| If you have diabetes you have to be very careful | | | | much advancement in medicine, research and patient |
| about what you eat. You need to take extra care in | | | | education reducing disabling complications and |
| managing your blood glucose levels. You can do this | | | | extended the expectancies of life to those without |
| by eating healthy, watching your diet, taking medication | | | | diabetes. In other words people with diabetes 1 can live |
| prescribed by a physician and getting proper exercise. | | | | just as long as people without diabetes with the proper |
| What foods should you eat? There is a food pyramid | | | | treatment and educating themselves on this disease. |
| for people with diabetes. The Diabetes Food Pyramid | | | | What is Type 2 Diabetes? With type 2 the body does |
| divides food into six groups. At the top of the list is | | | | not produce enough insulin or the cell just simply |
| fats sweets and alcohol. Since this is the smallest | | | | ignores the insulin. Type 2 is the most common form |
| group this tells you to eat very little from this section. | | | | of diabetes. You need insulin in order for the body to |
| The next group is milk, meat, meat substitutes and | | | | be able to use sugar. The basic fuel for your cells is |
| other proteins. On the pyramid 2 to 3 servings of milk | | | | sugar. Insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the |
| is suggested and 4 to 6oz of meat/protein is | | | | cells. When glucose does not go into the cells but builds |
| mentioned. Then you have your vegetables and fruits. | | | | up in the blood instead it can cause problems. The |
| Veggies choose at least 3-5 servings per day and | | | | problems it can cause are over time high glucose |
| fruits choose at least 2-4 servings a day. The last | | | | levels could hurt your heart, kidneys, nerves and eyes. |
| group which you should eat the most of is breads | | | | What are the most common symptoms for adults with |
| grains and other starches. You can check with your | | | | Type II Diabetes? The answer is fatigue, blurred |
| doctor to get a copy of the diabetes food pyramid to | | | | vision, thirst and excessive urination. Do you think you |
| learn more about the correct servings and portion | | | | may be diabetic? Check with your doctor. With type II |
| sizes for you. | | | | diabetes minor weight loss can greatly improve your |
| What is Type 1 Diabetes? This type of diabetes was | | | | blood glucose levels. |
| previously known as juvenile diabetes and is typically | | | | So remember if you have diabetes please be under a |
| diagnosed in children and young adults. The body does | | | | doctors care. Watch what you eat. Limit your sweets, |
| not produce insulin. What is insulin? It is a hormone | | | | fats and alcohol. You can still eat good tasting foods |
| needed to convert starches, sugar (glucose) and other | | | | and there are many diabetic food recipes on the |
| foods into energy. Energy is needed for daily life | | | | internet. Get on a doctor approved exercise program |
| activities. Type I Diabetes is a chronic condition with no | | | | and keep track of your glucose levels. Learn all you |
| cure, but the outlook for people living with this disease | | | | can about your condition so you can take control of it |
| is far better than it was 20 years ago. There has been | | | | instead of the disease controlling you. |