With type 1 diabetes, the main focus of
diet planning is balance and consistency.
Meals should be eaten at approximately
the same time every day. Meals and
snacks should be planned in conjunction
with the insulin dose and the person's
planned level of physical activity. The
amount and type of food, and the
carbohydrate, protein, and fat content of
meals and snacks, should be consistent
from day to day. This helps with the
delicate balance of carbohydrate intake,
insulin, and physical activity that is
necessary for optimal blood levels of a
sugar called glucose. If these
components are not in balance, there can
be wide variations, from too high to too
low, in blood glucose levels.
With type 2 diabetes, the main focus is on
weight management and weight control,
because 80% to 90% of people with this
disease are overweight. A
calorie-controlled meal plan is
recommended, along with appropriate
physical activity. In many cases,
weight control and a planned diet alone
control diabetes. Some people with type
2 diabetes must also take oral
medications.
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echokang
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Type 2 Diabetics Battle Blood Sugar Woes Posted: 05-29-05 22:09pm
A dismal two-thirds of the nation's 18
million type 2 diabetics don't have their
blood sugar under control, putting them at
high risk of the disease's nastiest
complications, even death. Yet most are
unaware they're doing so poorly,
frustrated diabetes specialists said
wednesday.
