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                Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site


General Information.  Excellent site with alot of specific information on:

How to Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control

You Did NOT Eat Your Way to Diabetes
What is a Normal Blood Sugar?

Healthy Blood Sugar Targets

The 5% HbA1cClub: They Normalized Their Diabetic Blood Sugars and So Can You

Do People with Type 2 Always Deteriorate?

How Blood Sugar Control Works--And How It Stops Working

A1c and High Post-Meal Blood Sugars Predict Heart Attack

Painless Blood Sugar Testing
 

 

 

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 Conversion :  Canadian/Australian  vs Indian units  

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1mmol/L =18 mg/dl  for Conversion from mmol/L
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              Diagnosing Diabetes
Am I Diabetic? How to Test Your Own Blood Sugar To Find Out

 

              Drugs and Food

The Truth about Oral Diabetic Drugs
A Diabetes Diet is Different from and Easier than a Weight Loss Diet

What Can You Eat When You are Cutting Carbs?

Help for When You Can't Control Your Eating

Helpful Supplements for Diabetes

Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes

Be Safe with Rx (Prescription) Drugs

Is the Glycemic Index a Scam?

           
              Complications

Neuropathy

Diabetic Blindness - Retinopathy

Diabetic Tendon Problems

Diabetic Kidney Damage

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Reversing or Minimising Damage

 Can type 2 diabetes be reversed - Diabetic Weight Loss Q and A - Landry.com by Greg Landry, M.S
 

Q: Can type 2 diabetes be reversed? Are patients successful with this?

Q: When you first see a new type 2 diabetes patient what do you tell them about eating?

Q: Is fiber important? If so, why?

Q: Should certain fruits be avoided.

Q: So it's important to eat small quantities of food at one time? 

Q: Are whole grains important?

Q: Is diet for a type 2 diabetic any different from a general very healthy diet?

 

For Answers see  Can type 2 diabetes be reversed - Diabetic Weight Loss Q and A - Landry.com
by Greg Landry, M.S

 

 
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Control

Early - Protection - blood sugar  Control Protects Years Later by Diabetes Self-Management

Early blood sugar  Control Protects Years Later

Tightly controlling your blood sugar  levels soon after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes can lead
to lower risks of diabetes complications—including heart disease and death—years later.

 

 

 

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Know your target
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blood sugar  Testing - 10 Commandments

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Gin (a drink) is not a sin

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Understand Diabetes- Take charge
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Your nerves in diabetes
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ED in males
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Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site

 

Cardiovascular Risk - and Diabetes - Reducing Risk

If you need any more motivation to pursue normal blood sugars consider this:

Heart attack risk more than doubles at blood sugar levels considered to be "prediabetic". 

Triglycerides in Heart Muscle may Be At Fault

A study links post-meal blood sugars to artery thickening

HbA1c Accurately Predicts Heart Attack Risk

What Can You Do To Reduce Risk?

 

 
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Knowledge

NCCAM :  10 Things To Know About Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web :

 

About NCCAM
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the USA's Federal
Government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems,
practices, and products that are not generally considered
part of conventional medicine.

10 Things To Know About Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web

 
Causes

Underling Causes

Causes - Underlying Causes of Type 2 Diabetes
From Healing Matters Website by Thomas Smith
 
Knowledge

Savvy Consumers

FDA Tips For The Savvy Supplement User Making Informed Decisions And Evaluating Information

 
Website

D- Life - Diabetics Life

Website

 
Damage

Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site

 

Research Connecting Organ Damage with Blood Sugar Level

 

 
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News and Research
http://www.diabetes.org/news-research/
 

 

 

Knowledge

International Diabetes Institute (Australia) - Diabetes Research, Education and Care

 

         High blood sugar 

High

-blood sugar  levels above 270 mg/dl (15 mmol/L) (hyperglycaemia) may cause the following symptoms......

-Tips for Lowering blood sugar ...........
-If your blood sugar  levels are very high:>270 mg/dl (15 mmol/L) or you are unwell........

- Contact your doctor if.............

 

 
Knowledge

http://www.thecochranelibrary.com

 

Cochrane Research Paper

Dietary advice for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults (Review)

This is a reprint of a Cochrane review, prepared and maintained by The Cochrane Collaboration and
published in
The Cochrane Library2009, Issue 1

 

A U T H O R S ’ C O N C L U S I O N S

 

Implications for practice

Although only two types of dietary advice were provided in the trials, common factors were reduction
of energy intake and simple sugars, an increase in fresh fruit and vegetables.........


Implications for research

Additional research needs to be carried out into the best type of diet, and the optimal frequency
and type of contact with dietary advisors, to maximise participant compliance to any prescribed

dietary treatments......

 

Conclusions

Although more evidence is required, the data which are available

do suggest that there are benefits in following an energy-controlled

diet with an increase in consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables,

and a decrease in simple sugars intake. However, another overriding

factor is the frequency of support and guidance provided by

the dietary advisors.............
 

 
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Definition of Diabetes

Carbohydrates in Food Website (http://www.carbs-information.com/)

 

Definitions - Diabetes

Insulin Needed For Glucose Distribution
What Are The Main Types of Diabetes?
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Linked to Insulin Resistance Syndrome and Obesity
Diabetes and Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke
Guide To Diabetes Terms
 

 
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Ask the Expert
http://www.diabetes.org/news-research/news/ask-the-expert/

On each of our expert pages, you will find a list of Top 10 Questions with helpful answers about preventing and managing diabetes. If you do not see the answer you need, please submit a new question. And don't forget to check back regularly for new information.
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Article

Delay The Prevention or Delay of Type 2 Diabetes -- 26 (Supplement 1) 62 -- Diabetes Care

There is now substantial evidence that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed. Individuals at
high risk of developing diabetes (those with pre-diabetes) can be identified easily. It is not yet
known whether the successful interventions will cost-effectively reduce the morbidity and mortality
associated with diabetes. Diabetes prevention policies that focus on lifestyle modification, specifically
modest weight loss and increased physical activity, are also very likely to have additional health benefits.
 

