Diabetes and Nutrition By Joshua Sandolo

 What is diabetes?  The different types of diabetes  Blood sugar levels  Nutrition and Diabetes interactions  Glycemic Index  What to eat when having diabetes?  Types of food What will be discussed

 Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood glucose, commonly called blood sugar (1).  Diabetes means that there is too much glucose in the blood. What is Diabetes?

Different Types of Diabetes  Type 1 diabetes (Juvenile diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes)  Chronic condition in which the pancreas does not produce insulin  Type 2 diabetes (adult onset or noninsulin-dependent diabetes)  The body resist the effects of insulin or the body doesn’t produce enough insulin.  All though there are other types of conditions of diabetes these are the most common.

Type 1 diabetes  Condition in which body does not produce insulin.  Is most commonly found in children and young adults.  Only 5% of people with diabetes have Type 1  Treatment include taking insulin, exercising, and making healthy nutritional choices (2).

Type 2 diabetes  The most common type of diabetes and can effect any age group.  Type 2 diabetes is caused by the bodies not producing enough insulin. This then caused elevated levels of glucose.  Treatment includes medications, making healthy nutritional choices, exercising, and controlling blood pressure (2).

Blood Sugar and Treatment Blood Sugar  In order to maintain diabetes the body must be kept normal blood glucose level.  After eating a meal the blood sugar levels increase.  Fasting blood glucose <130  2 hours after meal a blood glucose level of <180 Treatment  Diabetes has to be treated with insulin  Type 1 is incurable  Type 2 can be reversed through healthy interventions (3)

Glycemic Index  The glycemic index, or GI, measures how a carbohydrate-containing food raises blood glucose.  A food that is low in the glycemic index would not raise the blood sugar levels as much as a food that is high in the glycemic index

 Diet that is naturally rich in:  Nutrients  Low in fat and calories  Emphasis on fruits  Vegetables  Whole grains Healthy Eating Plan

Recommended Foods Healthy FatsFish Fiber Rich Foods Simple Carbohydrates

Foods to Avoid CholesterolTrans Fats Dairy Products

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