The Most Important Dietary Tip You Have Never Heard

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'Most people know that eating more fruits and vegetables and choosing lean meats like fish, chicken and turkey are good starts to a healthy diet. Reducing your sugar intake, eating whole grains and avoiding fried and fatty foods are also well known ways to move towards a healthier diet.

However, many people do all of these things but still make one cardinal mistake when it comes to their dietary patterns — they don’t take steps to balance their blood sugar.

Blood sugar swings can put an extraordinary amount of stress on your body and can contribute significantly to weight gain, type II diabetes, inflammation and possibly cancer. It’s important to keep in mind that the dietary mistakes that create blood sugar swings can be in the context of what may seem like healthy food choices.'

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Strategies To Prevent and Counter Insulin Resistance

'Insulin is a hormone that facilitates the transport of blood sugar (glucose) from the bloodstream into cells throughout the body for use as fuel. In response to the normal increase in blood sugar after a meal, the pancreas secretes insulin into the bloodstream. With insulin resistance, the normal amount of insulin secreted is not sufficient to move glucose into the cells - thus the cells are said to be "resistant" to the action of insulin. To compensate, the pancreas secretes insulin in ever-increasing amounts to maintain fairly adequate blood-sugar movement into cells and a normal blood-sugar level.'

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The Insulin-Resistance Diet--Revised and Updated: How to Turn Off Your Body's Fat-Making Machine

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Diabetes and getting pregnant

Image via Wikipedia It is important for pregnant women with diabetes to monitor their weight.
I just got a message from a diabetic friend that she's pregnant, so i did my research and send her this:

You should monitor your weight and food intake.

Drastic increase in weight approximately 6.5 pounds per month contributes to insulin resistance' while weight gain of only half a pound per week (or less than 2 pounds per month ) is a sign that you and your baby are not receiving sufficient nourishment.

you should receive a total of40% to 50% of your daily caloric count from carbohydrates make sure these are spread throughout the day. Low carb intake may result in hypoglycemia, while too much carb intake will elevate your blood sugar levels. Time and plan your day's first and last meals no more than 10 hours apart to avoid low blood sugar.

Choose food rich in complex carbs such as high-fiber breads, oatmeal, whole wheat and brown rice. Avoid refined sugars and sweets as well as instant noodles and processed breakfast cereals.

Protein should compromise 20% to 25% of your daily diet, limiting fat too only 30% (monounsaturated and Omega-3) Limit your sodium intake to less than 1/10 tsp per meal.
Evey pregnant women should watch what they eat, because they are eating for two. But Diabetic women should be more concern about their weight and food consumption.

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