 
Deterioration

Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site

 

Deterioration and the UKPDS Study

 

Do People with Type 2 Always Deteriorate?  Why doctors believe this toxic myth.

The single most dangerous idea you are likely to encounter as you begin your struggle to live a
healthy life with diabetes is the belief that science has proven, beyond a doubt, that no matter
 what you do, your Type 2 Diabetes will get worse.

 

 
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Diabetes - What is Diabetes !!!!!!

 

What is Type 2 diabetes?

What can I do?

What will my doctor do?

Testing blood sugar  levels

Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) Test

Normal Values for Other Blood  Tests

 

 
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Diabetes Australia - Type 2 diabetes

 
What is diabetes?
There are two types of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type.
How serious is diabetes?
People with diabetes are at risk of developing severe complications.
Risk factors and prevention
Research has shown that type 2 diabetes can be prevented in up to 60% of cases.
I am at high risk of diabetes
Have you taken the diabetes risk test and scored 15 or more? There is help available.
Preventing diabetes
Get some tips to help prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
I have diabetes
Don't panic. Now that you have found out, you can start to take control.
Useful links
Links to websites which provide valuable information on Diabetes.
 

 

Diabetes Australia- The Life! Course

The Life! course works

If you are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the best way to prevent or delay the onset is
to make changes to your lifestyle -
maintaining a healthy weight, getting physically active and following a health balanced eating plan.

Changing your lifestyle isn't easy, especially on your own. Have you ever tried to change your lifestyle,
say go for a walk every morning, and then find you only keep it up for a few weeks or months?

Research has shown type 2 diabetes can be prevented in up to 60% of cases by making
 lifestyle changes through a lifestyle course.

If you:
• are over 50
• are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes (use the diabetes risk test to find your risk and
talk to your doctor)
• do not have type 2 diabetes
joining a Life! course will give you a much greater chance of achieving and maintaining
 life style changes.

The Life! Taking Action on Diabetes course is not a lecture. The staff running the course give
you individual attention and learn about you and your lifestyle. Then together, you set out an
exercise routine and health eating plan that you can easily maintain for a long healthy life.

The small group provides support to help you stay motivated and on track. If your friend or
 partner is not at high risk of type 2 diabetes, they may still be able to attend for extra support.

The Life! Taking Action on Diabetes course is:
• FREE for most people
• in your local area
• run by specially trained stuff
• held with groups of no more than 15 people
• six 90 minute sessions over six months.

If you're interested in the course, register your interest online, call 13 RISK (13 7475)
or email life@diabetesvic.org.au

 

 

 

Website

Diabetes Education-Online Library : University of California, San Francisco

http://www.deo.ucsf.edu/type2/index.html

Health Management

Videos     http://www.deo.ucsf.edu/type2/index.html

Activity & Exercise

Diet and Nutrition

Diabetes Treatment

The Importance Of Recording Your blood sugar

Type 2 Insulin Therapy

 

Pictures

Understanding Diabetes

Health Management

 

Diabetes Treatment

 

Website Links

 

Nutrition

www.calorieking.com
http://www.mypyramid.gov
http://www.integrateddiabetes.com/carbtest.shtml
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf

 

Research

http://www.diabetes.ucsf.edu
http://www.diabetestrialnet.org
http://www.immunetolerance.org
http://www.jdrf.org
http://www.newonsetdiabetes.org
http://www.nih.gov

 

Resources

http://www.cdc.gov
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
http://www.diabetes.org
http://www.diabetes.org/whos-who-on-your-health-care-team.jsp
http://www.diabetes.ucsf.edu
 

 

Other resource materials
 

 

 
Knowldege

Carbohydrates in Food Website
(http://www.carbs-information.com/)

 

Diabetes Information
Diabetes Mellitus (the longhand name for diabetes) is a chronic metabolic disease characterized
by elevated levels of glucose in the bloodstream. This excessive level of blood sugar  is
caused either by an insufficiency of the pancreatic hormone "insulin",
or by the body's inability to use the insulin it produces.

 
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Articles and

Recipes

 

Diabetes Self-Management Diabetes Blogs, Articles and Recipes

 

Diabetes Blogs,

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Recipes

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Videos

Diabetes -Videos
Medline Plus

 
Knowledge

Research Paper

Diet - change & control http--www.nutritionandmetabolism.com-content-3-1-16

Research Paper.

We determined that, of the carbohydrates present in the diet, absorbed glucose is largely responsible
for the food-induced increase in blood sugar  concentration. We also determined that dietary protein
 increases insulin secretion and lowers blood sugar . Fat does not significantly affect blood sugar ,
but can affect insulin secretion and modify the absorption of carbohydrates. Based on these data,
we tested the efficacy of diets with various protein:carbohydrate:fat ratios for 5 weeks on blood
glucose control in people with untreated type 2 diabetes.

The results were compared to those obtained in the same subjects after 5 weeks on a control diet
with a protein:carbohydrate:fat ratio of 15:55:30.

A 30:40:30 ratio diet resulted in a moderate but significant decrease in 24-hour integrated glucose area
 and % total glycohemoglobin (%tGHb).
A 30:20:50 ratio diet resulted in a 38% decrease in 24-hour glucose area, a reduction in fasting glucose
to near normal and
a decrease in %tGHb from 9.8% to 7.6%. The response to a 30:30:40 ratio diet was similar.

 

 

Diet

Research Paper

Diet - change & control
http--www.nutritionandmetabolism.com-content-3-1-16

Research Paper.

Findings were :
"We determined that, of the carbohydrates present in the diet, absorbed glucose is largely responsible for the
 food-induced increase in blood sugar  concentration. We also determined that dietary protein increases
insulin secretion and lowers blood sugar . Fat does not significantly affect blood sugar , but can affect
insulin secretion and modify the absorption of carbohydrates. Based on these data, we tested the efficacy
 of diets with various protein:carbohydrate:fat ratios for 5 weeks on blood sugar  control in people with
untreated type 2 diabetes.

The results were compared to those obtained in the same subjects after 5 weeks on a control diet with a

protein:carbohydrate:fat ratio of 15:55:30.

