Insulin resistance causes Type 2 diabetes by not allowing blood sugar to enter cells to be used as energy. Stiffened arteries can lead to heart and blood vessel diseases often seen in people who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Investigators at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati in the United States, looked at insulin resistance and arterial stiffness to determine any possible association.
Their particular study, published in the medical journal Diabetologia in November 2012, included 343 adolescents and young adults without Type 2 diabetes.
- 111 of the adolescents and young adults were obese, and
- 65 of the obese patients were classified as insulin resistant, or pre-diabetic.
Although blood pressure and obesity had the strongest associations with stiff arteries, insulin resistance also showed a slight association.
High blood pressure, obesity, and insulin resistance all respond to the same therapy.
- a high fiber, low-fat, low-calorie diet based upon plant foods, is a great way to normalize weight, which can also lower blood pressure and insulin resistance.
- avoiding added salt and using herbs and non-salt spices for flavor also helps to lower blood pressure, besides making for more varied and flavorful meals.
- going for a walk every day is also an effective treatment for all three health problems.
Anyone diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes who thinks a plant-based, low-fat, low-calorie, high fiber diet sounds unappetizing is in for a pleasant surprise. Try braised Lebanese Eggplant with chickpeas from vegetariantimes.com. It also calls for olive oil, onion, garlic, allspice, cumin, marinara sauce, red wine vinegar, and mint sprigs. One cup of eggplant cubes, with only 20 calories and no fat, supplies 11 per cent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of fiber, along with some folate, vitamin K, and other vitamins and minerals. Cumin is thought to be helpful for controlling Type 2 diabetes.
From the same website comes braised baby artichoke, with olive oil, lemon juice, tomatoes, and toasted almonds (leave out the salt). A cup of artichoke slices, with 109 calories, supplies 20 per cent of the RDA of thiamin, 10 per cent of the RDA of vitamin C, 28 per cent of the RDA of iron, and 10 per cent of the RDA of fiber.
Adolescents and young adults can have many happy, productive years ahead of them if they can prevent heart and blood vessel disease and other health problems. A healthful diet and exercise program can go a long way toward prevention.
Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. It need not slowly and inevitably get worse. Take control of the disease... and take back your life. It all starts with what you eat.
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body.
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