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| Salad Recipe |  At present physicians know that high blood glucose levels speed up aging process in such a way injure the eyes, kidneys and heart, resulting in complications with kidneys, blindness and heart disease. Type 2 diabetics are particularly prone to these complications with their increased sugar levels. Traditionally physicians prescribe insulin therapy to get a persons blood glucose levels down. Problems happen when the additional insulin quickens atherosclerosis, resulting in heart attacks or weight gain. The weight gain then speeds up the diabetes even further.
The American Diabetes Association gives scary recommendations to the diabetic patient. They speak of weight loss and reducing cholesterol levels. Diets they recommend are less than effectual at accomplishing significant weight loss or sustaining an ideal weight, all in all these recommendations don't work over the long run. Diabetes care should concentrate on blood glucose managing, monitoring blood glucose levels to find out when a change in insulin level dosages are required and when a glucose reducing med may be necessary.
The best diet for your health and long life mysteriously enough is the best diet for diabetics. A diet that has large numbers of nutrients per calorie is recommended as well as nutritional supplements. Eat a diet consisting of natural foods such as green vegetables, onions, beans of any type, eggplant, mushrooms, garlic from cloves not in a jar, tomatoes (not canned ), raw nuts if possible unsalted and seeds (sunflower, sesame, pumpkin, etc,) and small amounts of fruit that's fresh, you can eat almost as much as you want with still losing excess weight. According to most physicians their diabetes patients discover the pounds melt away and symptoms of their diabetes are decreased.
You can try this dressing recipe on a salad with grilled skinless chicken cut into bite size pieces. You can add your favorite lettuce type, fresh raspberries, some sunflower seeds, nuts, carrots, red beans washed and drained and top with a little grated Parmesan cheese.
- 1 cup fat free yogurt,
- fresh raspberries’ ½ cup
- table spoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tea spoon sugar substance
Put in blender on high for 20 seconds or to your preferred smoothness and pour over your tossed salad mixture.
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