                    A 30:40:30 ratio diet resulted in a moderate but significant decrease in 24-hour integrated
                             glucose area and % total glycohemoglobin (%tGHb).                                                      
                    A 30:20:50 ratio diet resulted in a 38% decrease in 24-hour glucose area, a reduction in
                              fasting glucose to near normal and a decrease in %tGHb from 9.8% to 7.6%.                                                              
                  The response to a   30:30:40 ratio diet was similar."

 

 
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Choosing a healthy lifestyle can help you improve your health and reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes.
horizonal rule
Maintain a Healthy Weight

 

Excess body fat leads to health problems such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

Health professionals use a measurement called body mass index (BMI) to classify an adult's weight as healthy,
overweight, or obese. BMI describes body weight relative to height and is correlated with total body fat
content in most adults.

To find your BMI, use the chart on this page or
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's BMI calculator.   
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm
BMI range:

  • 18.5-25 -- healthy range
  • 25-30 - overweight
  • 30 or higher -- obese

Having excess abdominal body fat is also a health risk. Men with a waist of more than 40 inches
around and women with a waist of 35 inches or more are at risk for health problems.

More than 60 percent of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While the number of overweight people has been slowly
climbing since the 1980s, the number of obese adults has nearly doubled since then.

Excess weight and physical inactivity account for more than 300,000 premature deaths each year in
 the United States, second only to deaths related to smoking, says the CDC. People who are
overweight or obese are more likely to develop heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure,
diabetes, gallbladder disease and joint pain caused by excess uric acid (gout). Excess weight
can also cause interrupted breathing during sleep (sleep apnea) and wearing away of the
joints (osteoarthritis).

To lose weight, you must eat less and move more. Your body needs to burn more calories than you take in.

For more information on losing weight, see:

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Exercise Regularly
Exercise improves heart function, lowers blood pressure and blood cholesterol, helps manage diabetes,
and helps control weight.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at NIH recommends that adults get at
 least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most days of the week.

Talk to your doctor about what forms of exercise are best for you.

For more information about exercise and physical fitness, see:

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Quit or Do Not Start Smoking
Smoking cigarettes significantly increases your risk of coronary heart disease.

Facts about smoking and coronary heart disease:

  • Tobacco smoke increases your risk or atherosclerosis.
  • Smokers have more than twice the risk of having a heart attack as non-smokers.
  • Smoking is the biggest risk factor for sudden cardiac death.
  • Smokers who have a heart attack are more likely to die than non-smokers who have a heart attack.

In the first year that you stop smoking, your risk of coronary heart disease drops sharply.
 In time, your risk will gradually return to that of someone who has never smoked.

For information on quitting smoking, see:

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Minimize Stress
The link between stress and coronary heart disease is not entirely clear. However, people
who have too much stress or who have unhealthy
responses to stress may be at greater risk of having coronary heart disease.

Facts about stress and coronary heart disease:

  • Stress speeds up the heart rate.
  • People with heart disease are more likely to have a heart attack during times of stress.
  • People sometimes respond to stress with unhealthy habits such as smoking or eating
     salty or high-fat foods.

For information on stress reduction, see:

 

 
Stress
Choosing a healthy lifestyle can help you improve your health and reduce your risk of heart
disease and diabetes.
 
Minimize Stress
The link between stress and coronary heart disease is not entirely clear. However, people
who have too much stress or who have
unhealthy responses to stress may be at greater risk of having coronary heart disease.

Facts about stress and coronary heart disease:

  • Stress speeds up the heart rate.
  • People with heart disease are more likely to have a heart attack during times of stress.
  • People sometimes respond to stress with unhealthy habits such as smoking or eating
    salty or high-fat foods.

For information on stress reduction, see:

 

 
Diet

Dietary Guidelines For Diabetics
There are general dietary guidelines that diabetes sufferers can follow to help keep their blood
sugar levels under control:

 

 
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Knowledge

Early blood sugar  Control Protects Years Later Diabetes Self-Management

Tightly controlling your blood sugar  levels soon after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes
can lead to lower risks of diabetes complications
including heart disease and death—years later.

 
Deterioration

Early blood sugar  Control Protects Years Later Diabetes Self-Management

Tightly controlling your blood sugar  levels soon after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes
can lead to lower risks of diabetes complications
including heart disease and death—years later.

 
Heart and

Blood Vessels 

Education- NDEP Control diabetes by controlling glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol

http://www.ndep.nih.gov/publications/#PubsPatCont

Nearly 65 percent of people with diabetes will die from a heart attack or stroke; because of a lack
of available information,
two out of three people with diabetes are unaware of their heightened risk.

In order for those with diabetes to stay heart healthy, having the most up-to-date information is crucial. 
Now, there's a place where people can go for the latest resources that can help them control their diabetes,
as well as monitor their blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

When those with diabetes take steps to also ensure good cardiovascular health, they can live long, healthy lives. 

 The National Diabetes Education Program is a federally funded program sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and includes over 200 partners at the federal, state, and local levels,
working together to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes.

Diabetes Education Materials

Many Topics - http://www.ndep.nih.gov/publications/#PubsPatCont

 

 
Supplements

Supplements

Diabetics are almost all nutritionally depleted because vitamins and minerals are lost in their urine,
because they generally have medical conditions which increase requirements, because their
bodies burns more essential fatty acids for energy, and because diabetics' diets are often themselves deficient. The optimum levels of some protective vitamins cannot be achieved with food alone.
Supplements can dramatically lessen the risk of heart disease and stroke in diabetics,
and correction of deficiencies can, along with
exercise, lessen the severity of the condition.

 
 
Deterioration

Fasting blood sugar level of 6.0 may suggest cardiovascular damage

Group with Fasting blood sugar  of  110-124 mg/dl or 6.1-6.9 mmol/L had the same
cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome incidence as people with diabetes in the following study:

"Classical cardiovascular risk factors according to fasting plasma glucose levels"

by Sergio Martinez-Hervasa, et al. European Journal of Internal Medicine Volume 19,
Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 209-213

 

 

 
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Fasting blood sugar level of 6.0 may suggest cardiovascular damage

Group with Fasting blood sugar  of  110-124 mg/dl or 6.1-6.9 mmol/L had the same
cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome
incidence as people with diabetes in the following study:

"Classical cardiovascular risk factors according to fasting plasma glucose levels"

by Sergio Martinez-Hervasa, et al. European Journal of Internal Medicine Volume 19,
Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 209-213

 

 
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FDA A-Z Index
Various Topics

 

 
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FDA-- Tips For The Savvy Supplement User Making Informed Decisions And Evaluating Information

 

 
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Feet

Taking Steps Toward Healthy Feet

Are you at risk?

