to lower blood sugar. Garlic contains zinc and sulphur. The best remedy is to chew garlic the first thing in the morning. Bengal gram, which is chic pea; known in India is a valuable anti diabetic food. Bitter ground, a type of vegetables rich in mineral and vitamins helps to improve hyper tension, eye complications and neuritis. Black Gram is a highly priced pulse used to prevent malnutrition in diabetes. Ground nuts, when eaten on daily basis prevents malnutrition.