Diabetes
What it is
A condition characterized by the lessened ability, or the complete inability of body tissues to handle and use body sugar (carbohydrate).
Probable Causes
Diabetes can result from a host of factors which can be grouped into primary and secondary.
Primary factors include:
a) heredity
b) obesity
c) infections
d) stress
e) mental strain
f) worry
Secondary factors include:
a) hormonal imbalance
b) disease of the pancreas
c) gallbladder, thyroid, pituitary and liver diseases
d) presence of unidentified insulin inhibitor
e) nutritional factors
Probable Symptoms
- Hyperglycemia
- Fasting blood sugar (FBS) reading of more than 120 mg/100 ml of blood
- Polyuria (frequent and abnormally large volume of urine)
- Polydipsia (excessive thirst)
- Polyphagia (increased appetite)
- Dehydration
- General weakness
- Weight loss
- Lowered resistance to infection
- Poor wound healing
- Degenerative changes
- Acidosis as reflected by an acetone smelling breath
Helpful Dietary Management
- Give calculated or measured lowfat diet with normal protien
- Eat complex carbohydrate foods with high fiber content
- Avoid added sugars and concentrated sweets
- Distribute foods into 3 regular meals
- Give snacks only when action of medication dictates so
- Eat regularly
Note: Treatment for diabetes should be prescribed by the physician. A careful treatment and control of the disease may prevent long term complications (blindness, amputated limbs, cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, etc.). Balancing the right kind amount of food , exercise, medication (if necessary), maintenance of desirable body weight, and a positive outlook in life are the keys to efficient control.
A condition characterized by the lessened ability, or the complete inability of body tissues to handle and use body sugar (carbohydrate).
Probable Causes
Diabetes can result from a host of factors which can be grouped into primary and secondary.
Primary factors include:
a) heredity
b) obesity
c) infections
d) stress
e) mental strain
f) worry
Secondary factors include:
a) hormonal imbalance
b) disease of the pancreas
c) gallbladder, thyroid, pituitary and liver diseases
d) presence of unidentified insulin inhibitor
e) nutritional factors
Probable Symptoms
- Hyperglycemia
- Fasting blood sugar (FBS) reading of more than 120 mg/100 ml of blood
- Polyuria (frequent and abnormally large volume of urine)
- Polydipsia (excessive thirst)
- Polyphagia (increased appetite)
- Dehydration
- General weakness
- Weight loss
- Lowered resistance to infection
- Poor wound healing
- Degenerative changes
- Acidosis as reflected by an acetone smelling breath
Helpful Dietary Management
- Give calculated or measured lowfat diet with normal protien
- Eat complex carbohydrate foods with high fiber content
- Avoid added sugars and concentrated sweets
- Distribute foods into 3 regular meals
- Give snacks only when action of medication dictates so
- Eat regularly
Note: Treatment for diabetes should be prescribed by the physician. A careful treatment and control of the disease may prevent long term complications (blindness, amputated limbs, cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, etc.). Balancing the right kind amount of food , exercise, medication (if necessary), maintenance of desirable body weight, and a positive outlook in life are the keys to efficient control.
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