Recommendations for Diabetics and Those at Risk

Self-care for diabetes can be approached in a number of ways—but it can be hard to know just where to start. Some doctors recommend trying these simple steps, step I personally feel can be beneficial for the entire public:

Slim down
If you are overweight, lose weight with a long-term program of exercise and healthier eating to improve your insulin sensitivity.
Eat high-fiber foods
Stabilize your blood sugar by eating fiber from whole grains, beans (legumes), vegetables, and fruit, and consider using a fiber supplement such as glucomannan or psyllium. A high-fiber diet has been shown to work better in controlling diabetes than the diet recommended by the ADA, and may control blood sugar levels as well as oral diabetes drugs. Eating a high-fiber diet can show significant reductions in total cholesterol.
Focus should be placed on fruits, vegetables, seeds, oats, and whole-grain products.
Eating fish also may afford some protection from diabetes.
Vegetarians have been reported to have a low risk of type 2 diabetes. When people with diabetic nerve damage switch to a vegan diet, improvements have been reported after several days. Fats from meat and dairy may also contribute to heart disease, the leading killer of people with diabetes.
Vegetarians also eat less protein than do meat eaters. Reducing protein in the diet has lowered kidney damage caused by diabetes and may also improve glucose tolerance.
Multivitamins
Help ensure your body is getting the vitamins and minerals it needs to help prevent common infections.
Chromium supplement
Taking 200 to 1,000 mcg a day of this supplement may improve glucose tolerance. Medical reports dating back to 1853, as well as modern research, indicate that chromium-rich brewer’s yeast can be useful in treating type 2 diabetes. In recent years, chromium has been shown to improve glucose levels and related variables in people with glucose intolerance and type 2, gestational, and steroid-induced diabetes.
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These recommendations are not comprehensive and are not intended to replace the advice of your doctor or pharmacist. Continue reading the full diabetes article for more in-depth, fully-referenced information on medicines, vitamins, herbs, and dietary and lifestyle changes that may be helpful.
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