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Eating Well with
Diabetes
Chingchai, a Chinese
businessman, seemed to live a very happy life except that he had
diabetes and it was out of control. He was one of the consumerism
and Chinese food was his favorite. He liked to eat pig's trotters,
rice with chicken, oily fried vegetables, and noodle. Moreover,
boiled rice was always his supper whenever he stayed up late at
night. The consequence was these foods were the main factors that
caused his diabetes to increase continuously. At first, he took
only one or two diabetes tablets, but as time passed by he had to
take more and more. Finally, the doctor had to give him insulin
injection.
One of the main causes
that made the blood glucose levels rise unstoppably is the affect
of using tablets. It was like a vicious cycle. Each time Chingchai
went to see the doctor, he gave him more tablets as he found high
blood glucose levels. The drugs reduced the levels of glucose in
blood making Chingchai feel hungry and eat more foods and more often.
Thus, the levels of glucose increased more and he had to take more
tablets. "At night, he sometimes sneaked out to get something to
eat." His wife said.
This is the story of
a businessman and next is the story of a housewife named Ampa.
Ampa was at the age
of 60. She had diabetes and her blood glucose levels was as high
as 260 mg. Besides, she was allergic to all kinds of diabetes tablets.
A rash appeared every time she took it. So, the doctor changed the
drugs for her for 3 times but it didn't work. Finally, he gave up
and said if she doesn't want to be injected insulin she'll have
to leave it until there are some side effects such as diabetes in
eyes then she could come and treat them.
Ampa was a real housewife.
One of her habits was to scavenge every food that was left from
her children. Certainly, she wouldn't be able to get away from obesity
and diabetes.
Treatment
Both Chingchai and Ampa
are consumerism. Though they knew by their heart that the drugs
wouldn't help, they still enjoyed eating. It was hard for them to
control themselves.
Chingchai had tried
the course "Fast for Health for 10 Days" and the result was the
reduction of his blood glucose levels. However, his gluttony came
back again. He ate as usual and his diabetes got worse.
Another way to fight
with diabetes is called " Meat and Vegetables". In other words,
diabetes patients can only eat meat and vegetables but not carbohydrate
or fruits because they make blood glucose levels increase. We consider
them dangerous enemies for controlling diabetes. Meat and vegetables
are not the factor that increase blood glucose levels, so the patients
can eat meat to make them feel full and vegetables for not to make
them hungry.
The theory is carbohydrate
is one of major problem for people with diabetes because it stimulates
the body to produce more insulin. Yet, our pancreas is weaken and
can't produce enough insulin, thus, causing obesity and diabetes
at the same time. The formula will make the body lack of calories
from food so that the blood glucose levels will not increase. However,
there are 2 precautions. First, disintegrating fat can make blood
become acid. Second, when there is not enough calories, the body
will probably decompose its own muscular tissues. To prevents these
two consequences, the patients are allowed to eat infinite meat
to satisfy their hunger and fat as he believes these two do not
increase the blood glucose levels straightly. On the other hand,
vegetables not only give the patients mineral salt and vitamins
but also postpone their hunger.
Meats and vegetables
formula reduces the amount of carbohydrate to less than 20 grams.
But if you don't want to suffer too much, you can take 40 grams
/day which is a ladle of red unpolished rice. In the morning, make
it gruel soup cooked with meat and have the rest in the afternoon.
Don't eat anything in the evening. Besides polished rice, bread,
noodle, Thai vermicelli, potato, taro, and corn are also prohibited.
If you can do this, your blood glucose levels will decrease smoothly.
Lastly, no matter the fruits are sweet or not don't ever touch them
again.
| Menu for Diabetes patients |
| Breakfast: |
1 soft-boiled egg, 1 small bowl of red unpolished
rice soup, 1 steamed fish, 1 dish of salad topped with lemon
juice |
| 10 o’clock: |
1 piece of roasted chicken (without skin) |
| Lunch: |
papaya salad, 1-2 pieces of grilled chicken, 1 bowl of cabbage
soup, 1 ladle of cooked rice and red unpolished rice |
| Snack: |
1 piece of grilled fish with snacks such as boiled beans |
| Dinner: |
minced pork with fresh vegetables, sour-peppery soup, soft-boiled
vegetables (as much as you want), no rice |
| Supper: |
1 piece of steamed tofu with soy sauce |
Diabetes Tablets Adjustment
While using this new
formula, you need to reduce half of diabetes tablets and you will
find that the blood glucose levels decrease. However, this should
be done under the doctor's control especially those who need insulin
injection.
Exercise and Group Treatment
Most of diabetes patients
who are under the program of food control alone are in low spirits
and finally fail. Thus, they should work in groups so that they
can encourage each other to go on.
Both Chingchai and Ampa
were fat. So, while they controlled food they should also exercise
such as fast walking, bicycling or water aerobics which is very
useful as water can support the body so you can do aerobics without
joint pain or knee pain like on the ground. Moreover, the resistant
power in water is 4 times of that of the ground. Therefore, to swing
an arm in water once is like swinging it 4 times on the ground and
20 times would equal 80. For this reason, with the same duration,
more calories will be burned when you are in the water.
Ten days had passed.
Their blood glucose levels decreased more than half by food naturopathy.
Chingchai used less tablets and 3 months later, Ampa's blood glucose
levels reduced to 106 mg. with her usual foods and no fast.
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