Risk reduction plan

Seeing a specialist
 

 
Blood Sugar Control

Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site

 

First Phase and Second Phase - Normal Insulin release by the body

Blood Sugar Control in Normal People

Basal Insulin Release

First Phase Insulin Release

Second Phase Insulin Release

Why Insulin Release Fails

Insulin Resistance

Rising Blood Sugar Concentrations Further Damage Your Ability to Produce Insulin

The Point of No Return for Fasting Blood Sugar?

 

 
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Diet

Diabetic Food
The diabetic food pyramid outlines in detail what those suffering from the disease should eat,
and what they should avoid.
You'll find lots of starches, grains and breads on the pyramid that was first released by the USDA in 2005.

And if you're looking for recipes, they can be found practically everywhere you look. Search
the internet, open a book, magazine or newspaper, or just turn on the television and you'll no doubt find more tasty recipes than you could ever hope to try. A quick trip to the public library will add even more treats to your list.

The main thing that needs to be avoided is sugars, and given how tempting many desserts
can be this is harder than it seems.
Those with a mild case of diabetes might be able to grab a nibble of sugared foods on occasion,
but not too often. Those with moderate to severe cases of diabetes should avoid them completely.
 

 
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Gastric bypass often cures type 2 diabetes, but other problems may arise
No doubt, remission of type 2 diabetes is one of the benefits of gastric bypass, but the exact reason why remission follows the surgery
 isn't clear.
But it is controversial.

 
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Glycemic Index

 

Glycaemic BEST INDEX !!!! Index of various foods

The six elements to determine the GI of a food

1. Does it contain carbohydrate?

2. How much starch does it contain, and in what form?

3. How much fibre does it contain?

4. What kind of sugar does it contain?

5. Does it contain fat?

6. How acidic it?

GI rating for some common carbohydrates

Glycaemic Load

 

 
Glycemic Index 

Glycaemic Index

Alphabetic table of Carbohydrate foods, giving their Glycæmic Index and average
Carbohydrate concentration per 100g.

Table of Carbohydrate foods, according to their Glycæmic Index and average
Carbohydrate concentration per 100g.

How to use the Glycæmic Index.

Much of the information on this site is taken from Michel Montignac, (1999),
Eat yourself Slim, Montignac Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Information about the book, the method, and the Glycæmic Index can be found
at the Montignac website.

 
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Blood Sugar Levels

Blood Sugar Levels - Ideal --http--www.diabetesselfmanagement.com-pdfs-pdf_2102.pdf

POSTPRANDIAL blood sugar  GOALS
Ideally, your plasma glucose level about an hour after finishing a meal or snack should be
in the range specified here.

blood sugar  AND HbA1c CORRELATIONS
You can convert your glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) result into your average plasma
glucose levels over the past 2–3 months.

 

 
Medications By John Sheehan, MD, FACE, FACN   http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/587183

"My task is to give you an overview of treating type 2 diabetes and of all the medications that
we have at our disposal. Life has changed a lot through the years in terms of type 2 diabetes.

Twenty-five years ago, all we had was insulin and sulfonylureas. Consequently, we put patients
on sulfonylureas and when they failed over time, they all ended up on insulin. Today we have
many more medications to choose from. These medications work differently and they target
 the multiple pathophysiologic defects that we have in type 2 diabetes.

We understand that behind all of this there is the insulin-resistant liver overproducing glucose.
We have insulin resistance in the adipocytes.
We have high free fatty acids, worsening insulin resistance, and perhaps worsening beta-cell function.
We have insulin resistance in skeletal muscles as well.
All of these defects are coming into play, as well as declining insulin over time because of
 progressive apoptosis or
 programmed cell death of beta cells."

You will need to register at Medscape to read the full article.

Read more....

 

 
Website

Good Site !! !!!!!Type 2 Diabetes - Insulin Resistance and Diabetes - Diabetes - Obesity and Diabetes
 - Signs of Diabetes

http://www.about.com/  & http://www.diabetes.about.com/

 

Risk factors for type 2 diabetes:

Read more about the risks...

How Does High blood sugar  Happen?

Symptoms:

Read more about symptoms of diabetes...

Why Does High Glucose Cause Complications?

Complications:

Read more about complications...

What Are The Treatments Available?

Treatment

Read more about treatments...

Can I Prevent Diabetes?

How Can I Adjust to My Diagnosis?

 

 
Reversing Diabetes

Good Site !! !!!!!Type 2 Diabetes - Insulin Resistance and Diabetes - Diabetes - Obesity and Diabetes
 - Signs of Diabetes

 

What Are The Treatments Available?

 

Type 2 diabetes can sometimes be turned around with weight loss, a healthy diet and exercise.
If your doctor feels that is the case, then positive lifestyle changes that help you lose the excess weight,
and regular daily exercise may be enough. With medication or not,
diabetes still requires a healthy diet and physical activity for optimum health.

 

 

Medications are usually prescribed in addition to lifestyle changes. The medications work in
different ways but their effect is to lower blood sugar  and help the body's own insulin
become more effective. If oral medications are not enough, insulin injections may be used to
help gain control of glucose levels.

 

 
Newly Diagnosed

Newly Diagnosed - Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes What's Next

http://www.about.com/  & http://www.diabetes.about.com/

 

A diagnosis of diabetes can really derail your lifestyle. All of a sudden, there are a lot of new
 things to learn and many changes that have to take place. Where do you start?

Complications of Diabetes

How To Use A Glucometer

Getting Physical... Why Exercise Helps People With Diabetes

What is Type 2 Diabetes?

