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Diet and Diabetes

Diet and Diabetes. By Jaci Dahl and Madeline Carroll. Diabetes and Health Issues." Diabetes and Health issues . Web. 9 Feb 2011. <www.diabetesandrelatedhealthissues.com/>. . Diet and Diabetes. Diabetes is when a person’s body can’t produce or use insulin properly

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Diet and Diabetes

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  1. Diet and Diabetes By Jaci Dahl and Madeline Carroll Diabetes and Health Issues." Diabetes and Health issues. Web. 9 Feb 2011. <www.diabetesandrelatedhealthissues.com/>.

  2. Diet and Diabetes • Diabetes is when a person’s body can’t produce or use insulin properly • A hormone that regulates the blood sugar level is insulin • The number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing because more young people are becoming overweight. "Diabetes." the Human Heart. Web. 9 Feb 2011. <www.fi.edu/learn/heart/healthy/diabetes.html>.

  3. Diet and Diabetes • Someone with diabetes has an increased risk of blindness, cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, amputation of toes and legs and early death "Results from diabetes." African Press. Web. 9 Feb 2011. <http://africanpress.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/saving-lives-threatened-by-diabetes-stem-cell-treatment-of-diabetes-mellitus-type-1-2/>.

  4. Diet and Diabetes • Signs of diabetes are lack of physical activity, obesity, frequent urination, excessive thirst, cravings for sweets, and weakness "Signs of Diabetes." Diabetes and You. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://compwalla.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/diabetes-and-you/>.

  5. Diet and Diabetes • Diabetes is treated with diet, exercise, medications or insulin • Someone with diabetes should eat complex carbohydrates and protein, limit simple carbohydrates(like sweets), have six small meals a day and regularly test blood sugar to reevaluate diet "Diabetes Treadmill." Diabetes Mine. Web. 7 Feb 2011. < www.diabetesmine.com/.../diabetes-treadmill.jpg>.

  6. Diet and Diabetes • Diabetes is when your body can’t produce or use insulin • Being overweight and lack of physical activity can increase risk of diabetes • Diabetes is treatable with diet, exercise, medications or insulin

  7. 3 Questions What is diabetes? A disease where the body can’t produce or use insulin How is diabetes treated? With exercise, diet, medication or insulin What increases the risk of diabetes? Being overweight and a lack of physical activity

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