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Atkins and Diabetes

The Atkins diet principles lay the foundation for a healthy, more balanced way of eating than the standard American diet. Its emphasis is on using good carbohydrates in balance with adequate protein. This is in stark contrast to what most Americans eat on a daily basis. The average American eats lots of processed foods that have hidden sugars and highly processed carbohydrates. This has put most Americans on the road to diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions. What is sad is that diabetes has a predictable set of stages and that they can be easily recognized.

The road to diabetes has to do with something called the glycemic index. All carbohydrates are rated on this index with regards to the level of insulin reaction they produce. Foods that have a high glycemic index rating will cause your pancreas to release a lot of insulin to break down the amount of sugars and carbohydrates (which produce high amounts of glucose). The refined carbohydrates and sugars that make up the vast majority of the American diet rank very high on the glycemic index.

We are able to more readily digest these foods as children, because our bodies function more efficiently in our youth. There may have been side effects, like weight gain and mood swings, but they didn?t stand out. As we age, however, these symptoms begin to grow and become more prevalent. The nation-wide obesity epidemic is a result of high-carbohydrate diets and unstable blood sugar levels.

Many people who are overweight are also insulin resistant. Insulin resistance means that the insulin is not doing its job in removing glucose from the blood stream. The pancreas gets over worked and it releases massive amounts of insulin, sometimes 20 times more than the body actually needs. This results in the blood sugar dropping to extremely low levels. This sets off a chain reaction in the body that leads to a release of adrenaline to correct the blood sugar problem.

With age, blood sugar and insulin difficulties become more aggravated. The condition is called ?hyperinsulinism? and is a precursor for type II diabetes. It is normally accompanied by high blood pressure and high triglycerides.

After years of using a high-carbohydrate diet, you will finally become fully diabetic. Insulin is the body?s primary fat creator and extra pounds usually accompany late onset diabetes. Pre-diabetic conditions, if not treated effectively, will lead to diabetes indefinitely.

However, there are easily identifiable warning signs to diabetes that appear early. Your family doctor can perform insulin level tests that will let you know if you are at risk for pre-diabetic conditions, and studies show that low-carb diets like Atkins can help. Controlling your blood sugar is one of the most effective methods to controlling pre-diabetic conditions.

The Atkins diet helps effectively control blood sugar. The combination of proteins, fats and good carbohydrates will keep your body satisfied without the roller coaster effect. Controlling carbohydrates in quantity as well as type will help limit the insulin spikes. This will let your pancreas work in the way that it was meant to be, and it will decrease the likelihood of your developing pre-diabetic conditions. It?s a vicious cycle that, if left unchecked, can lead to diabetes later in life. When the Atkins diet is followed effectively it produces stable blood sugar throughout the day and helps you stay off the road to diabetes.

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Dieting and Diabetes

Very few people realize the profound effect that weight has on diabetes. Even instances of gestational diabetes are much greater in patients that are overweight than in those that are not. Type 2, or adult onset diabetes is more commonly found in overweight people than those that are within their ‘ideal’ weight ranges. In fact, almost 90% of those with Type 2 diabetes are overweight. If you are suffering from Type 2 diabetes, the best gift you could possibly give yourself just might be the gift of getting your weight under control.

Among those that suffer from Type 2 diabetes almost 40% have high blood pressure, which is another condition that is believed to be exacerbated by excess weight. Being overweight might also lead to a condition known as insulin resistance in which the body no longer responds to the insulin that is needed to assist the body in using sugar and glucose as fuel on a cellular level.

There are some things you can do to help yourself out if you have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or labeled at risk for this devastating condition. First of all, take off the pounds. I know this is much easier said than done. Dieting is never easy and rarely fun for the average person. However, if you do not begin to take drastic steps toward procuring the best possible health for yourself you may not be able to enjoy the quality of life you had planned for your golden years. Let your condition be your motivation and make plans to enjoy watching your grandchildren and great grandchildren graduate college.

Fight it standing up. Don’t sit down and let Diabetes control you. Stand up and take control of your body back. This is a fight to the finish and if you let it, diabetes will be your end. If you fight it standing up, lose the weight, get out there and exercise, listen to the doctor’s orders and follow them. Find the strength within you to battle this disease head on. You’ll be amazed at what happens when you decide to stand up and fight for your health.

Get active. Find activities that you enjoy and get out there and do them. Don’t make those activities passive activities either. Even if it’s just going out to play shuffleboard everyday get out there and play. Enjoy your time in the sun. Pick flowers with the little ones. Take up golf. Do whatever it takes to get up and moving each and every day in order to remember why you want to live forever in the first place.

Watch what you eat. Garbage in, garbage out, right? You have strict dietary requirements once you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes. This means that you absolutely must follow your dietary restrictions. Learn to live within those limits in order to live and enjoy life to the fullest you can. The amazing thing is that there are all kinds of foods available that are friendly to those with diabetes that weren’t around just a few short years ago. It is quite possible to live and eat quite nicely with diabetes if you stick to your plan. The most important thing about dieting with diabetes is that you never lose sight of how crucial it is to do so.

