Cause of Diabetes and if Diabetes how to eat?

Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin or when cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced, so that glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed into the cells of the body. Symptoms include frequent urination, lethargy, excessive thirst, and hunger. The treatment includes changes in diet, oral medications, and in some cases,daily injections of insulin.

Diabetes is a condition in which body is unable to effectively utilize glucose for its energy needs. As a result glucose levels rise in the blood and extra glucose is expelled in the urine. Diabetes was once thought to be irreversible. Today almost every one of us knows someone who has diabetes.Two of the main contributing factor to this rapid increase are sedentary lifestyle and peoples tendency of dining out.

Step 1:
Monitor your blood sugar regularly. Adjustments in diet, medication and exercise can be made accordingly.

Step 2:
Stick to the monitoring protocol prescribed by your doctor. Generally, blood is monitored before meals and at bedtime.

Step 3:
Utilize blood testing. In the past, urine testing was more common, but blood is more accurate. New and improved ways to test blood are being developed all the time. Check with your doctor, your pharmacist or the company that manufactures your monitoring equipment.

Step 4:
Take your medication as prescribed, whether it is insulin or an oral drug.

Step 5:
Develop a personal meal plan that you will stick with. Speak with a nutritionist or a diabetic educator and be candid about your food likes and dislikes.

Step 6:
Stay on your meal plan. Explore new foods, but keep track of how they affect you.

Step 7:
Eat carbohydrates that supply plenty of fiber, vitamins and minerals, such as fresh vegetables and fruit. Save sugary foods for special occasions.

Step 8:
Lose weight if you are overweight. Losing weight can make a big difference in your treatment plan. Many people are able to eliminate or reduce the amount of medication needed - or avoid needing it in the first place - once they take the weight off.

Step 9:
Speak with your doctor if your program doesn't appear to be keeping your blood sugar under control. Modifications may be necessary.
Rice is a cereal, cereals are rich sources of complex carbohydrates, carbohydrates are basically monosaccharide sugars and when consumed are converted into sugar into your blood stream.

Diabetics have to watch the sugar they consume. Rice in your body turns into sugar.....that's the connection.

Now, strictly speaking you do not need to eat carbohydrates directly, because proteins are converted by the body into carbohydrates. Then if you eat meat and rice, you are eating carbohydrates "twice" then giving your body "twice" the sugar. Not good for a diabetic diet.
Urine testing for glucose is seldom recommended anymore. The major reason is that an elevated or lowered renal threshold will give false information. The renal threshold can be determined by emptying the bladder and testing this urine with the taking of a concurrent blood-sugar (glucose) test. You should then eat a meal, testing the urine and blood sugar 1 hour, 2 hours, and 3 hours afterward. The renal threshold is determined by matching each blood-sugar result with the urine test that follows it (not the urine test taken at the same time as the blood-sugar test). The normal renal threshold is at blood-sugar levels of 160-180 mgfdl (9-10 mmol). Children and pregnant women often run renal thresholds of less than 160 mgfdl (9 mmol). Elderly people have a tendency to have renal thresholds greater than 180 mgfdl (10 mmol), and often greater than 200 mgfdl (11 mmol). Remember that damage to blood vessels and nerves begins at blood-sugar levels above 150 mgfdl (8 mmol), so a person with a renal threshold of 200 mgfdl (11 mmol) could have a negative urine test for sugar (glucose) and still be developing complications.

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