 

 
Blood Sugar

 

5 % HbA1c

Club

 

HbA1c - 5 % HbA1c Club

Get your HbA1c to 5 %

Read more......

 
Risk

Heart Attack

 

HbA1c = 7.0 and above = Greatest Risk

 

HbA1c and Post-Meal Blood Sugars Predict Heart Attack

 
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Control of type 2 diabetes

Excellent Website !!  Read More ..........

by David Kinshuck, Pat Lamb, Urmilla Griffiths (Pat & Urmila: diabetes specialist nurses, Good Hope Hospital)  

 

Embrace your diabetes

Learning how to control type 2 diabetes...take control

What is happening in type 2 diabetes

First, there is a shortage of insulin

Second, there is insulin resistance.

Third, there are genes

These factors combine to cause type 2 diabetes

 

Pattern of progression
  1. At the beginning of type 2 diabetes a healthy diet may be sufficient to lower the sugar
    and keep the HbA1c below 7%
  2. Later, metformin is needed.

  3. Later still, add Exanatide if overweight or other drug.
  4. Later still insulin may be required

 

Testing you sugar/glucose level
 

See testing. If you 'embrace' your diabetes, you will gradually learn to control it and achieve an
HbA1c of 7% or below.
But to do this, you need to check to see your

  • fasting blood sugar  levels are 72-126 mg/dl (4 - 7 mmol/l) (when you wake up)
  • test your blood sugar  levels before meals between 72-126 mg/dl (4 - 7 mmol/l)
  • remember, you still need tablets if you are ill; if you are being sick or cannot swallow the tablets,
    |let your doctor or nurse know.
  • occasionally test after meals (preferred levels less than 180 mg/dl (10 mmol/l)
  • To achieve very good control (HbA1c 6.5-7.0%) you need a fasting pre-breakfast glucose
    less than 99 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/l), pre-meal levels at other times less than 108 mg/dl (6.0 mmol/l)
    and after-meal levels (2 hours after a meal) less than 141 mg/dl (8.0 mmol/l).
  • These levels cannot be achieved in all patients..but if you are well and are prepared to stick to a healthy
    diet and exercise your medication should be adjusted to achieve these levels, even if that
    means starting insulin.

 

 

Do you need tablets (or insulin), and if so what?

Metformin

Meglitinides

Gliclazide

Glitazones

Amaryl

Exenatide (Byetta) and Sitagliptin (Januvia)

If you need insulin, what type

Weight

Xenical and Rimonibant to help you lose weight

Rimonabant

Cholesterol, HDL, triglyceride

Typical Medication

 

Further information
 The UKPDS Study is summarised in a British Diabetic Association article.
This is the study that has guided recommendations concerning
tight diabetic control and low sugars. It cost £23 million and took 20 years,
and the results are still being interpreted. UKPDS

 

 

 

 

 
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HCF Diabetes - HCF Health Insurance Report

What is diabetes?

Types of diabetes and their symptoms

Type 1 diabetes

Type II diabetes

Gestational diabetes

How is diabetes treated?

Can you be cured of diabetes?

What's the best way to avoid developing diabetes?

How's the future looking for diabetes?

 

 
Reverse Diabetes

HCF Diabetes - HCF Health Insurance Report

How is diabetes treated?

Can you be cured of diabetes?

What's the best way to avoid developing diabetes?

 

 
Website

HealthyOntario.com - Diabetes

Diabetes is a condition where people don't produce enough insulin to meet their body's needs
 or their cells don't respond properly to insulin.

Type 2 diabetes is mainly caused by insulin resistance.

Symptoms

Treatment

Frequent measurement of blood sugar  levels is the best way to know whether blood
 glucose levels are in the target range.
This is easily done at home with a blood sugar  monitor.

Other tips

 

 
Diagnosis

HealthyOntario.com - Diabetes

Diagnosis : See Other tips section.

 

 
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Heart and Blood Vessels

Heart - Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke -  American Diabetes Association- All About Diabetes -

Did you know that 2 out of 3 people with diabetes die from heart disease and stroke?

 

For People with Diabetes and Their Loved Ones

 

Taking Care of Your Heart
Find out how you can take steps to prevent heart disease or reduce your chances of having another heart attack.

Treating High Blood Pressure in People With Diabetes
An important part of taking care of yourself is keeping your blood pressure under control.

Treating High Cholesterol in People with Diabetes
Keeping your cholesterol and other blood fats, also called lipids, under control can help you prevent diabetes problems.

Know the Warning Signs of a Heart Attack
If you have diabetes, you're at risk for a heart attack.

Taking Aspirin to Protect Your Heart
Studies have shown that taking a low-dose aspirin every day significantly lowers the risk of heart attacks.

All About Stroke
If you have diabetes, you're much more likely to have a stroke, heart disease, or a heart attack. But you can cut your chances of having these problems by taking special care of your heart and blood vessels.

All About Peripheral Arterial Disease
Learn how PAD is linked to diabetes and how you can treat it.

Medical Tests and Procedures for Finding and Treating Heart and Blood Vessel Disease
Find out what diabetes has to do with heart disease and blood vessel disease.

Make Wise Food Choices
Learn how food choices help keep your heart and blood vessels healthy.

Choose Fats Wisely
Diabetes increases your chances of having a heart attack or a stroke. Learn how making the right choices can help reduce the risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

Cook with Heart Healthy Foods
You can protect your heart and blood vessels by eating less saturated fat and by choosing the types of fats that help your cholesterol levels.

 

 
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Heart and Blood Vessels

Heart - Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke -  American Diabetes Association- All About Diabetes -

Did you know that 2 out of 3 people with diabetes die from heart disease and stroke?

 

For Health Professionals
In this section, you'll find a lot of information, including the 2006 Clinical Practice Recommendations
related to diabetes, heart disease and stroke; the Link Library; and Diabetes & Cardiovascular
Disease Review
, the American Diabetes Association/American College of Cardiology newsletter
 featuring information on treatment guidelines, research advances, and patient education tools.
 In addition, check out the Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Toolkit (available in both English
& Spanish), which contains reproducible patient education handouts to use in your practice.

