how can an unbalanced diet lead to type 2 diabetes?
what type if diet do you need to have to get type 2 diabetes?
what does the Diet consist of?
This is part of the problem with diabetes people misunderstand the information given out and the mistakes are then quoted as facts. An unbalanced diet does not lead to type 2 diabetes as such. What it does is increase the risk of somebody who is predisposed genetically to the disease.
December 9th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
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December 9th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Carbohydrates
The American Diabetes Association in 1994 recommended that 60-70% of caloric intake should be in the form of carbohydrates. This is somewhat controversial, with some researchers claiming that 40% is better,[1] while others claim benefits for a high-fiber, 75% carbohydrate diet.[2]
An article summarizing the view of the American Diabetes Association[3] contains the statement "Sucrose-containing foods can be substituted for other carbohydrates in the meal plan or, if added to the meal plan, covered with insulin or other glucose-lowering medications. Care should be taken to avoid excess energy intake." Sucrose does not increase glycemia more than the same number of calories taken as starch. Although it is not recommended to use fructose as a sweetener, fruit should not be avoided because of its fructose content. Benefits may be obtained by consumption of dietary fibre in conjunction with carbohydrate; as Francis (1987) points out, evidence suggests that carbohydrate consumed with dietary fibre will have a less major impact on glycemic rise than the same amount of carbohydrate consumed alone.
What has not generally been included in diabetic diet recommendations is the variation in effect from different carbohydrates. Glucose is the only carbohydrate which participates in the primary metabolic control mechanism using insulin. That mechanism is ubiquitous amongst animals, from invertebrate nematode worms through the vertebrates, including humans.
Despite it is a common belief that table sugar contributes to the development of diabetes, it has medium (55-69) GI that actually lowers blood glucose levels than the equal amount of calories obtained from starch and other carbohydrates. The Canadian Diabetes Association recommended that table sugar be included as part of the diabetes diet.[4]
In humans, some carbohydrates are not digested or absorbed—a prime example here is cellulose, which can be digested by ruminant animals and by termites (both using gut flora), but not by humans. In humans, cellulose and related carbohydrates are roughage, or dietary fibre, and pass through the human digestive system unchanged. Humans lack the enzymatic machinery needed to digest dietary multi-saccharides; we can handle only one or two di-saccharides and no larger ones except starch or glycogen. All other multi-saccharides which contribute to human nutrition will have been pre-processed by gut flora, with accompanying gas and other effects; the classic example is lactose, which most adult humans cannot digest—having lost lactase production after childhood—and the gastro-intestinal effects (eg, cramping, bloating, diarrhea) which sometimes follow for the lactose-intolerant. Indeed, only a few of the mono-saccharides can be absorbed by humans; most cannot. And of those, at least one, fructose, is somewhat problematic. It is metabolized only in the liver, and in men, in sperm, since only those tissues contain the fructase needed. The liver is affected by high levels of dietary fructose by characteristic unfavorable alterations in blood lipid profiles, and possibly in a connection to insulin resistance and so to Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Low-carbohydrate alternatives
Some studies show low-carbohydrate diet and low GI diet may be effective in dietary management of type 2 diabetes, as both approaches prevent blood sugars from spiking after eating.[5][6]
Dr. Richard K. Bernstein has a diet plan that is substantially different from the plan recommended here and he is harshly critical of the standard ADA diet plan for diabetics. His plan includes very limited carbohydrate intake (30 grams per day) along with frequent blood glucose monitoring, and regular strenuous muscle-building exercise, and for diabetics using insulin, frequent small insulin injections if needed. His treatment target is "near normal blood sugars" all the time.[7]
Another critic of the ADA program is Ray Kurzweil, who together with Dr Terry Grossman, co-author of "Fantastic Voyage - Live long enough to live forever", (pub 2004) describes the ADA guidelines as "completely ineffective".[citation needed] Their observations are that the condition, particularly in its early stages can be controlled through a diet which has sharply reduced carbohydrate consumption.[citation needed] Their guidelines for patients with type 2 diabetes is a diet that includes a reduction of carbohydrates to one sixth of total caloric intake and elimination of high glycemic load carbohydrates.[citation needed] As a previously diagnosed diabetic who no longer has symptoms of the disease, Ray is a firm advocate of this approach.[citation needed]
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December 9th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Any diet leading to gross obesity is likely to lead on to type 2 diabetes.
If the pancreas is overwhelmed by the demands of a colossally overweight body, it will fail.
However, the results of obesity surgery are often spectacular. It has been known for a pancreas to start working again before the patient comes round from obesity surgery ( gastric banding, gastric reduction, etc)
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December 9th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
you see, in type 2 diabetes there is both increase in insulin and glucose. the body produces insulin but it can’t use the insulin in the cellular level therefore the body have no control of the glucose.
this is also aggravated by hyperinsulinemia. too much insulin in the body.
the importance of balance diet is for the person to control his glucose level. fruits and vegetables are being promoted cause it helps prevent and control DM2. regular exercise is also advised.
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December 9th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Hello,
Excessive consumption of a diet rich in sugar and fats leads to excessive deposition of fat in the body which leads to insulin resistance and thus type 2 diabetes. Hence regular exercise and a balanced diet can prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. I hope it helps. Take care and God bless.
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December 9th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
This is part of the problem with diabetes people misunderstand the information given out and the mistakes are then quoted as facts. An unbalanced diet does not lead to type 2 diabetes as such. What it does is increase the risk of somebody who is predisposed genetically to the disease.
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Retired nurse/diabetic
December 9th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Despite the fact that the medical profession seems to be blaming everything on "genetics" which tends to be second only to "its in your head", Type 2 Diabetes is a result of a faulty diet.
With today’s accepted high carbohydrate diet it is projected that by the year 2025 there will be over 300 million diabetics planet wide. It is just not the diet our bodies evolved with.
The human body developed on this planet over the past 2 million years. During all but the last 8,000 of those years (and 8,000 years when you are talking of an evolutionary time frame is but the blink of an eye), the human body evolved eating meat, fat and high fiber vegetables, with some roots and tubers.
Eight thousand years ago the "agricultural revolution" took place, with man learning how to domesticate grain. Virtually overnight, man became dependant upon carbohydrates as the main source of food. Archeologists point to that exact time period that the average height of man drops by two inches and all of the degenerative diseases we have today became prevalent in the society of that time.
Carbohydrates are simply long chains of sugar molecules hooked end-to-end. When a person eats carbohydrates their normal digestive process breaks up these chains into the individual sugar molecules, and they pass right through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream, and load up the bloodstream with sugar.
If this happened every once in a while it would not be a problem. But as diets today are so high in carbohydrates, people have a constant high level of sugar pouring into their bloodstream year after year!
This requires their body to continuously produce high levels of insulin to keep that sugar level down. (Insulin’s job is to push sugar out of the bloodstream into the cells where it is used for energy.)
Eventually the cells in their body becomes insensitive to the effects of the insulin (insulin resistance). To handle this problem of insulin resistance their body begins to produce even higher levels of insulin. This continues until their pancreas reaches the maximum amount of insulin it can produce, and when the insulin resistance increases again, their blood sugar begins to rise out of control.
The result is type 2 diabetes! Type 2 diabetes is actually an extreme case of insulin resistance.
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