This document summarizes information about diabetes prevention through diet. It discusses that abnormal blood glucose levels can lead to diabetes. To prevent diabetes through diet, one should decrease excessive high-sugar and high-calorie intakes and increase intake of alternative carbohydrates like dietary fiber found in fruits, oatmeal, legumes and psyllium. Fiber helps regulate blood glucose by slowing absorption and promoting insulin release over a longer period.

1. & Diabetes Prevention
Zhuyun Li(Lisa)
Pharmacology, Bachelor Degree of Science
Nutrition Science, Master of Science Candidate
2012.9.29 Internship in Luna Medical Primary Care

2. Visit Doctors if needed
especially emergency
Don’t count on supplements or nutrition diets

3. www.choosemyplate.gov

4. Diets
• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Lipids
• Vitamins and Minerals
• Others

5. Carbohydrates
Simply known as “sugar”
It is far more than that
Glucose, Fructose, Lactose, Starch, Glycogen,
Fibres….

6. Glucose takes parts in most metabolism activities
Normal blood glucose level: 3.9~6.1mmol/L (fasting state)
Abnormal: in most cases, higher glucose level----Diabetes
Mellitus

7. How does diabetes happen?
Genetic related
Lifestyle and Diets
inactivity
overweight
high-sugar intakes

8. How to prevent diabetes on diets
• Decrease excessive high-sugar / high-
calories intakes
• Increase alternative carbohydrate

9. Decrease excessive high-sugar intakes

10. According to RDA (recommended daily allowance) ,
adults need about 130g/ day of digestible
carbohydrate to support
• 6 ounces of grains
• 2.5 cups of vegetable
• 2 cups of fruit
• 3 cups of milk

11. Increase alternative carbohydrate
Dietary Fibres
• Lowering blood cholesterol
• Promoting bowel health
• Regulating blood glucose

12. • fruits : strawberry, blackberry
• oatmeal
• Legumes
• psyllium

13. • Make elimination more easily
cannot be digested totally , Left to large
intestine to absorb water
• slow glucose absorption from small intestine
Increase time of insulin release from the pancreas

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