If you are a person with Type 2 diabetes, it's imperative you
have a healthy heart especially when you are trying to prevent long-term
and potentially fatal complications. Heart disease occurs much more
frequently in people with Type 2 diabetes than in non-diabetics.
However, it is possible heart disease may appear even before you receive
your diabetes diagnosis, it may appear when you are glucose intolerant
or prediabetic.
To prevent such intricacies, here are five tips to help keep your heart healthy:
1. Lessen your intake of fat.
Learn to make foods with lesser fat content by using extra virgin olive oil. There are also some butter sprays which can be bought at the local grocery shop that give the same taste, but with a lower fat and calorie content.
Many people tend to add large amounts of margarine or butter to their foods when it's unnecessary. Please note: margarine is particularly unhealthy because it is a hydrogenated fat. Hydrogenated fat is vegetable oil that has been blasted with hydrogen so then it behaves like saturated fat. High saturated fat and trans fat in your diet increases your chances of having large blood vessel disease when you, as a person with Type 2 diabetes, are already at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular complications.
2. Plan meals containing lots of vegetables, beans, and fruits.
Type 2 diabetics should watch carefully the form of the carbohydrate food they take in. Naturally occurring sugars such as fructose, mainly found in fruits, raises blood sugars much less than glucose because it is not all converted to sugar in the blood.
3. Foods containing soluble fiber slow down the rate of digestion.
These include oats and barley. Green leafy vegetables can also help control your blood pressure as they are low in sodium and high in potassium. Leafy vegetables contain insignificant amounts of carbohydrate, which is what ends up as sugar in your blood, so they do not have a significant effect on your blood sugar levels.
4. Eliminate fried foods.
This especially means no eating from fast food chains since they cook with rancid oil, which causes its own list of health issues in addition to the fat and caloric content. Eating processed foods do not give you the nutrients you need and will only end up disrupting your blood sugar, not to mention increasing your weight.
5. Choose the leaner cuts of meat to avoid excess fats.
This includes meat cuts such as chicken and turkey breasts; just remember to take the skin off before cooking. This prevents fat being dispersed throughout the chicken or turkey during the cooking process.
Additionally, refrain from eating meat larger than the palm of your own hand... or the size and thickness of a deck of cards.
By following the above-mentioned suggested changes to your eating plan, you are reducing the risk of complicating your Type 2 diabetes or creating other health concerns as a result of not maintaining regular healthy blood sugar levels.
Since your heart is directly impacted by out-of-control blood sugar, it is important to follow heart-healthy guidelines, whether you have Type 2 diabetes or not.
To prevent such intricacies, here are five tips to help keep your heart healthy:
1. Lessen your intake of fat.
Learn to make foods with lesser fat content by using extra virgin olive oil. There are also some butter sprays which can be bought at the local grocery shop that give the same taste, but with a lower fat and calorie content.
Many people tend to add large amounts of margarine or butter to their foods when it's unnecessary. Please note: margarine is particularly unhealthy because it is a hydrogenated fat. Hydrogenated fat is vegetable oil that has been blasted with hydrogen so then it behaves like saturated fat. High saturated fat and trans fat in your diet increases your chances of having large blood vessel disease when you, as a person with Type 2 diabetes, are already at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular complications.
2. Plan meals containing lots of vegetables, beans, and fruits.
Type 2 diabetics should watch carefully the form of the carbohydrate food they take in. Naturally occurring sugars such as fructose, mainly found in fruits, raises blood sugars much less than glucose because it is not all converted to sugar in the blood.
3. Foods containing soluble fiber slow down the rate of digestion.
These include oats and barley. Green leafy vegetables can also help control your blood pressure as they are low in sodium and high in potassium. Leafy vegetables contain insignificant amounts of carbohydrate, which is what ends up as sugar in your blood, so they do not have a significant effect on your blood sugar levels.
4. Eliminate fried foods.
This especially means no eating from fast food chains since they cook with rancid oil, which causes its own list of health issues in addition to the fat and caloric content. Eating processed foods do not give you the nutrients you need and will only end up disrupting your blood sugar, not to mention increasing your weight.
5. Choose the leaner cuts of meat to avoid excess fats.
This includes meat cuts such as chicken and turkey breasts; just remember to take the skin off before cooking. This prevents fat being dispersed throughout the chicken or turkey during the cooking process.
Additionally, refrain from eating meat larger than the palm of your own hand... or the size and thickness of a deck of cards.
By following the above-mentioned suggested changes to your eating plan, you are reducing the risk of complicating your Type 2 diabetes or creating other health concerns as a result of not maintaining regular healthy blood sugar levels.
Since your heart is directly impacted by out-of-control blood sugar, it is important to follow heart-healthy guidelines, whether you have Type 2 diabetes or not.
Type 2 diabetes is no longer a condition you must just live with.
It need not slowly and inevitably get worse. Now is the time to take
control of the disease... and take back your life. You can keep your
heart healthy and at the same time even reverse Type 2 diabetes. At the
very least, reduce your medications...
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body.
The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.
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http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Beverleigh_H_PiepersFor nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body.
The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.
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