| You may be wondering if it's really possible to | | | | in your diet, but this is wrong information. |
| prevent type 2 diabetes. If three or four of your | | | | You need to: |
| family members are already diabetics, even though | | | | - avoid trans fat: the type of fat you eat plays an |
| some of them lived healthy lifestyles, you may be | | | | important part in your risk of type 2 diabetes. Insulin |
| shaking your head and thinking that if they didn't | | | | needs to communicate with receptors on your cell |
| avoid type 2 diabetes, how can you? | | | | membranes so that it can escort glucose into you |
| This is especially true in those who watched brothers | | | | cells. Your cell membranes are predominantly made of |
| or sisters that were health fanatics suffer from type | | | | fatty acids. Having trans fatty acids in your cell |
| 2 diabetes. These siblings may have expounded on | | | | membranes does not allow insulin to work properly |
| the benefits of vegetarianism or soy milk, tofu, tofu | | | | leading to insulin resistance. Trans fat is found in |
| turkeys and other such foods over the years, and | | | | margarine, cooking oils, and foods containing these, |
| were devastated themselves by a diagnosis of type | | | | eg. biscuits donuts, cakes, processed and fast food |
| 2 diabetes. | | | | - increase fiber to 25-30g everyday: one of the most |
| However, if you were in a completely different | | | | important food groups to start eating are high-fiber |
| environment... with brothers and sisters that were | | | | foods. Fiber slows down the absorption of glucose in |
| alternative health practitioners that were successful | | | | your intestinal tract. Therefore fiber in a meal lowers |
| at reversing diabetes, then you wouldn't be | | | | the glycemic index of a meal by slowing down the |
| wondering if it's possible to prevent diabetes at all. | | | | rise in blood sugar that occurs after eating |
| Instead, you would invite them over for dinner, ask | | | | carbohydrates. You find fiber in vegetables, fruit, nuts |
| them questions, call them more than usual and even | | | | and seeds, legumes, and grains |
| schedule more family time with them, just to find out | | | | - reduce your carbohydrate intake: favor foods with |
| how they reverse diabetes. You would want their | | | | a low glycemic index. Food with a high GI releases |
| opinion because you know you could trust it; they | | | | sugar into your bloodstream quickly. For example, |
| would be one of your new trusted sources. | | | | white bread has a high GI and has a pronounced |
| The truth is that diabetic prevention and reversal | | | | effect on your blood sugar level. Rye bread on the |
| plans do exist. Every alternative health practitioner | | | | other hand, has a low GI and enters your |
| that works with diabetics and is successful at helping | | | | bloodstream slowly. Nearly all fruits are low GI, as are |
| them reduce their medication knows what the steps | | | | green leafy vegetables, beans, lentils and peas, yams |
| are. On the contrary, most health care practitioners | | | | and sweet potatoes, barley, bulgur, oatmeal and bran |
| are not familiar with the changes that must be made | | | | cereals |
| in order to have a high success rate with diabetics | | | | - add chromium and magnesium: people who develop |
| and a high success rate with diabetic family members | | | | type 2 diabetes are more likely to be deficient in |
| in the prevention of diabetes. | | | | nutrients that can inhibit their insulin from working |
| The basic foundation of a diabetic prevention plan | | | | properly. |
| starts with your eating plan. | | | | Your eating plan is central to your diabetes |
| You may be told it's important to limit carbohydrates | | | | prevention program. |