A person with diabetes can sometimes afford to drink a small amount of alcohol without compromising their health. However, drinking alcohol, and rarely even in small doses, do not forget the following:
1. Do not drink hard alcoholic drinks on an empty stomach.
This is harmful to the gastric mucosa, is not protected by the food eaten prior to the pancreas and liver. (Following these recommendations is useful to people Continue reading »
So, you have learned to calculate your own energy consumption. Do you know what percentage of energy should come to carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Now you can be able to share the daily rate of food for six meals, including both basic and additional. With concordances bread units you can easily choose the right products to get the required number of carbohydrates. This is especially important for diabetic patients receiving insulin. The same can be said about the foods that contain Continue reading »
Many people believe that fatty food is eating for gaining weight. So overweight people are trying in every possible way to avoid fatty foods. In vain. Because fats, as well as proteins and carbohydrates are necessary for the body’s power supply. You just need to know that the fats are “good”, light, “bad”, heavy. Light oils should be consumed even for those who want to lose weight.
Usefulness of fat is that they are part of cell membranes and a variety of biologically active substances. In addition, Continue reading »
Protein is very important for our health. This is the basic building blocks of all cells. For the normal functioning of the body foods containing protein, should be 15-20% of the total daily diet. Calculate the daily rate of protein is also easy if you know that during the combustion of 1 gram of protein, as well as the combustion of 1 gram of carbohydrates is released 4 kcal. Thus, assuming that your daily energy needs in 2400 calories, then protein is 20% of that in our case is 480 calories. Divide 480 by 4 and get 120. Thus, you need daily 120 grams of protein. Continue reading »
Now try to calculate what the daily norm of calories required for you to normal life. In the calculation of caloric energy needed to add amount of energy at rest needed to maintain metabolism at rest, and the amount of energy required for normal operation you performed. To the resulting figure was accurate, you should take into account your weight, and occupation.
First, let’s talk about the rest energy and how to calculate it. Rest energy means basal energy balance. It is Continue reading »
How to determine the required rate of carbohydrate-containing foods? All of them differ significantly in their physical properties, composition and caloric content. Measure any one familiar way home – with a spoon or cup – all of these important parameters of food is impossible. It is equally difficult to determine and the amount of the daily requirement of products, with no special knowledge, and seeing no clear guidelines for yourself. To facilitate this, nutritionists conventional concept was introduced – a unit of grain. Continue reading »
The body of healthy people, as well as diabetes mellitus, normal functions in the event that carbohydrates make up 50-60% of food intake. The main source of carbohydrates for us is the fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. All these products are equally necessary and useful as a diabetic and healthy, because in the process of becoming a great exchange of biofuels, not to mention the fact that it is from them we get a major share of all the vitamins and minerals.
Not everyone may know that carbs are simple Continue reading »
There are products that barely got into the stomach, causing a rapid jump in blood sugar levels of diabetics. Such products include chocolates, evaporated milk, ice cream, marshmallow, caramel, marmalade, halvah, waffles, cookies, cakes, confiture, butter, marmalade, fruit compotes, honey, sugar, sweet wine, soft drinks with sugar syrup and etc . All of them are rich in carbohydrate.
In nature there are no fruits or vegetables that are 100% would consist of only carbohydrate. These products Continue reading »
One of the complications of diabetes are changes in feet caused by complex of metabolic, cardiovascular and neurological disorders that can lead to the development of diabetic foot syndrome.
The foot is deformed, the fingers have coracoid shape, the foot becomes wider. The sensitivity is reduced so that the foot may not feel anything at all. Blood circulation of the lower extremities disturbed, resulting in very easily and quickly formed sores. In the ulcer gets infected. And then – gangrene. To avoid this, you Continue reading »
What should I do to prevent diabetic changes in the kidneys or if they already have, slow down their development?
1. Maintain normal or near-normal levels of blood sugar. Control of sugar – this is the way to preserve the health of the kidneys.
2. When there is protein in the urine, just limit your intake of protein. In the day you should eat no more than 40 grams of protein. In the recalculation of the products, for example, 150 grams of cooked meat subjected to 200 grams of fish. Continue reading »
