Saturday, August 9, 2008
Exercise For Diabetics
diabetic management for both Type 1 and Type 2
diabetics. For Type 1 diabetic regular exercise helps
to maintain insulin sensitivity, prevent the
accumulation of excess weight,and increases the use
of glucose by muscles. If you are a diabetic, exercise
should be part of your daily routine.
It is possible to prevent Type 2 diabetes by regular
exercise, supplementation with vitamins and herbs that will
help to prevent insulin resistance and proper
control of weight. Exercise help by lowering blood sugar
levels and maintaining insulin sensitivity also
help minimize several other complications that
can occur.
People with diabetes tend to have poor blood flow to
their lower areas and feet, exercise can help improve
circulation and lower blood pressure throughout the body.
The blood sugar levels will increase due to the body's
difficulty in transporting sugar into the cells
and out of the blood stream. There are several ways
to lower your blood sugar levels, including diet,
exercise, and medication.
Even though there are risks associated with
exercise, the potential benefits will outweigh
the risks. Exercise does indeed lower blood sugar
levels, so those with diabetes should measure
their blood sugar both before and after they
exercise. Since your body uses more sugar while
you exercise and makes you more sensitive to
insulin, there is a risk of blood sugar becoming
too low and causing hypoglycemia as a result.
Whenever you exercise, it is important to let
others know that you are diabetic. They should
also be informed about what they should do in
case of hypoglycemia. To be on the safe side, you
should always carry candy or fruit juice with you
to treat low blood sugar when it occurs.
During and after you have exercised, you should
pay very close attention about how you feel, since
rapid heart beat, increased sweating, feeling
shaky, or hunger can signal that your blood sugar
levels are getting too low.
With diabetic management and treatment, exercise
is very important. Exercise will help with blood
sugar control when the muscles use more glucose and
the body becomes more sensitive to insulin.
Exercise will also help to prevent and minimize
common diabetic complications which include heart
problems, high blood pressure, and circulatory
deficiencies.
You should always exercise at
a slow pace and never overdo it. Also, you
should be sure to exercise around people you know
or at a gym, so there will always be people around
you in case something goes wrong. Being a diabetic
doesn't have to hinder your life or your
performance, as exercise can help you get your life
back on track and heading in the right direction -
the healthy direction.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Where To Find Diabetic Dessert Recipes
There are some desserts that diabetics can eat. Listed below are a couple of good sources of diabetic dessert recipes.
The Type 2 Diabetes Dessert Cookbook
This is a great cookbook for diabetics and it has recipes for scrumptious cookies, pies, cakes, and other treats. In addition, the book also provides pointers of what to avoid when you dine out and includes tips on holiday meal planning. This book was written by Lois Soneral and Charles Chavez and is filled with recipes to please diabetics as well as non-diabetics.
The Healthy Exchanges Diabetic Desserts Cookbook
This book was written by Joanna Lund and Barbara Alpert and is a popular cookbook for obtaining diabetic dessert recipes. You will find 200 recipes such as Rocky Road Pistachio Pie and the yummy Butterscotch Pecan Parfait. The book is educational as well and helps the reader to understand diabetes and pre-diabetes and how important it is to follow a diabetic diet to keep blood sugar in check. Joanna Lund is a popular speaker at weight loss support groups and has been featured in People Magazine, Forbes, and the New York Times. She has put together a wonderful cookbook for diabetics that includes such treasures as cheesecake recipes and recipes for pies, puddings, cakes, breads, brownies, and cobblers.
Feel good about the fact that the food you are eating is healthy for your body and keeping your blood sugar under control.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Cooking For A Diabetic
There are some guidelines you should follow to make sure your meals are healthy and you should keep an eye on fats, sodium and carbohydrates it possible avoid frying foods instead, broil, boil, or roast. Before cooking, remove the fatty portions of meat and take the skin off of chicken. Use broths and other food items that are low in saturated fats and sodium. Use non-stick frying pans so you can cut down on the amount of oil used. Substitute vegetarian meals in place of meat based meals on occasion and substitute certain fruits in place of ice cream and chocolate sweets. Use skimmed milk and other non fat dairy products and fat free dressing on salads or use yogurt as a salad dressing.