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7 Ways To Cross Diabetes Awareness Month Off The Calendar
by: Katrina McKenna
November is National Diabetes Awareness month. Diabetes is the seventh
leading cause of death (fifth leading cause of death by disease) in
America. According to the American Diabetes Association Diabetes affects
over 20 million Americans, that’s 7% of the population! Another 41
million Americans have pre-diabetes. That means out of every 5 people at
least one of them has either diabetes or pre-diabetes. Chances are this
includes you are someone you know. Every day approximately 2,200 people
are diagnosed with diabetes, and the statistics getting worse each year.

I believe we can reverse this trend through education and awareness.
Here are 7 things that we all can do to reverse the trend and eliminate
the need for Diabetes Awareness Month.

1. Talk to your doctor, if you have diabetes or are at risk for diabetes
you must find out as much as possible from your doctor as soon as possible.

2. If you have diabetes, learn how to manage your blood sugar. This is
vitally important to reduce the risk of serious complications, such as
heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity amputations.

3. If you do not have diabetes, find out if you are at-risk. Find out
how you can reduce your risk factors, to prevent or postpone a diagnosis.

4. Donate to the American Diabetes Association, directly or sponsor
someone in the Diabetes Walk or the Tour de Cure. You can participate or
volunteer for one of these events. Find out more from the American
Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org

5. Maintain or obtain a healthy weight. If you have diabetes, losing
weight will improve your blood sugar control, and if you are risk, it
reduces your likelihood of becoming diabetic.

6. Eat a healthy diet. A healthy diet will also help keep your blood
sugar stable and helps you maintain a healthy weight. Moderating
calories helps maintain or lose weight, and controlling the amount of
carbohydrates and when you eat them helps control your blood sugar.

7. Exercise regularly. Exercise is very important in controlling blood
sugar and even preventing diabetes. Moderate exercise most days of the
week improves insulin resistance and assists in weight-loss or
maintenance. Exercise is vital tool for a long, healthy life whether you
have diabetes or not.

About the author:
Katrina McKenna is the leading diabetes and heart disease fitness
expert. She is the author of the upcoming book ‘Diabetes Secrets: How
You Can Lose Weight, Control Your Blood Sugar, Look Great and Feel Great
with Diabetes’. For free special report ‘The TRUTH about Weight Loss and
Diabetes’ please go to:

http://www.metamorfitness.com/diabetes-weight-loss-secrets.cfm

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Top 7 Ways that Exercise Helps Diabetics
by: Katrina McKenna
Exercise is an important tool in managing your diabetes in order to live
a longer, healthier life.

1. Exercise increase insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism. The key
problem of Type 2 diabetics is insulin insensitivity, or insulin
resistance. By exercising you can improve how well your insulin works;
this helps you to control your blood glucose level.

2. Exercise improves your cholesterol levels. Exercise helps by raising
the good kind of cholesterol (HDL) and lowering the bad kind of
cholesterol (LDL). Exercise can also lower triglyceride levels. This is
good news for diabetics as diabetics are at increased risk for
cardiovascular disease. I myself have had cholesterol problems, but
between proper diet and exercise and no drugs, I now have a much
healthier cholesterol levels.

3. Exercise can decrease blood pressure. Many diabetics also have
hypertension or high blood pressure. Exercising can reduce both your
resting blood pressure and your blood pressure during effort (including
exercise). This is very important for reducing your chances of heart
disease and stroke. I also used be on blood pressure medication, and
have been able to get off the drugs. Because of the strong genetic
component, this took more than just diet and exercise; I take several
supplements specifically to help keep my blood pressure in the healthy
ranges. I also work on stress management and meditate, but exercise is a
key ingredient to lowering it in most people.

4. Exercise can also improve heart efficiency, and help it work less.
This also helps with the cardiovascular risk factors. You will be able
to exercise harder and it does not feel harder. This will make
performing your daily tasks easier. Many people do not exercise because
they think they do not have the energy. They need to exercise to get the
energy. Your resting heart rate can also lower.

5. Exercise can improve your mood. Diabetes can be a stressful disease,
exercising can help you feel better mentally. Exercise can even improve
depression which can be an issue with a disease like diabetes.

6. Exercise aids dramatically in weight-loss and maintaining
weight-loss. Specifically, the right kind and right amount of exercise
aids in fat-loss and preservation of muscle tissue. Losing weight can
improve blood pressure, insulin resistance, glucose levels, and
cholesterol levels above and beyond what exercise alone does.

7. Exercise helps you to reduce your chances of diabetic complications.
Better control of your blood glucose helps prevent serious complications
of diabetes, including blindness, neuropathy, and kidney failure.

Please talk to your doctor and start exercising! You will feel so much
better!

About the author:
Katrina McKenna is the leading diabetes and heart disease fitness
expert. She is the author of the upcoming book ‘Diabetes Secrets: How
You Can Lose Weight, Control Your Blood Sugar, Look Great and Feel Great
with Diabetes’. For more information and to subscribe to her free Health
and Fitness Journal please go to: http://www.metamorfitness.com

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