| Welcome to the September
2007 edition of Access Digest. Studies continue
to show that weight loss through the proper diet
and exercise should be a primary goal for people
with diabetes. This month we are going to show
how obesity, Type 2 diabetes, your Body Mass Index,
the Glycemic Index of the foods you eat, and their
calorie, carbohydrate and cholesterol ratings
all affect your choice of foods. If you have been
putting off changing your diet, this might be
a good time to reconsider. As always, talk to
your doctor about a diet that is right for you.
Our Lifestyle Tip for September is on Glucose
Control and our Recipe of the Month is
an excellent side dish, Green Beans with Toasted
Nuts.
As always, when you see "Read More" at
the end of an article, or something that is underlined,
you can click on it to be linked to another
Web site where you'll find more information. When
you find a site that you may want to visit again
in the future, you can bookmark it.
Each month we receive
questions from our readers. We post some of the
more frequent questions and answers for everyone
to read. If you have questions or comments of
your own, please e-mail them to us at the end
of this issue.
We hope you enjoy this issue of our newsletter.
Thank you for making Access Diabetic Supply
your choice for diabetic supplies. |
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Why Change the Foods You
Eat? |
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Obesity and type 2 diabetes
are tightly linked. The more overweight someone
is, the higher their risk of getting diabetes.
Also, the longer a person has been overweight,
the greater the risk. Because you may already
have diabetes, you may think that it’s too late
to worry about the link between being overweight
and diabetes. But in fact, it’s not too late at
all.
First, if you have type 2 diabetes, your
children have a higher risk of diabetes just because
they are related to you. The changes you make
in your family’s diet and activities to help you
get to a healthier weight can help the rest of
your family avoid diabetes.
Second, your weight can make a big difference
in your diabetes control. Losing weight won’t
cure type 2 diabetes. But, it will bring glucose
levels down. Weight loss of 10 to 20 pounds can
be enough to improve diabetes control. The closer
to normal that people with diabetes keep their
glucose levels, the fewer complications they then
to have.
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What
is BMI and Why is it So Important? |
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Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated
from a person’s weight and height. BMI provides
a reliable indicator of body fatness for most
people and is used to screen for weight categories
that may lead to health problems. BMI is a reliable
indicator of body fatness for people. BMI does
not measure body fat directly, but research has
shown that BMI correlates to direct measures of
body fat. It is an inexpensive and easy-to-perform
method of screening for weight categories that
may lead to health problems.
This calculator provides BMI and the corresponding
BMI weight status category. Use this calculator
for adults, 20 years old and older. For
children and teens, 2 through 19 years
old, use the BMI Calculator for Children and
Teens.
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Know the Foods You Eat
This table provides the
saturated fat, total fat, cholesterol, calories,
and sodium for some basic foods. Remember, there
are 9 calories in each gram of fat. The foods
within each group are ranked from low-to-high
in saturated fat. Choose most often the foods
from the top part of each group; they are lower
in saturated fat and cholesterol. The examples
are meant to show the difference in fat and cholesterol
in select foods.
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What Is the Glycemic
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The Glycemic Index--or
GI, for short--is a system that ranks foods by how
they affect your levels of blood sugar. Low-GI foods
(less than 55) produce a gradual rise in blood sugar
that's easy on the body. Foods between 55 and 70
are intermediate-GI foods.
Foods with high-GI numbers (more than 70) make blood
sugar as well as insulin levels spike fast. We now
realize that's a health threat.
Mounting research suggests keeping blood sugar from
spiking pays off in many ways. Low-GI foods appear
to: stave off heart disease, prevent type 2 diabetes
, help you evade serious side effects if you have
diabetes, curb your appetite so you lose weight,
perhaps even help you feel more energetic.
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Healthy Living: Lifestyle Tip &
Recipe of the Month |
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| September Lifestyle
Tip: Controlling
Your Glucose
Research shows that improved glycemic control
benefits people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
In general, for every 1 percent reduction in results
of A1C blood tests, the risk of developing microvascular
diabetic complications (eye, kidney, and nerve
disease) is reduced by 40 percent. The right diet
can help maintain glucose control.
What, when, and how much you eat all affect your
blood glucose level. You can keep your blood glucose
at a healthy level if you:
Eat about the
same amount of food each day.
Eat at about
the same times each day.
Take your medicines
at the same times each day.
Exercise at the
same times each day.
Every day, choose
foods from these food groups: starches, vegetables,
fruit, meat and meat substitutes, and milk and
yogurt. How much of each depends on how many calories
you need a day.
Limit the amounts
of fats and sweets you eat each day.
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| March Recipe: Green
Beans with Toasted Nuts |
| This
month our featured recipe is a great side
dish: Green Beans with Toasted Nuts.
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| Ingredients: Green Beans with Toasted Nuts |
| Ingredient |
Measure |
| Green
beans, stem ends trimmed |
1 pound |
| Extra-virgin olive oil |
2 teaspoons |
| Chopped peeled hazelnuts or walnuts |
2 tablespoons |
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Preparation
Cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted
water until just tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
Drain. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet
over low heat. Add nuts and cook, stirring,
until golden, about 1 minute. Return the
reserved beans to the pot and toss to coat.
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Nutritional
Information - Green Beans
with Toasted Nuts |
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| Recipe makes four servings |
| Calories: |
104 |
| Protein: |
3 g |
| Sodium: |
145 mg (or less, depending
on seasoning) |
| Cholesterol: |
0 mg |
| Fat: |
6 g |
| Carbohydrates: |
11 g |
| Diabetic Exchanges: |
1 Vegetable, 1 Fat |
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Questions & Answers - Ask the
Experts |
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month our staff answers questions and asks for your
feedback. However, 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 do our best to answer all questions, but we also
encourage you to consult your physician.
Below are a few of the typical questions
our customer care department has answered on this
month's theme. Each question is linked to a Web
site that gives an answer and provides more detail.
We hope you find this section helpful. |
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