 
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Heart and Blood Vessels

 

Heart Attack Risk - Familial and Diabetic
Interaction Between Poor Glycemic Control and 9p21 Locus on Risk of Coronary Artery Disease
in Type 2 Diabetes
Alessandro Doria et al. JAMA, 2008;300(20):2389-2397.

Because this is a gene, the heart attack risk associated with it runs in families, so if you have a
 family history of heart attack, this is all the more reason to work as hard as possible to
lower your blood sugar to the safe zone using safe techniques:
a lower carbohydrate diet and the diabetes drug that has been proven to be cardioprotective:
Metformin.

What Can You Do To Reduce Risk?

 

 
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Herbs

HERBS OF INTEREST

Search hundreds of herb websites:

 

Helpful herbs and supplements

http://www.naturalherbsguide.com/tools/disorder-library-feed/diabetes.aspx?showLinks=true

 

 

 

Diet

Chart

HonestFoodGuide.org - The food guide built to benefit you, not Big Business

The Honest Food Guide (HFG) is now available for downloading free of charge and is:

  • Free from the corruption and influence of various food industries (dairy, beef, junk foods, etc.)
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Adams is a holistic nutritionist who overcame obesity, crippling pain and chronic disease using natural health strategies  he freely shares with others.

To learn more about the Health Ranger and his articles, reports and books (many are freely available), click here.
 

 
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HonestFoodGuide.org - The food guide built to benefit you, not Big Business
The HFG was created by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, a man with a mission of teaching people how to be healthy.
Adams is a holistic nutritionist who overcame obesity, crippling pain and chronic disease using natural health strategies he freely shares with others.

To learn more about the Health Ranger and his articles, reports and books (many are freely available), click here.
 

 
Blood Sugars

Normal People and disruption

How Blood Sugar Control Works--And How It Stops Working

To understand what happens as your blood sugar deteriorates from normal to pre-diabetes,

\and finally, to full-fledged diabetes you need to first understand how blood sugar control works
 in a normal body.

 
Reversing

How to cure type 2 diabetes Book

It's proven: Diabetes can be reversed. According to a groundbreaking new study completed by
researchers at UCLA and other California universities, changes in diet and moderate exercise actually
reverse diabetes in at least 50% of patients
 in only three weeks!
In only three weeks time, the amount of cholesterol and free radicals in the
test subjects' blood was lower and their nitric oxide levels were higher, which are all factors in
stopping diabetes before it takes its toll on limbs and life.

 

 
Blood Sugar

How to Lower

& Testing

 

 

How to Lower Your Blood Sugar 0 From Blood Sugar 101.Com

How to Lower Your Blood Sugar

Step 1: Eat whatever you've been eating and write it all down

Step 2: For the next few days cut back on your carbohydrates

Step 3: Test Test Test!

Download the Flyer here

 

 
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Heart and Blood Vessels

http--www.heartwise.com.au

Magazine promotes healthy living and lifestyle - to help your heart blood vessels and diabetes

 
Diet

Hunger

Hunger - Insulin can cause  it

When there's too much insulin, blood sugar levels begin to fall (hypoglycemia), triggering a feeling of
hunger
and the constant need to eat, which also causes weight gain and fat storage.

 
Blood Sugars

Reducing

The Truth About Diabetes AltMedAngel.com

The whole idea in treating diabetes is to bring blood sugar levels back to normal quickly.
This must be done immediately after eating and then gradually continue for several hours,
as food is being digested. In non-diabetic individuals, this process occurs very
smoothly because the body constantly adjusts its secretion of insulin depending on the levels of blood sugar.

 
Website

Cause and Cure of Type 2 Diabetes:  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

What Causes Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes?

Why Does Arteriosclerosis Plague Diabetic Patients?

Why Do Diabetics Become Obese?
What Role Does U.S. Soil Play In The Diabetic Problem?
Diabetics are at increased risk for mineral deficiencies

How Can Type 2 Diabetics Recover From Their Illness?

To regain normal blood sugar values requires:

Guidelines Toward Recovery From Type 2 Diabetes

DHEA May Postpone Or Prevent Insulin Resistance

 

 
Why Do Diabetics Become Obese?

Why Do Diabetics Become Obese?

Cause and Cure of Type 2 Diabetes:  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

 

 
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Diet

Fruit

Cure and Cause of Diabetes :  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

Sugar in the form of fruit contains fiber that delays absorption and thus moderates the rise in blood sugar
values when fruit is consumed.
Refined white sugar, sucrose, and dextrose lack fiber and nutrients. When consumed in food or drinks
the refined sugar rapidly goes into the blood stream and produces a sharp rise in blood sugar values.
The pancreas secretes large amounts of insulin to promptly return high blood sugar values to normal.

 

Read more......

 

 
Causes of Diabetes

Trans Fats

 

Cure and Cause of Diabetes :  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

When consumed in food or drinks the refined sugar rapidly goes into the blood stream and produces a
sharp rise in blood sugar values.
The pancreas secretes large amounts of insulin to promptly return high blood sugar values to normal.

Sharp rises  in insulin output may cause overshooting the desired blood sugar and it is common for these
individuals to have blood sugar values plummet to low levels with symptoms of low blood sugar
 (weakness, sweating, cloudy thinking, lack of energy, hunger, shakiness).

 

With the passage of time this massive output of insulin provoked by huge sugar intakes takes a toll
on the pancreas and reaches the point where the pancreas is unable to produce any greater quantities of insulin.
When this occurs sugar no longer enters the cells in adequate amounts to prevent rising blood
sugar values. The diagnosis of diabetes can be made with now elevated blood sugar values but the
problem obviously began many years earlier with the first signs of insulin excess.

What Causes Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes?

 Why Does Arteriosclerosis Plague Diabetic Patients?

Why Do Diabetics Become Obese?
What Role Does U.S. Soil Play In The Diabetic Problem?
Diabetics are at increased risk for mineral deficiencies

 

Read more......

 

 
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Trans Fats , Immune System & Cancer

Cure and Cause of Diabetes :  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

What Causes Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes?

 Why Does Arteriosclerosis Plague Diabetic Patients?

