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	<title>Check Diabetes &#187; diabetes diet</title>
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		<title>CALIFORNIA PRUNES : Good for diabetes diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geetu Amarnani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The name California Prunes is a sweet reminder of their origins (plums) and as one of the most delicious fruits of summer, enhanced by dehydrating for heightened taste and convenience. California Prunes are a rich source of several micronutrients involved in bone metabolism, including potassium, vitamin K, and boron. They can easily be incorporated daily into meals or snacks at any time of the day. California Prunes rank very high in antioxidant power and are cholesterol, sodium and fat free. And now, diabetic patients have another reason to eat prunes. Why? Because California prunes provide both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber. About 60 percent of the dietary fiber in California Prunes is pectin, a type of soluble fiber that helps control blood sugar (glucose) levels in people with diabetes. Prunes&#8217; fiber (soluble) helps in normalizing the blood sugar levels by slowing down the rate of food movement in the stomach and delays the absorption of the glucose after the meal. The fiber also increases the insulin sensitivity and thus plays a key role in battling diabetes type 2. And also, prunes&#8217; soluble fiber will provide a sense of satisfied fullness after taking a meal thus helping in preventing weight gain and over eating. They have a very low Glycemic Index (GI) of about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diabetes Diet and Nutrition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Rajesh Moganti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you become a diabetic you get worried about your diet.It is better that you consult your doctor as he can guide you through proper diet. What you eat is closely related to the amount of sugar in your blood so it becomes necessary for you to control your diet intake so that your sugar level is under control. Special Diabetic Diet There is as such no one specific diet for diabetes.You will have to chart out a meal plan with the help of your dietician. For a diabetic person a healthy diet consists consists of 40% to 60% of calories from carbohydrates , 20% from protein and 30% or less from fats.Your diet should be low in cholesterol , salt and sugar. You need to plan your diet according to your lifestyle , weight and medication. Nutrition Treatment in Diabetes Your each meal can have 2 to 5 choices of carbohydrates, 1 choice of protein and a certain amount of fat. Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are found in fruits , vegetables , beans and starchy foods as bread. Have fresh fruits and avoid canned fruits. Condinments such as nonfat mayonnaise, Ketchup and mustard are also carbohydrates. Carbohydrates intake can be controlled by counting your carbohydrate.Carbohydrate counting means counting the total number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Great Foods for Diabetes : Diabetics must know</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Rajesh Moganti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Great Foods for Diabetes : Diabetics must know It’s one disease that can never be cured, and as long as you live with it, you have to constantly worry about the complications and consequences if you don’t adopt a healthy and active lifestyle. Diabetes could affect anyone who is not disciplined and who eats just about anything, is subject to a great deal of stress, overweight and/or leads a sedentary lifestyle. Some people are unlucky enough to be born with genes that are cursed with this disease, and for them, they have to learn to manage diabetes at an early age. One way to do this is by eating the right kinds of food, and a few such edibles are: * Bitter Melon: Mostly found in India and other tropical climates, this vegetable is one bitter pill that is sweet news for diabetics. Its natural bitter taste helps in controlling blood sugar levels. It can be eaten as a vegetable, imbibed as juice, or mixed with water as a powder. While not everyone’s cup of tea, there’s no doubt that the bitter gourd (as it is more popularly known) and its many variants are natural ways to control diabetes. * Garlic: Rich in potassium, zinc and sulfur, garlic is [...]]]></description>
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