You can use an artificial sweetener instead such as splenda or cut the sugar back to about 1/4 as much as you would normally use. This may not work with sweets and other desserts and those should be eliminated except for diabetic desserts. Artificial sweeteners have their own drawbacks but can be used in recipes where sugar is not needed to create the right texture, color or moisture level.
It is also important that you use measuring spoons and measuring cups when you cook for a diabetic and measure out portion sizes accurately. Cooking for someone with diabetes can be a challenge but there are many cookbooks on the market today, it is getting much easier to make healthy and tasty meals. You can easily find diabetic dessert recipes and recipes for holiday meals as well as everyday eating. The most important is to follow the dietary guidelines as set forth by your doctor since everyone is different and the doctor is the best one to give advice on the proper diabetic menu to follow.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Chocolate Dessert For Diabetic
The recipe for it is below.
Chocolate Banana Mouse Diabetic Dessert Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup evaporated skimmed milk
3 tablespoons granulated artificial sweetener
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
2 sliced bananas
2 egg yolks
Directions
In the top pan of a double boiler mix together 1/4 cup milk with the artificial sweetener and chocolate. Put the remaining 3/4 cup of milk into the freezer to start chilling. Stir the chocolate until it is melted. Place the two eggs yolks in a bowl and pour part of the chocolate mixture on the eggs and beat. Transfer this egg-chocolate mixture into the remaining chocolate in the double boiler and stir until thickened. Let cool completely.
Now retrieve the milk from the freezer and whisk it until it becomes stiff. Add the cooled chocolate mixture, vanilla, and sliced bananas. Spoon this mixture into cups or a mold and place back in the freezer until firm.
For more delicious diabetic recipes , pick up a copy of The Joslin Diabetes Quick and Easy Cookbook: 200 Recipes for 1 to 4 People. Other than great recipes this book also lists the nutritional content of various foods.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Books on Diabetic Cooking
Diabetes menu planning and cooking are very important and there are a number of sources for information diabetes diet and cooking. There are also several books on the market about this subject. This article will take a look at a couple of popular books on diabetic cooking.
The Diabetes Diet: Dr. Bernstein's Low Carbohydrate Solution
Dr. Bernstein is an authority on diabetes and he has written a book that is packed with diabetes information and comes complete with a menu planner and 100 delicious recipes. His approach emphasizes the importance of controlling diabetes through low carb eating. The first edition of this book was released in 1997 and has sold over 120,000 copies. The goal of the book is to help diabetics enjoy the pleasure of eating delectable meals while controlling the blood sugar by preventing swings through the practice of a low carb diet.
Atkins Diabetes Revolution: The Groundbreaking Approach to Preventing and Controlling Type 2 Diabetes
This book was written by two colleagues of the low carb diet guru Dr. Atkins. Mary Vernon and Jacqueline Eberstein put together this diabetes cooking book which focuses on a low carbohydrate diet which allows the eating of fats. This book contains important information for diabetics concerning how eating a low carb diet can help them to alleviate the symptoms of their disease and keep their blood sugar from swinging up and down based upon what they eat. This diet allows for hearty eating and helps to promote general good health and can also be used to prevent diabetes from developing in the first place.
Important work has been done in the past couple of decades regarding the effects of low carb eating and diabetes. A person with diabetes has to be very careful with their diet so it is highly recommended to consult with a doctor before starting on any type of eating regime to make sure it will be safe and effective. Even if one is taking medication to control diabetes, it is still necessary to eat properly to keep blood sugar levels on an even keel. The reward of eating properly and keeping blood sugar levels down will be worth it since it will help to ward off many of the severe conditions that can develop along with advanced diabetes such as blindness and loss of circulation in the extremeties.