Why Do Diabetics Become Obese?
What Role Does U.S. Soil Play In The Diabetic Problem?
Diabetics are at increased risk for mineral deficiencies

How Can Type 2 Diabetics Recover From Their Illness?

To regain normal blood sugar values requires:

Guidelines Toward Recovery From Type 2 Diabetes

DHEA May Postpone Or Prevent Insulin Resistance

 

 
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Insulin and Obesity

Cure and Cause of Diabetes :  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

Why Do Diabetics Become Obese?
When the pre-diabetic person is experiencing chronic high insulin values with too many carbohydrate
calories, this insulin is converting some of the excess glucose into the fat triglyceride,
which gets stored in fat cells which end up distended in an obese patient.

Read more here.......

 

 
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Insulin resistance

Insulin levels -in insulin resistance -  phantom of the metabolic opera

Conceptually, identifying the metabolic syndrome (or insulin resistance) identifies risk for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes.

This article explains how, historically, insulin resistance brought together facets of the metabolic
syndrome and the pathogenesis of diabetes and atheroma (thicklening of arteries in CVD) 
 but has since been clinically “overtaken” by central obesity, now accepted as the core component
of the metabolic syndrome.

The metabolic syndrome encompasses a wide range of metabolic disturbances in glucose,
 insulin and lipid metabolism, and is associated with
central abdominal obesity.

 

Why identify the metabolic syndrome?

Why does insulin resistance matter?

Why not to measure insulin resistance

Why does this debate matter?

 

 
Diet

Fats

Know Your Fats by the American Heart Association
 

Knowing which fats raise LDL cholesterol and which ones don't is the first step in lowering your risk of heart disease. In addition to the LDL produced naturally by your body, saturated fat, trans-fatty acids and dietary cholesterol can also raise blood cholesterol. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats appear to not raise LDL cholesterol; some studies suggest they might even help lower LDL cholesterol slightly when eaten as part of a low-saturated and trans-fat diet.

The American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee strongly advises these fat guidelines for healthy Americans over age 2:  read more ......

For example, a sedentary female who is 31–50 years old needs about 2,000 calories each day. Therefore, she should consume less than 16 g saturated fat, less than 2 g trans fat and between 50 and 70 grams of total fat each day (with most fats coming from sources of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, such as fish, nuts, seeds and vegetable oils).

 
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Lab Tests Online - Welcome!

Various tests and what they mean

 
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Diseases and Conditions

Lab Tests Online - Welcome!

Various Diseases and Conditions and what they mean

 
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Tests

Lab Values Interpretation   USA Site

 

 
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Heart and Blood Vessels

Small, dense LDL particles,

 

LDL - small Dense LDL - Using Apolipoprotein B Levels to Assess Cardiac Risk

Although low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol remains the lipid value commonly used to assess
cardiovascular risk, apolipoprotein (apo) B may better reflect lipid risk. Six categories of evidence
support this conclusion: small, dense LDL particles, as measured by apo B, are more commonly
present in persons with coronary artery disease (CAD) than an increased LDL cholesterol level;
 increased very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion by the liver results in increased small,
dense LDL particles; small, dense LDL particles are more atherogenic than normal LDL particles;
apo B more accurately identifies CAD risk than do LDL cholesterol levels; apo B assays do not
require fasting and have been well standardized for use in routine laboratories; and the
level of apo B continues to predict CAD risk during statin treatment.

 

Read More...

 

 

 

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Blood Sugar Levels

Before and after meals

 

Levels  Pre & Post Prandial (after meals).  Read full article for information.

blood sugar  control.

The ADA currently recommends keeping blood sugar  levels before meals between 90 mg/dl (5 mmol/L)
 and 130 mg/dl (7 mmol/L)  and keeping blood sugar  levels one to two hours after meals
below 180 mg/dl (10 mmol/L) for most people.

 

Remember:

 Conversion :  Canadian/Australian  vs Indian units  1mmol/L =18 mg/dl    CLICK HERE:   

Conversion from mmol/L (Canadian/Australian  Units) to mg/dl (Indian Units)

 

 
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Feet

 

Feet Problems

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has identified an increased risk of ulcers and
amputations in the following groups of
people with diabetes:
  • Those who have had diabetes for ten years or longer
  • Men
  • People whose blood sugar  control is less than optimal
  • People who already have other diabetes complications, such as cardiovascular (heart) disease,
    retinopathy (eye disease), or nephropathy (kidney disease)
  • People with a history of smoking, because smoking is associated with early development of
    vascular (blood vessel) complications in diabetes.

 

Taking Steps Toward Healthy Feet

Here are some of the most important steps you can take now to prevent diabetes-related foot complications:

 

Controlling blood fats.

Controlling blood pressure.

Smoking cessation.

Daily foot inspection.

Foot care habits.

Evaluating footwear.

 

Read More..........

 

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Feet Problems

Foot care habits.

 

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Foot Problems

 

Feet Problems

Dryness

Fungal infections.

Calluses.

Bone deformity.

 

Seeing a specialist

Neurologist.

Orthopedist

Pedorthist.

Physical therapist.

Podiatrist.

Vascular surgeon.

 

An ounce of prevention
 

Read More..........

 

 
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Foot Problems

Some Causes-

Blood Fats

Feet Problems

There are many ways to reduce risks to feet problems

Read More..........

One way is to ......

Control blood fats. High blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol
(the so-called bad cholesterol) and the fats called triglycerides can contribute to atherosclerosis
 (hardening of the arteries) and heart disease. Atherosclerosis is also a
contributor to the development of peripheral arterial disease, which itself increases risk for
foot complications by interfering with the healing of wounds. Peripheral arterial disease can
 be symptomless or it can manifest itself in a number of ways
including coolness of the fingers or toes, loss of hair on the hands or feet, or intermittent claudication
(pain in the legs or buttocks that starts with activity and subsides with rest).

People with diabetes tend to have LDL levels similar to those of people who don’t have diabetes,
but diabetes often causes decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
(the so-called good cholesterol) and increased levels of triglycerides. 
 Depending on your levels and symptoms, your health-care team may recommend
dietary changes, including lowering your intake of saturated and trans fats, exercise, and medicines.

