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Article #226: Some Basic Diabetes Type Two Info

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Diabetes Type Two info is provided here preventative measures, pre-diabetes can
because sometimes accurate information is eventually lead to type II.
difficult to find. There are a number of The recently completed Diabetes
sources for Type 2 diabetes diet info, Prevention Program showed conclusively
but some of these are fad diets that may that changes in diet and increasing
not be helpful and could even be physical activity can prevent
dangerous. pre-diabetes from becoming type 2
The Diabetes Type Two info provided here diabetes. This study is one reason that
is up to date. It is backed by many people look for type 2 diabetes diet
scientific research and applies not only info. It is important to be able to
to people who have been diagnosed with distinguish the fad diets from the
type II diabetes, but also to people who healthy diets. The American Diabetes
have "pre-diabetes", insulin resistance Association is currently working to
or a family history of the condition. create more materials to help people
Type 2 diabetes is sometimes referred to understand the difference.
as adult-onset, maturity-onset or There is one simple way to tell the
non-insulin dependent diabetes. This difference between a fad diet and a
condition is different from Type 1, healthy diet. A healthy diet is one that
insulin dependent, childhood or juvenile you could follow for the rest of your
diabetes in several ways. First, there life, without concern about nutritional
are no known preventative measures for deficiencies. A healthy diet provides
Type 1, but Type 2 may be preventable. adequate intakes of fat, carbohydrates
In type 1 diabetes, the body does not and protein. Some of the latest type 2
produce insulin, a hormone that allows diabetes diet info promotes a "low-carb"
glucose to enter and energize the cells. diet. The American Diabetes Association
Without insulin, the glucose is "stuck" has this to say:
in the blood stream and cannot be used by "The long-term effects of diets high in
the cells. protein and low in carbohydrate are
In type 2 diabetes, the body produces unknown. Although such diets may produce
less than normal amounts of insulin and short-term weight loss and improved
the insulin that is produced is not used glycemia, it has not been established
properly. Failure of the body to that weight loss is maintained long-term.
recognize and properly use insulin is The long-term effect of such diets on
referred to as insulin resistance. plasma LDL cholesterol is also a
According to the diabetes type two info, concern."
facts and figures provided by national The general expert consensus is that in a
health organizations, of the 20.8 million healthy daily diet 40% of calories should
people in the United States who have been come from carbohydrates, 30% from protein
diagnosed with diabetes, 90-95% have type and 30% from fat. You can safely reduce
2. Another 54 million have pre-diabetes. carbs to 35% and increase protein to 35%,
In pre-diabetes, blood glucose levels are but to avoid weight gain and increase in
higher than normal, but not high enough LDL cholesterol, 30% fat is enough.
to be diagnosed as type 2. Without






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