The Right Diet For The Diabetic

Diabetes is one of the main health problems not only in the
country but also in the world. And it is not something that can
be ignored both in financially and health wise. When left on its
own, diabetes can spell a helluva of complications, from heart
disease to liver problems.

It is perhaps the disease that causes the most number of
complications in the body. Money wise, it is not cheap to have
diabetes. In fact in studies conducted, 1/10 of the spendings
of United States in Healthcare goes to Diabetes and its
complications.

Because it is expensive and difficult to treat diabetes when it
is already in its complications stage, patients are advised to
nip the problem in the bud as soon as they can. If they can
prevent diabetes from occurring with a few lifestyle changes
especially in eating habits, all the better. This need for
change spurned the creation of various kinds of diets that are
designed to help diabetic patients and would be diabetics cope
with the problem.

Although it was primarily conceptualized for people with heart
problem, Atkins Diet is also being used as an alternative diet
for people with diabetes. In fact, many diabetic patients have
actually testified to its effectiveness. Atkins diet is
primarily a low carbohydrate diet that aims to cut pounds by
forbidding people under the program to eat carbohydrate-rich
food.

These include rice, potatoes, bread and pasta. According to Dr.
Robert Atkins, who created the diet for patients with heart
problem in his clinic, the diet can also benefit diabetic
patients because the decrease in caloric intake can reduce fats
in the body; thereby reducing the risk for Type 2 diabetes.

The diet, however, is only effective with people who have a
Type 2 diabetes or those whose diabetes is brought on by
lifestyle of the person and his or her eating habits. It cannot
do much for people who are already born with a problem in
insulin secretion. These are the people with Type 1 diabetes.

They depend solely on regular injections of insulin.

Still, there are critics that say that Atkins diet is not
effective and in fact can lead to further complications.

According to experts, the metabolism involved in the burning of
fats instead of carbohydrates can cause problems and
complications. Also, the intake of animal fat which diet does
not restrict can increase cholesterol to dangerous levels;
resulting in diabetes and even heart disease.

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