| Welcome to our May Access Digest newsletter.
This month, we discuss the impact diabetes has on
heart disease. By managing your glucose level,
blood pressure, and cholesterol you can greatly
reduce the risks associated with diabetes.
In this issue, we take a closer look at the causes
of heart disease as well as the prevention and treatment. |
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Most people with diabetes have some type
of health issues, such as high cholesterol and blood
pressure. These health problems increase the
risk for heart disease and stroke. When the health
issues are combined with diabetes, the risks increase
substantially. For people with diabetes, heart
attacks occur at an earlier age and many times result
in death. More than 65% of people with diabetes
die from heart disease or stroke. The good
news is that by managing your diabetes through tight
glucose control, reducing high blood pressure and
cholesterol, people with diabetes can reduce their
risks substantially.
What is cholesterol and why should you be concerned
with it? Cholesterol is a necessary substance
that is found in the blood circulation of humans.
The two major sources of cholesterol come from the
foods we eat (animal products) and our liver production
(genetic). Certain types of cholesterol is
considered good and others bad. Every persons
genetic make up is different, however, many people
can reduce their cholesterol level by reducing the
amount of foods they eat that contain cholesterol
and through a consistent regimen of exercise.
Do you understand the information provided
on food labels? Reading and understanding
food labels will help you make the right choices
of the foods you should be eating. Most
of the foods at the grocery store provide this
nutritional information on the package.
Understanding this information is crucial to making
the right choices.
Understand what cholesterol is and how to
read labels, arms us with the knowledge to make
healthy choices of the foods we eat. The
key to making the right choice is to also understanding
the proper serving portion. Many people
may be eating the right foods but are they eating
the right size portions as well? In addition
to our monthly recipe we also provide a link to
a chart that shows how much cholesterol is contained
in certain foods. Pay close attention to
the serving size of 3.5 ounces or as a guide -
use the palm of your hand.
Last month we received several questions
from our readers. We have posted some of the more
common questions for everyone to read. If you
have questions or comments, please email them
by clicking on the link in that section of the
newsletter and send them to us.
We hope you enjoy this issue of the newsletter
and thank you for choosing Access Diabetic Supply
as your choice for diabetic supplies.
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Diabetes
and Your Heart |
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What is Cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is found in
the outer lining of the cells in the body of animals
and in the blood circulation of humans. The cholesterol
in a person's blood comes from two major sources;
the foods you eat and liver production. Cholesterol
comes mainly from animal products such as meat,
poultry, fish, and dairy products. Foods that come
from plants contain no cholesterol. After you eat,
cholesterol is absorbed by the intestines into the
blood circulation.
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Reducing the Risks
The American Diabetes Association has a major initiative
titled "Make the Link! Diabetes, Heart Disease
& Stroke." This initiative drives home
the importance of reducing high cholesterol and
shows the relationship with - Heart Disease and
Stroke. The risks associated with high cholesterol
and blood pressure can be reduced substantially.
By eating the proper foods and serving sizes along
with tight glucose control and exercise can substantially
reduce the risks of heart disease and stroke.
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Understanding
Labels |
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Reading
and understanding nutrition labels on food will
help you make the smart choices. The Nutrition Facts
listed on most foods outline the serving size and
amount of nutrients included such as fat, cholesterol,
sodium, sugar, fiber, and carbohydrates.
It's very important to pay close
attention to the serving size. Most labels indicate
the serving size in grams. Some labels also include
the conversion to cups, ounces, pieces, or some
measure that is easier to understand.
TIP: If the label contains only a measurement by
grams (g), you can convert any measurement by visiting
the Google site at www.google.com.
To convert grams to ounces, enter the following
search information:
100 grams to ounces (search words in Google)
Google will respond with: 100 grams = 3.52739619
ounces
or you may want to convert ounces to grams:
6 ounces to grams (search words in Google)
Google will respond with: 6 ounces = 170.097139
grams
In addition to the nutritional information
included on the label, the actual ingredients are
shown in descending order by weight - meaning -
the most to the least. If you notice that sugar
is the first ingredient listed then it represents
the most amount of grams included.
Select the link below for more specific information
regarding nutritional labels on food...
More
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Healthy Living: Monthly Recipe |
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| Healthy
eating involves eating the right foods in the proper
amounts. When measuring portions of meat such as
fish, chicken or beef, a good way of measuring the
proper portion should be the size of palm of your
hand. This is a rough estimate of about 3.5 ounces
or 100 grams. In order to determine the amount
of cholesterol contained in most foods, click here. |
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month, our feature recipe is a Salmon dinner. Salmon
is a very good fish to eat because it's very lean
and contains the essential fat (Omega 3 - good fat)
that will help reduce your cholesterol.
Be careful of the salmon that
you eat. There are 2 types of salmon - wild and
farm raised. Wild salmon is much better for you
and can be eaten several times a month. Farm raised
salmon should only be eaten a few times a month.
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Salmon
with Grapefruit Sauce
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| Salmon
tastes the best if prepared as simple as possible.
The grapefruit juice will increase the flavor of
the sauce and also help keep the fish from drying
out. This is an easy, fast, and nutritious recipe
for any meal time. |
Salmon
with Grapefruit Sauce
- Source: American
Diabetes Association
Ingredients
1/2 cup - shallots, minced or finely
chopped sweet onion
2 tsp - olive oil
1 lb - salmon fillet ( 1 pound total),
cut into 4 pieces
3/4 cup - grapefruit juice and segments
for garnish, preferably ruby red
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Directions
1. Sautee the shallots in the oil
in a nonstick skillet until tender, about 4 minutes.
Add the salmon and grapefruit juice. Cover and simmer
over low heat until the salmon is opaque, about
6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the salmon to warm serving
plates.
2.
Increase the heat and simmer the juices about 2
minutes until reduced to 1/2 cup; pour over the
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Nutritional
Information - Salmon with Grapefruit
Sauce |
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| Amount
Per Serving (serving size 1 piece
of Salmon - 3.5 ounces or 100
grams) |
Calories
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242 |
| Calories
from fat |
108 |
| Total
Fat |
12g
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| Saturated
fat |
02g |
| Cholesterol |
70mg |
| Sodium
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56mg |
| Total
Carbohydrates |
8g |
| Dietary
Fiber |
1g
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| Sugars |
4g |
| Protein
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25g |
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Questions
& Answers - Ask the Experts |
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Each
month our staff will provide answers to questions
about our service and take your feedback. If you
have urgent questions about your order or your
meter, we encourage you to call our customer care
department at 1-800-276-5712. We will do our best
to provide answers to all your questions, and
we encourage you to also consult your physician.
Below
are a few of the common questions our customer
care department answered from our last newsletter.
We hope you find them helpful.
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