Saturday, May 10, 2008

Coping With Diabetes Weight Loss

Diabetes occurs when the blood glucose levels are higher than normal. Digested food is converted into glucose in the bloodstream and the hormone insulin transports these to the cells as energy. Should the body produce insufficient insulin or is unable to even use it properly; sugar cannot be disseminated away, causing sugar levels in the bloodstream to soar. If left untreated, the consequences are grave: heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity amputations. Below are some tips to guide you with diabetes weight loss

Sugar has copious amounts of calories yet has almost nutrition. Diabetes weight loss can thus occur when can thus sidestep these and. keep your blood sugar level in check simply by consuming other sugar alternatives! There is Aspartame, which is sold as Equal and NutraSweet. Though it is commonly used as a tabletop sweetener, it is heat-intolerant and cannot be used for cooked or baked foods. There is also Xylitol which is a natural sweetener found in many fruits and vegetables, berries, corn husks, oats, and mushrooms. Acesulfame-K(sold as Sunette and Sweet One) and Sucralose are more versatile and will still remain stable after exposure to heat and thus can be used for cooking. Sucralose also sends like a god send since your body does not recognize it so thus does not absorb it. Talk about having your cake and eating it!.

Diabetes weight loss can also be achieved by purging out your diet of seemingly innocuous foodstuffs that are actually laden with the horrible S word! Culprits like your mee siam; lots of sugar is needed to make the tangy yet sweet gravy, sweet sauce, bread from designer bakeries and even chilli sauce! (If it is nice and sweet, do not delude yourself, everyone knows what is in there) So before you happily slather your food with ketchup, mustard and what not, 1 tablespoon of ketchup gives you half teaspoon of sugar. So you might rethink and have your food without fattening extras.

The good news is that there are actually food that are good for diabetes weight loss. Yoghurt and chicken breast (duh, it Is without the skin) actually reduce insulin resistance, thus helping to stabilise blood sugar levels. These are great sources of protein and with very little fat. Cinnamon is not only a yummy spice, just half a teaspoon of this stuff can facilitate your body’s usage of insulin, thus lowering your blood sugar. Nuts and olive oil also work the same wonders for those with diabetics but these are chockfull of calories

Diabetes weight loss is crucial for overweight diabetic patients. Having such an illness is not the end of the road if you watch what you eat; the above suggestions help you reduce your sugar and calorie intake, helping you to safely reduce your weight while keeping your blood sugar in check.

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