Read More..........

Other ways to reduce risk

Read More..........

 
LDL Small sized particles (Apo B)

Dr Agatston, a cardiologist, and author of the  "The South Beach Diet"  says in  his book that
 "it is the small dense LDL that does the more damage, i.e.  apolipoproteins. 

 
Heart and Blood vessels

 

Lowering Risk

 

Lower Cholesterol to Lower Heart Risk Diabetes Self-Management !!!

 

Treating dyslipidemia
Drugs for lowering LDL cholesterol

Lowering triglycerides

The role of diabetes drugs
Combination therapy

 

Following some trials ....."these results led the researchers to conclude their report with a declaration
 that "statin therapy should now be considered routinely for all diabetic patients at sufficiently
high risk of major vascular events, irrespective of their initial cholesterol concentrations."

 

"You can ‘convert’ a person with metabolic syndrome to what is essentially a nondiabetic state
with diet modification and exercise,"
Dr. Keilson says. "In true diabetes, though, the risk of heart disease is profound, and many
physicians will go directly to pharmaceutical
therapy to give their patients maximum protection."

 

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Some Values: 

Source: www.employees.org/~alokem/cholesterol.html

 
Total cholesterol LDL cholesterol
desirable less than 200 mg/dL (< 5.18 mmol/L)
borderline high 200 - 239 mg/dL (5.18 - 6.19 mmol/L)
high 240 mg/dL and above (> 6.19 mmol/L)
optimal less than 100 mg/dL (< 2.59 mmol/L)
near optimal 100 - 129 mg/dL (2.59 - 3.34 mmol/L)
borderline high 130 - 159 mg/dL (3.34 - 4.12 mmol/L)
high 160 - 189 mg/dL (4.12 - 4.90 mmol/L)
very high 190 mg/dL and above (> 4.90 mmol/L)

 

Conversion mg/dL to mmol/L or vice versa click below

http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/cholesterol/cholesterol_units.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Heart and Blood Vessels

Small, dense LDL particles,

 

Lower Cholesterol to Lower Heart Risk Diabetes Self-Management !!!

 

Although people with diabetes tend to have levels of LDL cholesterol that are the same
(or only slightly elevated) as people who don’t have diabetes, their LDL particles are of a different
and more dangerous kind.

The LDL particles in people with diabetes are different because they contain more triglycerides.
"When you increase the concentration
of triglycerides in LDL cholesterol, its structure changes and it becomes a smaller, denser particle,"
says Leonard M. Keilson, M.D., M.P.H., a lipids specialist

 

"These dense LDL particles are particularly dangerous, because they can more easily cross the
endothelium—the lining of the arteries—and enter the wall of the vessels." Fatty deposits in
arterial walls lead to atherosclerosis."

 

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Some Values: 
Source : www.employees.org/~alokem/cholesterol.html

 
Total cholesterol LDL cholesterol
desirable less than 200 mg/dL (< 5.18 mmol/L)
borderline high 200 - 239 mg/dL (5.18 - 6.19 mmol/L)
high 240 mg/dL and above (> 6.19 mmol/L)
optimal less than 100 mg/dL (< 2.59 mmol/L)
near optimal 100 - 129 mg/dL (2.59 - 3.34 mmol/L)
borderline high 130 - 159 mg/dL (3.34 - 4.12 mmol/L)
high 160 - 189 mg/dL (4.12 - 4.90 mmol/L)
very high 190 mg/dL and above (> 4.90 mmol/L)

 

 

Heart and Blood Vessels

LDL particles

 

Lower Cholesterol to Lower Heart Risk Diabetes Self-Management !!!

 

The primary focus of dyslipidemia treatment in all people, with diabetes or not, is LDL cholesterol.
Overwhelming evidence from clinical trials, experimental animals, laboratory research,
and epidemiology points to LDL cholesterol as the form of cholesterol most
likely to cause atherosclerosis.

Current standards call for lowering levels of LDL cholesterol below 100 mg/dl for people
with known atherosclerosis. Diabetes is now considered a "coronary heart disease risk equivalent,"
so people with diabetes are managed as if they already have atherosclerosis.

 

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Some Values: 
Source : www.employees.org/~alokem/cholesterol.html

 
Total cholesterol LDL cholesterol
desirable less than 200 mg/dL (< 5.18 mmol/L)
borderline high 200 - 239 mg/dL (5.18 - 6.19 mmol/L)
high 240 mg/dL and above (> 6.19 mmol/L)
optimal less than 100 mg/dL (< 2.59 mmol/L)
near optimal 100 - 129 mg/dL (2.59 - 3.34 mmol/L)
borderline high 130 - 159 mg/dL (3.34 - 4.12 mmol/L)
high 160 - 189 mg/dL (4.12 - 4.90 mmol/L)
very high 190 mg/dL and above (> 4.90 mmol/L)

 
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Diet

South Beach Diet

Lose Weight with The South Beach Diet Online

 

 

 

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How It Works

 

Phase 1, the shortest Phase, lasts for just two weeks and is designed to eliminate cravings for sugar
and refined starches - and to jump-start your weight loss. The purpose of Phase 1 is to stabilize blood sugar
(which minimizes cravings), making it ideal for people who are prediabetic or diabetic, as well as for those
who need to lose a lot of weight.
 

 

 

 

Phase 2 is the long-term weight-loss Phase of the plan. It's also the perfect place to start for those people
who have 10 pounds or less to lose, who don't have problems with cravings, who don't have excess belly fat,
or who simply want to improve their health.
 

 

By now, you've adopted the South Beach Diet lifestyle, making smart food choices that fit the way you live.
That's what Phase 3 is all about, and it begins once you reach your healthy weight. In Phase 3, you'll
continue to follow the principles you learned in Phases 1 and 2, but because it's the lifelong stage of the
plan, it includes almost every kind of food and it allows for additional occasional indulgences.
It is the key to maintaining a healthy weight for life.
 

 

 

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Diet

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Low GI and Low Carb Recipes

 

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