Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Being a diabetic patient, what fruits can I have?

Many diabetic patients often ask the question of what fruits I can eat. This is most obvious question by many diabetics, because they do not know which they have to eat to control the diabetes. But it is terrible most of the people not interested in spending some time and do some research in the net. For those who really interested in finding the answer for this question, here I am presenting you a detailed article about this issue. Let we go straight to the point. The fruits you can eat are

Apple
Grapes
Kiwifruit
Pears
Apricots
Pomegranates
Blueberries

The above mentioned fruits contain good fiber content in it. Apple, Kiwifruit, Pears, Apricots and Pomegranates has 2.3%, 2.1%, 2.1%, 2.1%, 3.4% and 8.4% of fiber content. You may think that what is the relation among the fiber and diabetes is. Here it is, these fruits contain high fructose content. Fructose is the one form of sugar. Not every sugar can be processed by the insulin and metabolized by it. Fructose does not require the help of insulin. Mangoes and Guavas have the high fructose content in it. Other issue is the fructose to glucose ratio; it must be high and should be greater than 2.

There are also other benefits in apple. Raw apples are having the high amount of pectin in it. This adds the advantage of taking apple if you are a diabetic patient. This pectin improves the glycemic control in diabetics and reduces the insulin step in of up to 50%.


Grapes are one of the fruits that will be very useful in treating the diabetics. These grapes can reduce the weight in our body and helps us to reduce the insulin conflict. If it is taken in during the meals, it can reduce the insulin levels dramatically.

You need to know the how it can help in overall functioning of your body. But practically speaking there are many people who had eaten these fruits and got benefited from it. This is the natural way of controlling the diabetes. We have to accept the fact, there are some ill effects cannot be cured, but they can be controllable. Diabetes is one of the ill effects in your body that can be controllable by having more fruits. Nature gives the clear solution for diabetes than the normal drugs. But the thing is everyone have to follow it any cost to keep you healthy.

Foods that Lower Blood Sugar Levels - What to Eat and What Not to Eat?

In our diet, bread is essential source of carbohydrates which provides energy, vitamins, minerals and fibers which help in maintaining blood sugar levels. Others sources are Beans, oats, barley and peas. As a whole grain takes longer time to digests these are among the wisest choice. Avoid Potatoes, Corn and Pasta as these are very rich in carbohydrates.

There should be a list of vegetables which include are spinach, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage and cucumbers. We should have three to five servings a day.

Fruits are rich in carbohydrates along with natural sugars, so you must be careful indulging in case of sweetened fruit juice. It is suggested to mix fruit with a protein or pre exercise. The fruits can be consumed two to three times in a day serving.

Meat, fish, poultry, eggs, peanut butter, cheese, beans, and nuts are best source of protein. Dietitians’ suggest an average human requires about six ounces of protein per day, broken into two to three meals. An ounce can be measure as one table spoon of peanut butter or an egg weighs.

Food rich in fat content is necessary but in a very moderate quantity. Persons suffering from diabetes should avoid extra toppings on processed food. Chocolates and other desserts with a controlled fat size and of sugar free option can be consumed.

Milk and other dairy products due to being high in carbohydrates, their used should be limited. Low-fat milk and unsweetened yogurt will help keep your diabetes in control.

Fenugreek seems to make the stomach empty more slowly, hinder the absorption of carbohydrates, and put the brakes on the movement of glucose. gymnenin, which lessens your ability to taste sweets by monitoring blood sugar frequently, and also diminishes appetite for up to 90 minutes. Also Cinnamon as it reduces blood sugar, but also lowers cholesterol and triglycerides

Hence, being a vast choice of food in our day to day life we choose the best combination of minerals, vitamins, protein, carbohydrate and fats to regulate the effect of diabetes. “As its better to take precautions then to take the prescription from a doctor”. Hence, it is important to find out what to eat and what not to eat for diabetes.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Tips on How to Lower Blood Sugar Level

You can be healthy and you can manage your condition simply by making your diabetes control a key part of your daily activity. It takes diligence and constant attention to keep your diabetes under control and no-one else can do that for you. Sure, they can help - by not tempting you with the wrong foods to start.
Here’s some tips to lower your blood sugar level -

Diabetes Weight LossIn controlling diabetes weight loss plays a active roll. But as we know it is easy to loose something than gaining, similarly, loosing the weight is very tough than gaining.

And it happens for all type of reasons; eating the equal amount but the garbage types of food; poor glucose level control and sometimes just a change in medication. That all impact on the weight we carry. But the thing is, weight control is vital to your health. It can also help prevent the full onslaught of diabetes if you are in the pre-diabetes stage. Check these 4 eating habits that are deadly for diabetics and pre-diabetes sufferers.

Why You Should Be a Non-SmokerI remember how surprised I was when I discovered that for diabetes smoking was very harmful. This was long before all the other health problems created by smoking were well known. And even passive smoking was hazardous. Since then I've discovered for diabetes smoking can also create other health problems. If you just want to quit smoking and would like to do so with the help of a natural product, rather than using nicotine patches, have a look at it hazardous effects.

Laughter is the Best MedicineDiabetes is no laughing matter, but if you can increase the number of occasions when you break into hysterical laughter you may just find it is really beneficial. Daily laughter has been claimed to help lower blood sugars for people with diabetes type 2...

Other Health Care TipsIf you are keen on natural or holistic health treatments you might find Ayurveda an interesting way of helping your diabetes control. You can find out more about Ayurveda and discover if you are able to use it as part of your diabetic treatment.

If you prefer herbal remedies then it's a good idea to understand how they work and why they work.