Type 2 Diabetes: How to Eat Better, Lower Blood Sugar, and Manage Diabetes

By Christina Neal

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the glucose levels in a person's blood are too high. If left untreated, type 2 diabetes can progress over time, resulting in serious complications such as blindness, heart attacks, and strokes. Unfortunately, there is currently no medical cure for diabetes.

 

A healthy lifestyle is essential for managing type 2 diabetes. This book features proven strategies on how to lower your blood sugar naturally.

 

By reading this book, you will learn:

• what are type 2 diabetes and its complications;

• healthy lifestyles to lower blood sugar;

• a diabetic diet plan;

• 28 easy and delicious recipes that are diabetic-friendly;

• effective dietary supplements; and

much more!

 

Eating healthy food, exercising regularly, and losing weight are all critical for blood sugar improvement. Through due diligence with healthy habits and medication, you can control and even reverse diabetes.

 

Download Type 2 Diabetes now!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christina Neal
• Release date: Dec 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201725310

Christina Neal

Christina Neal is an experienced writer, editor and published author of several books, notably How to Supercharge Your Confidence, Run Yourself Fit, Dementia Care: A Guide and The World Marathon Book. She is also the former editor of Women’s Fitness and Women’s Running magazines and current editor of Slim, Fit & Healthy magazine as well as the founder of Dementia Help, a free online resource for family carers (dementiahelpuk.com).

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Type 2 Diabetes

How to Eat Better, Lower Blood Sugar, and Manage Diabetes

Christina Neal

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

An Overview of Type 2 Diabetes

What Is Diabetes?

Symptoms of Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Diagnosis

CHAPTER TWO

Diabetes Complications

CHAPTER THREE

Healthy Lifestyles to Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Monitor Blood Glucose Levels Everyday

Lose Weight and Exercise Regularly

Limit Alcohol Consumption

Quit Smoking

Prevent Complications

Taking Care of Your Feet

Taking Care of Your Eyes

Avoiding Gastroparesis

Relax

Sleep Well

Bedroom Environment

Bedtime Rituals

Plan Your Trips Well

CHAPTER FOUR

Diabetic Diet

Why Should You Limit Your Carbohydrate Intake?

Why You Should Avoid Sugar

Why Fruits and Vegetables are Good for Diabetics

Diabetes Superfoods

Cut Back on Saturated Fats and Avoid Trans Fats

Why Cut Back on Sodium?

CHAPTER FIVE

Diabetic Recipes

Breakfast

Scrambled Eggs with Mushroom and Spinach

Tomato and Zucchini Omelet

Spinach and Onion Scramble

Carrot Bread

Mushroom Muffins

Tapioca Pancakes

Multigrain Hot Cereal

Lunch

Roasted Celery Root with Baby Carrots

Spinach Salad with Shrimp

Green Bean and Anchovy Salad

Italian Antipasto Salad

Fish and Squash Meal

Balsamic Chicken and Beans

Stuffed Chicken Breast

Snacks

Tuna on Cukes

Roasted Seeds and Nuts

Oven Baked Grapefruit

Edamame and Guacamole

Pumpkin Bars

Deviled Eggs

Tomato Bruschetta

Dinner

Spicy Chicken Stew

Meatballs Curry

Salmon and Asparagus

Roasted Mackerel

Cheesy Spinach Bake

Vegetarian Chili

Ginger Steak

CHAPTER SIX

Supplement Your Diet

Chromium

Vitamin D

Magnesium

Prickly Pear Cactus

Bitter Melon

Aloe Vera

Gymnema Sylvestre Extract

Curcumin

Cinnamon

Fenugreek

Conclusion

CHAPTER ONE

An Overview of Type 2 Diabetes

According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes currently ranks as the No. 7 leading cause of death in the United States, affecting more than 29 million people, or 9.3% of the population. The costs of medicine and hospitalization, and other health costs related to this silent killer are more than $245 billion in the United States alone.

What Is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a common and prevalent disease that occurs when the blood glucose levels in your blood get too high. In general, blood glucose comes from the food you eat and is the main source of energy for your body to perform routine and necessary tasks. Most of the food that you eat is broken down into glucose by the body and this glucose is sent through your blood to every part of your body for energy.

Many hormones play an important role in converting the food you eat into glucose. One such hormone is called insulin and this is made by the organ called pancreas. The insulin hormone is responsible for taking the glucose from your blood stream and delivering them