Role of Diabetes in Ketogenic Diet || What Type of Food to Eat and Avoid in Diabetes???

 

                                                   KETOGENIC  DIET  FOR  DIABETES

Currently, more than 400 million people have diabetes worldwide. Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects many people across the globe. Although diabetes is a complicated disease, maintaining good blood sugar levels can greatly reduce the risk of complications. One of the ways to achieve better blood sugar levels is to follow a low carb diet. 

Normally, when you eat carbs, they’re broken down into small units of glucose, which end up as blood sugar. When blood sugar levels go up, the pancreas responds by producing the hormone insulin. This hormone allows blood sugar to enter cells. With diabetes, the body can’t effectively process carbohydrates.

In people without diabetes, blood sugar levels remain within a narrow range throughout the day. For those who have diabetes, however, this system doesn’t work in the same way. There are several types of diabetes, but the two most common ones are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Both of these conditions can occur at any age. This is a big problem, because having both too high and too low blood sugar levels can cause severe harm. 

Of the three macronutrients - protein, carbs, and fat - carbs have the greatest impact on blood sugar management. This is because the body breaks them down into glucose. Therefore, people with diabetes may need to take large doses of insulin, medication, or both when they eat a lot of carbohydrates. 

                                                          FOOD  TO  EAT

It’s best to focus on eating low carb, whole foods with a lot of nutrients. It’s also important to pay attention to your body’s hunger and fullness cues, regardless of what you’re eating. 

You can eat the following low carb foods until you’re full. Also make sure to get enough protein at each meal:

(a) Eggs

(b) Cheese

(c) Avocados

(d) Olives

(e) Nonstarchy vegetables

(f) Meat, poultry, and seafood

(g) Olive oil, coconut oil, butter, cream, sour cream, and cream cheese 

(h) Plain, greek yoghurt 

(i) Nuts and peanuts

(j) Berries

(k) Flax seeds or chia seeds

(l) Dry red or white wine 

                      

                                                        FOOD  TO  AVOID

These foods are high in carbohydrates and can significantly raise blood sugar levels in people with diabetes:

(a) Milk 

(b) Beer

(c) Fruit other than berries

(d) Bread, pasta, cereal, corn, and other grains

(e) Starchy vegetables, like potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, and taro

(f) Juice, soda, punch, sweetened tea, etc.

(g) desserts, baked goods, candy, ice cream, etc.