What sort of structured diet might work for me?
Here are some facts about myself:
.5′7-233lbs, 23 year old Native American female
. Ovo-lacto vegetarian (I eat eggs & Milk.)
.I carry a lot of my weight in the stomach and bum.
.No outstanding health issues, except periodic vertigo.
.Family history of Diabetes.
I believe I might have an abnormal sensitivity to sugars and carbohydrates–if I eat even a little I tend to crave more food. Low carb diets do interest me, however I’m vegetarian and had problems even with ‘South Beach.’
My goal is to begin diet/exercise in June, losing about 2lbs per week. Goal weight 170 by January 2008.
What diet plan might work best for me? Any book or website resources very appreciated.
Thank you 
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i may have diabetes. please help.?
i’m young and i have a concern that i may have diabetes. Since about the beginning of this year i’ve been constantly tired and it feels like I’ll never be able ot catch up on sleep. now in school i have to have a snack to boost me back up. i use to eat like a bird basically i guess you could say, but now i eat soooo much. I haven’t gained weight though, but I’ve lost a few pounds. Diabetes does run in my family. I’ve been confused lot lately and usually i’m very nice, but now i’ll snap in a second and you could say my tolerance level isn’t very high. I do experience a lot of numbness in my hands and feet and i also get the tingly feeling in my feet and hands. my lips have been dry constantly and i do drink a lot. I don’t go to the bathroom a lot just because i’m in school right now, but boy when i finally get to go i can literally sit there and pee for 5 minutes. I’ve had trouble breathing, too and i get headaches frequently. My grades used to be great but now things just aren’t clicking and I’m falling apart in school. For a while I’ve had these symptoms almost a year and I told my mom about it but she just blows it the other way. My dad on the other hand, who by the way, does have it, has basically edusated my mom and me and told us to be aware, but my mom doesn’t care. Now that I have almost every symptom, i don’t know what to do. Can someone help me. And I don’t really know how to tell my parents.
thanks. but on the other hand, i’m deffinatly not trying to diagnose myself just from yahoo answers. i’m just asking if you think it’s to the point i should go or tell my parents. i didn’t intend for it to sound that way, i’m just saying can you help me out. as in saying yes, you may have it. that way i can simply know and be able to tell my mom i think i need to go get a test for it.
How dare irresponsible people get Health Care! What were Democrats thinking?
My two year old neighbor had the nerve to get leukemia without coverage! But now he will thanks to the Democrats! The lady next door who works two jobs and is diabetic will no longer be refused coverage thanks to the Dem’s! My God the insanity! Will irresponsible people everywhere now get coverage? Will there be another prayer fest like Republican Michelle Bachmann had against this craziness called Health Care reform? What better than praying against those who are uninsured?
Do Jonas Brothers fans only care about diabetes because Nick Jonas has it?
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A Diabetic Diet is Key to Managing Diabetes
A diabetic diet is a balanced healthy diet with appropriate mixture of carbohydrates, proteins and fats at each meal so as to both provide essential nutrients as well as create an even release of glucose into the blood from meal to meal on a daily basis. A diet for diabetes, however, needs to be adjusted to suit each diabetic’s requirement as there are tend to be differences in everyone’s level of physical activities, injections of insulin (if taking) and intake of oral diabetic drugs, and the action and timing of the medications taken.
The exchange lists, which are dietary guidelines from the American Diabetes Association, are the basis of a meal planning system designed by a committee of the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association. There are differing philosophies on what is the best diet but below is a guideline with some general principles. Patients with Type 1 diabetes should have a diet that has approximately 35 calories per kg of body weight per day (or 16 calories per pound of body weight per day). Patients with Type 2 diabetes generally are put on a 1500-1800 calorie diet per day to promote weight loss and then the maintenance of ideal body weight.
Most people with diabetes find that it is quite helpful to sit down with a dietician or nutritionist for a consult about what is the best diet for them and how many daily calories they need. It is quite important for diabetics to understand the principles of carbohydrate counting and how to help control blood sugar levels through proper diet.
To keep blood sugar levels under control, a diabetic diet strikes a balance among the carbohydrates, fats, and protein you take in.
Carbohydrates:
Carbohydrates are the source of energy that starts with glucose, the sugar in your bloodstream, and includes substances containing many sugar molecules called complex carbohydrates, starches, cellulose, and gums. Carbohydrates comprise the highest source of blood sugar and are the primary fuel for your body and brain. Carbohydrates are any food that can be broken down into sugar and the more of these you eat the higher your blood sugar will rise.
Fat:
Fats should contain no more than the 30% of the daily basis calorie count. Fats are the most important concern for diabetics because the management of cholesterol is done according to the amount of fat taken into the body. The dietary key to managing cholesterol, then, lies in understanding fats and oils.
Reducing the consumption of saturated fats and trans-fatty acids is the number one step in managing weight and cholesterol. To manage these fats it is important to understand both saturated fats and trans fatty acids. Saturated fats are found in animal products and dairy products. Trans-fatty acids are created through a process called hydrogenation. These fats can be found in stick margarine and in fast foods, baked goods and white breads.
Protein:
Protein is another element that is important to take account of in the diabetic diet. Protein foods do not raise your blood sugar, so you can add more fish, eggs, meat, etc with your meals. Protein is limited to 15-20% of the total calorie requirement of the body. Whenever you eat a meal or snack, it should always include a small amount of protein that has its own natural fat. The protein food with its own natural fat tends to hold onto the food longer so that your blood sugar doesn’t spike and then drop immediately.
A diabetic diet can be customized to suit each patient’s preferences, and a nutritionist can help with this. This type of diet should also take into consideration the medical condition, lifestyle and eating habits of the diabetic patient.
Medical calendar for May 19
Medical calendar for May 19
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