Title: Nutrition for Diabetics
Presented by Kristen Harper, Health and Wellness Keynote Speaker, Nutritional Balancing Coach, and Owner of Perfect Health Consulting Services.
www.perfecthealthconsultingservices.com
Presented For: United Healthcare Community Plan
Date: March 2013
2. Nutrition for Diabetics
Part I: What is Diabetes?
Part 2: Types of Diabetes
Part 3: Diet Suggestions for Diabetics
Part 4: Medical Approach to Correcting
Diabetes
Part 5: Nutritional Balancing Approach to
Alleviate Diabetes
3. Nutrition for Diabetics
Definition of Diabetes:
Elevated Sugar in the Blood
Complications:
peripheral neuropathies, kidney failure, ulcers
that won't heal, high blood pressure,
blindness & more.
4. Nutrition for Diabetics
3 Types of Diabetes:
Type I:
● Infection of the pancreas
→stops/reduces insulin production
● Occurs more often in children or younger
adults
● Less common
● Less to do with diet, dehydration, & lifestyle
5. Nutrition for Diabetics
3 Types of Diabetes
Type II
● Usually Occurs in Adults & often later in life
● Insulin Resistance & Metabolic Syndrome
● More to do with: diet (mineral deficiencies
& overeating on carbohydrates),
dehydration, & iron toxicity in the pancreas
6. Nutrition for Diabetics
3 Types of Diabetes
● Type III
● Iron Toxicity problem
→ Iron replaces Zinc in Pancreas
→ Builds up in Arteries & Kidneys
→ Causes Cardiovascular Disease, High
Blood Pressure, and more
●
Less common
7. Nutrition for Diabetics
Type III:
●
Usually have not overeaten on
carbohydrates
●
Restricting red meat & eggs is helpful for a
few months
●
Eliminate White Flour
8. Nutrition for Diabetics
What is the single most
important factor to decline
blood sugar, especially in
Type II Diabetes?
10. Nutrition for Diabetes
Carbohydrates force the insulin mechanism
to secrete greater quantities of this
hormone
→Deplete Pancreas & other glands
→Deplete Minerals
11. Nutrition for Diabetics
Diet Suggestions:
●
Carbohydrates to eliminate: Sugar
(natural/refined), White Flour, Wheat,
Fruit/Fruit Juices, and Gluten Grains
●
Carbohydrates okay in moderation 2-3x wk:
>Quinoa and Millet
>Brown Rice
– >Blue Corn Tortillas / Blue Corn Chips
12. Nutrition for Diabetics
Diet Suggestions:
●
Cooked vegetables 3 times per day (2/3 of
plate)
●
Eliminate Soy
●
Eliminate
Potatoes/Tomatoes/Peppers/Eggplant
13. Nutrition for Diabetics
Diet Suggestions:
● Omega 3 Fatty Acids
> Free Range Meats, eggs, sardines, &
raw dairy products
> Avoid Pork
● Sea Salt
14. Nutrition for Diabetics
Dehydration:
● 3 quarts of spring water daily only
● Eliminate caffeine, alcohol, sugar, juices &
sweeteners
● Limit coffee to once a day or eliminate
15. Nutrition for Diabetics
The key for Diabetics is to eat a
low carbohydrate diet and
plenty of cooked vegetables!!
16. Medical Approach to Correcting
Diabetes
● Oral Anti-Diabetic Drugs
● Insulin
● Standard Diabetic Diet
17. Nutritional Balancing Approach to
Alleviate Diabetes
● Hair Mineral Analysis
● Follow a Nutritional Balancing Program
1) Type 1 Diabetes: Balance Body
Chemistry & Detoxification
2) Type 2: Proper Diet & Hydration
3) Type 3: Detoxification
