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

1. NUTRITION FOR DIABETICS

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?

9. Nutrition for Diabetes
Answer:
Reducing
Carbohydrates in the
Diet

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