Diabetes
Blood Sugar Control

Supplements that may help:

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A high-fat diet causes glucose intolerance and insulin resistance (JAMA 262(3):398-99,1989)

Priorities for an Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)

1. The patient must consume adequate calories to maintain desirable weight.
2. Meal times and the composition of the diet must be consistent from day to day, with the carbohydrate content fairly evenly divided from meal to meal.
3. Simple carbohydrates must be limited to 10% to 15% of total calories.
4. Depending upon the insulin regimen, a bedtime snack may help prevent nocturnal hypoglycemia; midmorning and mid-afternoon snacks must be taken if needed, to match the food intake to the peak insulin action.
5. Food must be taken to correct hypoglycemic episodes.
6. Food and fluids must be taken for periods of increased physical activity and during illness.
Non–Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM): This can be controlled by diet, and it is not as important to be consistent with timing of meals and carbohydrate.

The American Diabetes Association recommends that 12% to 20% of all calories be protein, 20% to 30% of all calories be fat and 55% to 60% of calories be carbohydrate. The amount of protein in the diet meets or exceeds the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of 0.8 g/kg of body weight. The percentage of calories from protein may be as much as 20% in diets of 1200 calories or less and may decrease to 12% at higher caloric levels. There is no advantage to a high protein diet, in fact diabetics are vulnerable to renal complications. For the person who has only a slight elevation of creatine levels, it is prudent to keep the protein level at approximately the RDA. Reduction of fat intake is recommended because of the high incidence of arteriosclerosis. Cholesterol consumption should be less than 300 mg/day.   

The Department of Health and Human Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state:

Disease and stroke

• In 2004, heart disease was noted on 68% of diabetes-related death certificates among people aged 65 years or older.

• In 2004, stroke was noted on 16% of diabetes-related death certificates among people aged 65 years or older.

• Adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates about 2 to 4 times higher than adults without diabetes.

• The risk for stroke is 2 to 4 times higher among people with diabetes.

• In 2003–2004, 75% of adults with self-reported diabetes had blood pressure greater than or equal to 130/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), or used prescription medications for hypertension.

• Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults aged 20–74 years.

• Diabetic retinopathy causes 12,000 to 24,000 new cases of blindness each year.

• Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, accounting for 44% of new cases in 2005.

• In 2005, 46,739 people with diabetes began treatment for end-stage kidney disease in the United States and Puerto Rico.

• In 2005, a total of 178,689 people with end-stage kidney disease due to diabetes were living on chronic dialysis or with a kidney transplant in the United States and Puerto Rico.

• About 60% to 70% of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of nervous system damage. The results of such damage include impaired sensation or pain in the feet or hands,

slowed digestion of food in the stomach, carpal tunnel syndrome, erectile dysfunction, or other nerve problems.

• Almost 30% of people with diabetes aged 40 years or older have impaired sensation in the feet

(i.e., at least one area that lacks feeling).

• Severe forms of diabetic nerve disease are a major contributing cause of lower-extremity amputations.

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Lifestyle
Sleep at least 8 hours a night
Fresh air
Sunshine
Drink Fresh water
Yoga to reduce stress
Review medications to insure they are not the underlying cause
Eat a balanced diet