Diabetic diet

What is a Ketogenic Diet? The ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate, adequate protein, high-fat diet that is designed to change your metabolism, help you maintain a healthy weight, and greatly improve your health. Since glucose is the easiest molecule for your body to convert and use as energy, it is used as your body's primary source of energy. However, when you greatly lower your intake of carbohydrates and significantly increase your intake of fat, your body is put into a state known as…

for the food processing industry—and the all time “biggie”, which deserves a whole page of its own, high fructose corn syrup” (Fast Food Causes Obesity). Also Pollen says, “..filling your plate with corn, corn by-products and animals fed a high corn diet—a process which increases saturated fat content and negatively impacts the omega 3:omega 6 ratio of the meat—is going to increase your chances of becoming overweight.” Almost everything made in a fast food restaurant is processed and most of it…

disorders related to diabetes are glaucoma cataracts and diabetic retinopathy (ADA). Though glaucoma and cataracts van affect those without diabetes, “people with diabetes are 40% more likely to suffer from glaucoma” and “60% more likely to develop [cataracts]” (ADA). If left untreated, either disorder can lead to severe vision impairment, or even blindness. Retinopathy, unlike glaucoma and cataracts, only occurs in people with diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy is an eye disorder, caused by…

mean that the tissue in the body will receive severe damage. Small tissue such as small blood vessels will lead to blindness if damaged. Nerves are also damaged as a result of decreasing rates of blood supply. Another consequence that is common for diabetics to experience is heart-attacks. Low blood glucose levels can also be very dangerous if not treated. When blood glucose levels are too low it is a condition called…

States, Healthy People 2020 included diabetes prevention and control in the overarching objectives for the adult population. There is not an existing cure for diabetes, however it can be properly managed through lifestyle changes including a nutritious diet and increasing physical activity levels (American Diabetes Association, 2014). Diabetes education for the patient has shown to be an effective part of the treatment and management (Rise, Pellerud, Rygg, & Steinsbekk, 2013). Diabetes…

There is a lot of Misconception and lack of understanding that exists among the general public and prospective patients about bariatric surgery. Most of these misconceptions really have no basis and they are often founded on ignorance and falsehood. We are taught to fear and avoid what we cannot understand. And this general lack of knowledge about bariatric surgery hinders a lot of people who would benefit immensely from these weight loss procedures from seeking help. In this article,…

Alteration in Health 1. Nutritional prevention, a. Choosing diets low saturated fats, trans fats and sodium may help to prevent diseases. b. Starting a daily exercise and eating more protein and fibers may help in the prevention disease. 2. etiology, a. obesity can lead into many health complications 3. progression, a. Gaining weight and overeating b. Obesity c. Disease such as coronary artery disease, diabetes, and so on d. Uncontrolled blood sugar and high blood pressure and heart…

Institutional Dietary Even though hospital and school dietary departments are similar they are totally different. Hospitals and schools have similar dietary departments. They are both institutional food services. They have dietary managers who are responsible for planning the menus and working with a budget. It is hard sometimes to make the menus according to specific guidelines, or keep with in the budget but still have nutritious meals. The serving portions have to be exact portions, such…

ability of kidney to reuptake, there is excess glucose that escapes the reabsorption and remains in the urine. The presence of glucose in the urine increases the osmotic pressure resulting in osmotic diuresis that is clinically presented as polyuria. Diabetic ketoacidosis is another acute complication of diabetes mellitus. It is the hallmark of type 1 diabetes and it is usually occured in previously undiagnosed diabetes (Anderson & Gale, 2009), in which the insulin deficiency favours the pathway…

profession is its foundation. For the nursing profession, how is that knowledge applied in our everyday interactions with patients? The future advanced practice nurse (APN), in breaking down her previously chosen phenomenon of interest (POI), Paleolithic diet and its effects on inflammation, will relate it to nursing’s foundation, the meta-paradigm of nursing, grand nursing theory, middle range theory and complexity science. Phenomenon of Interest Inflammation has been recognized as a basis…