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The Insulin Resistance Diet
The Insulin-Resistance Diet: How to Turn Off Your Body's Fat-Making Machine recommends a well-researched health program based on the relationship between insulin and fat. While low-fat foods are a part of the plan, Cheryle R. Hart and Mary Kay Grossman (doctors at the Women's Workshop, a medical... More
Williamson
Blood Sugar Blues
(The Fibromyalgia Relief Book), a medical writer, offers an overview of various medical conditions diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol related to insulin resistance and pre-diabetes - a phenomenon caused by diet whereby people become immune to their own insulin, causing their blood sugar levels to fluctuate.
Williamson believes that millions of people are suffering because they eat the wrong foods, especially carbohydrates. Williamson reviews several popular diets, offering pros and cons, but lets readers decide which is for them.
Pre-Diabetes
How Food Affects Your Blood Glucose and Insulin LevelsHow Food Affects Your Blood GlucoseWhen you eat, your body breaks food down into glucose, the main sugar found in the blood and the body's main source of energy:
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How Food Affects Insulin Production
To move glucose from the blood stream into cells, the body needs to make insulin.
If you have pre-diabetes, your body might not make the right amount of insulin, or it may resist the action of insulin (insulin resistance).
Overproducing insulin can lead to weight gain, unstable blood sugars, and other health problems including type 2 diabetes.
People with pre-diabetes and insulin resistance gain weight more easily than people who can normally metabolize food. Insulin is a fat-storing hormone that also increases your appetite and craving for carbohydrates.
Pre-Diabetes Impairs Your Ability to Metabolize Food - Especially Carbohydrates
If you have pre-diabetes, you have impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting blood glucose, or both.
What, when, and how much you eat all have an effect on your blood sugar and insulin production.
If you have pre-diabetes your blood glucose can go too high if you eat too many calories during a meal, or too many carbohydrates -- and eating too much of the wrong foods can make your pre-diabetes worse.
How can I keep my blood glucose in a healthy level?
- Follow a healthy meal plan, low in fat and carbohydrates, and moderate amounts of protein.
- Eat about the same amount of food each day.
- Eat your meals and snacks at about the same times each day.
- Do not skip meals or snacks.
- If you are taking medications to treat your pre-diabetes, take it at the same times each day.
- Keep a food log. Recording what you eat and when can help you stay on track.
- Avoid late-night meals and snacks, and try to avoid high-fat meals in the evening. High fat meals can cause a delayed rise in blood sugar that lasts longer than other foods.
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