Vegetarians and Diabetes

By Jake Ryan

When you find out you have diabetes you have to change a lot of your life to help manage this disease. Your diet is one of the first things that must be changed immediately. You have to manage your sugar wisely. Many have chosen a vegetarianism lifestyle after being diagnosed with diabetes.

When you have diabetes not maintaining a proper diet can cause extra blood sugar to build up and cause bad health problems. Your insulin isn't being utilized enough or the cells are not using the insulin properly. Insulin is the glucose carrier to the blood stream and then to your cells to fuel them.

Vegetarianism. There are many levels of a vegetarian diet, from strict vegetarian or vegan to more liberal plans that allow for meat on special occasions. No matter which plan you lean towards there is some evidence that vegetarianism and diabetes are a good fit.

An average diet consists of many calories and processed foods. A vegetarian diet contains a lot less calories which is very beneficial to a diabetics diet. Cells work best at producing insulin when you are at a proper body weight.

Also a vegetarian diet has less foods that have animal products in them. So your fat and cholesterol will be reduced protecting your body from cardiovascular and kidney disease.

There are many health benefits of a vegetarian diet. Lower cholesterol and calories will increase overall health and have been shown to reduce insulin resistance in patients with type II diabetes. Overall vegetarianism as a diabetes treatment plan has little if any downside. - 17269

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