Readers:
I am feeling great. I hopped on the scale this morning
and I’ve now lost 12lbs. in just over 10 weeks. I can’t
believe I lost that much weight from simply not eating
fast food. Well, not eating fast food and getting myself
to participate in some structured exercise related
activities.
I still haven’t had fast food in over 4 months and I feel
great. I eat so much better now and enjoy foods I forgot
about. Stir Fry is becoming my favorite meal. I make it
the healthiest way I can and it never lets me down.
There are so many health ways to improve some of your
favorite meals. And in my opinion, it makes them so much
more enjoyable.
Food for thought.
Regards,
Steve
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Low-carb Diet Improves Type 2 Diabetes Control
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A low-carbohydrate diet such
as the familiar Atkins diet improves control of blood
sugar levels in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes,
researchers have shown.
In fact, the diet allows some patients to reduce or
eliminate their medication, according to the report in
the medical journal Nutrition and Metabolism.
Carbohydrate restriction is at the heart of a diabetic
diet. A very low carb diet causes the body to use protein
to provide energy, which produces ketones, and it is
therefore called a ketogenic diet. Another dietary
approach is to use foods with a low glycemic index, ie,
that don’t cause a rapid rise in blood sugar, and to cut
back on calories.
Dr. Eric C. Westman, of Duke University Medical Center,
Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues compared the
effectiveness of the two diets in 84 obese patients with
type 2 diabetes. They were assigned to a low carbohydrate
(less than 20 grams per day) ketogenic diet or to low-
glycemic reduced-calorie diet for 24-weeks. Those on the
low-carb ketogenic diet had no restrictions on their
daily calorie intake.
The participants on the low-carb ketogenic diet had
greater improvements in A1C, a measure of long-term
blood glucose control, than those in the low-glycemic
reduced-calorie diet group.
Those in the low-carb ketogenic diet group also lost more
weight and had an increase in “good” HDL cholesterol
compared with those in the other diet group.
It was possible for 95.2 percent of those in the low-carb
ketogenic diet group and 62.1 percent on the low-glycemic
reduced-calorie diet to eliminate or reduce their diabetes
medications.
“Lifestyle modification using low carbohydrate
interventions is effective for improving and reversing
type 2 diabetes,” the researchers conclude.
SOURCE: Nutrition and Metabolism, December 2008.
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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Type 1 Diabetes Delayed When Parents Have Type 2
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among people who develop
type 1 diabetes, the age it starts tends to be later
if their parents have type 2 diabetes, Finnish researchers
have found.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the
body mistakenly attacks insulin-producing cells, and it
usually starts in childhood; type 2 diabetes is a metabolic
derangement, often tied to obesity later in life.
Few studies have looked at how a family history of type 2
diabetes impacts the offspring with type 1 disease,
according to a report in the medical journal Diabetes
Care.
To investigate, Dr. Per-Henrik Groop, from Helsinki
University Hospital, and colleagues analyzed data from
1860 patients with type 1 diabetes. About a third of
the subjects had parents with type 2 diabetes.
On average, the onset of type 1 diabetes occurred at
17.2 years of age in the group with a family history
compared with 16.1 years in the group without parental
diabetes.
There doesn’t seem to be a clear explanation for this
finding, which is unexpected since an inherited risk
for diabetes might tend to accelerate rather than retard
the onset of type 1 diabetes. The researchers say the
possibility that the type 1 diabetics might have actually
included some with type 2 diabetes “does not seem to be
the answer.”
SOURCE: Diabetes Care, January 2009.
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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Diabetic Recipe
Tiny Blueberry Pancakes
(makes 1 serving)
1/3 cup nonfat buttermilk pancake mix
1/4 cup skim milk
butter-flavored cooking spray
1/3 cup fresh blueberries
1/4 cup sugar-free maple syrup, warmed
1. Mix pancake mix and skim milk according to package
directions.
2. Lightly coat a nonstick griddle or skillet with cooking
spray. Place over medium-hot heat.
3. Ladle 1/4 cup of pancake batter onto the hot griddle.
Sprinkle the top of each pancake with a few of the
blueberries. Cook until bottom is lightly browned,
about 2 minutes. Turn and cook the other side. Transfer
to a warmed plate and pass the syrup to pour over the
pancakes.
Per serving: 205 calories (0% calories from fat),
6 g protein, 0 fat (0 saturated fat),
47 g carbohydrates, 5 g dietary fiber,
1 mg cholesterol, 428 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges: 3 carbohydrate (2 1/2 bread/starch,
1/2 fruit)
Copyright 1997-2001 Diabetic-Lifestyle.
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