Food Network star Paula Deen – whose show is popular for butter-filled recipes and Southern fried goodies — confirmed this week that she has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and it’s brought new awareness to the disease.
Is it easier to contract the disease if you eat lots of treats like Deen’s “lady brunch burger” – a beef patty topped with bacon and a fried egg and placed between two glazed donuts?
Maybe, some medical info sites say, but there are many risk factors for the disease, including a person’s weight and fat distribution, age, inactivity, blood pressure, and family history. The American Diabetes Association has an interactive test to help you assess your diabetes risk factors.
What can I do to prevent getting Type 2 diabetes?
Two JustAnswer experts (Dr Chip and Dr Abby) suggest the following quick tips:
- Increase exercise and physical activity to control your weight, and work on shedding pounds if you are overweight. (This is especially important for those with a pear-shaped physique — wide around the middle but not much fat on arms and legs.)
- Watch your alcohol intake and use moderation.
- Reduce fat and salt in your diet.
- Increase intake of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, whole grains, non-animal proteins, and low-fat dairy products.
- Caffeine, in moderation (no more than 500 to 600 mg per day, usually), may also help prevent Type 2 diabetes.
NOTE: The tips above are especially important for patients with high blood pressure – 140/90 mm Hg or above.
Of course, consult your doctor for possible treatment options, if necessary.
Got a question about warning signs of Type 2 diabetes and your health? Medical and health experts are available right now on JustAnswer to respond to your questions.
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Interesting — I learned from another JustAnswer expert that the "brunch burger" is very tasty but surprisingly "UN-filling." Who knew?
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This advice may actually cause diabetes!!
What's wrong with only eating low glycemic foods, eat only those foods that supply the highest nutrient loads, make sure one's daily diet has a one to one balance of Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids, and eat grass-fed meats? http://www.texasgrassfedbeef.com/gi_and_omega_3_n…
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The advice given above may actually cause diabetes!! Isn't it the same advice you read everywhere that millions of sick people follow?
How about recommending that one eat only low glycemic foods, foods high in nutrients such as selected vegetables, foods that balance the daily intake of Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids in a one to one ratio, and grass-fed meats? Now that would represent change. It's change that's needed if one expects change, isn't it?
Many fruits are high glycemic. Grains, nuts, and seeds cause the Omega-3 deficiency and consequently compromise the immune system. Grains are high glycemic! Fruits, grains, nuts, and seeds are all foods that are nutrient deficient. Foods such as kale, spinach, grass-fed meats and such are nutrient rich.
A diet of 100% grass-fed meats would actually cure one's diabetes as well as obesity and heart disease. Check it out, the science behind these statements is overwhelming.