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What fast food can feed a person with diabetes?, If before I was diagnosed with the disease were a fan of fast food, you probably have a hard time shelving. know and radical change in your life after diagnosis of diabetes and fundamental change is in power.
You’ll be seeing on your plate as many vegetables, fiber, more fruits, more protein and low in fat are totally aware that you should eat a healthy diet, so you can keep the blood glucose (blood sugar), within the range established, thus avoiding complications, having diabetes does not mean you should stop using what used to be like you so much. While fast food is not good for anyone, there are times when it can not safar, either because there are more options at hand, or simply because you have a craving for a burger against which you can not fight.
Recommendations for diabetes is not entirely incompatible with fast food (occasionally)
When you’re in front of the menu look for these words, grilled, boiled, baked, included in your vocabulary.
Do not neglect fruits and vegetables, ask for a salad or a vegetable sandwich or vegetable pizza, the beverage should be water or natural juice.
If you eat breakfast at a fast food place, choose the menu of cereal, fruit breads and low fat or fat free.
Diabetes does not have to mean the end of things that you like, you can enjoy up fast food, provided it is in moderation.
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The damage caused by diabetes to blood vessels could be reversed by eating broccoli, according to a study published in the journal Diabetes. Researchers at the University of Warwick, assume that one of the active ingredients of the crucifer, sulforaphane, which would act to benefit blood vessels.
If so could produce protective enzymes to treat those conditions, which involve considerable damage to cells.
Patients with diabetes have one to five times more to develop cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes, they have to do with damage to blood vessels.
The tests evaluated the effects of administration of sulforaphane, cells damaged by high levels of glucose in the blood, known as hyperglycemia affects diabetics.
Another effect observed by sulforaphane, was the activation of nrf2 protein in the body, which protects cells and tissues from damage by activating antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes.
Sulforaphane is found not only in this crucifer, broccoli, but also the entire family, cabbage, kale, mustard greens, cauliflower, among others.
Hemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells, serves to provide oxygen to the rest of our cells and tissues, the protein binds to circulating glucose in the bloodstream, the percentage of protein bound to glucose is what is known as glycated hemoglobin, this also happens in people without diabetes.
How to measure it? The blood test measures and has the advantage that it can be removed at any time, any person who is diagnosed with diabetes, you should measure your hemoglobin A1c level, then its frequency of measurement should be taken individually, are recommended at least twice a year and more often every two or three months, if not taken under control blood sugar levels.
What are the factors that can alter the result?, Glycated hemoglobin, alterations can be modified by varying the natural turnover of red blood cells such as bleeding, hemolytic anemia, transfusions, pregnancy, etc. It can also be altered by the ingestion of high doses of aspirin, vitamin C, alcohol and high blood lipid values, etc.
That glycosylated hemoglobin should I keep? When glycated hemoglobin is kept below seven percent, will not be causing any damage to your body, any reduction is achieved is beneficial, in fact studies show that for every 1 % HbA1c decrease is achieved, decrease to 35% risk of microvascular complications.