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Diabetics who follow a diabetic diet can greatly increase their quality of life, and in certain cases even reverse the disease.  If you’re a diabetic then it’s wise to cut the amount of fats and carbohydrates you consume.

The diabetic diet can help people who suffer from both major types of diabetes. In general there are two types of this disease – type I diabetes which is generally diagnosed in children and young adults and was previously called juvenile diabetes, and type II diabetes which is a more common form of diabetes.  With type I diabetes the body produces overly low levels of insulin, while with type II the problem is with cells that don’t absorb insulin.  It is type II diabetes that can be reduced by a diabetic diet, although type I also responds well to the diet.

In general the diabetic diet is geared towards attaining ideal body weight for controlling and managing diabetes. It’s easy to calculate ideal body weight for men or women. In women add five pounds to 100 for every inch above five feet, and subtract five pounds from 100 for every inch under five feet.  Here’s a quick example – a woman who is 5′4” tall ideally should be 100 20 pounds, in other words 120 pounds.  Males begin with 106 pounds at five feet and add 6 pounds for every inch over five feet. So for a 6 foot tall man ideal weight would be 178 pounds.

Many people have different opinions on the perfect diabetic diet, however some general elements are in common. A type I diabetic should ideally consume 16 calories per pound of their weight.  Therefore a 150 pound person could eat as many as 2400 calories in a day. Type II diabetics eat about 1500 calories per day to lose weight, then differing amounts of calories to maintain ideal weight.

Carbohydrates account for about 50% of the calories consumed in a diabetic diet. It is often believed that even lower card-levels are healthier for Diabetic patients, but higher percentages of  fat  in the diet has its own problems.  But if saturated fats are avoided, a little more fat in the diet is OK.

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