Type 2 Diabetes Diet Flashcards

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1
Q

Lifestyle to help and even reverse type 2 (3)

A

Regular exercise

Weight management

Healthy diet

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2
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High percentage of people with _ go on to have type 2

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Prediabetes

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3
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Prediabetes symptoms (2)

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Consistently high blood sugar

Hyperglycemia

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4
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“Reverse” used to describe

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Significantly long-term improvements in insulin sensitivity

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5
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People who can get their HbA1c below 42 mmol/mol (6 percent) without diabetes meds are said to

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Reversed, resolved, or brought their diabetes to remission

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6
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Advice to _ for type 2 is no longer recommend (2)

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Avoid all sugar

Cut carbs

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7
Q

People with type 2 should enjoy a

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Balanced diet

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8
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People with type 2 should consume plenty of

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Fiber

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9
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People with type 2 should opt for _ to keep their blood glucose levels steady

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Whole grains

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10
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Even small changes in diet can make a difference such as

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Consuming whole fruit over fruit juice

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11
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For preventing or controlling type 2, _ control is important

A

Portion

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12
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Increasing fiber helps improve _ in people with type 2

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Insulin sensitivity

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13
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Fiber slows down digestion, causing

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Glucose to be released slowly and steadily

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14
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You can still enjoy _ on low-carb diet

A

Whole grain bread

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15
Q

Few instances that low carb diet recommended

A

Type 2

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16
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Low-carb diet effective way to

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Reverse conditions

17
Q

Sudden reduction in carbs Can lead to

A

Constipation

18
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Why sudden decrease in carbs Can lead to constipation

A

Fiber in them keep cut microbiome happy

19
Q

3 things that contain fiber

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Nuts

Seeds

Legumes

20
Q

Hb1Ac is

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Glycated hemaglobin

21
Q

To diagnose diabetes, _ are tested over a period of 2-3 months

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Glycated hemoglobin

22
Q

When body is unable to use glucose properly

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Unused glucose in bloodstream sticks to red blood cells

23
Q

Iron-containing protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen called

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Hemoglobin

24
Q

Glucose sticking to red blood cells make them

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Glycated

25
Q

High Hb1Ac levels indicate (2)

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Prediabetes

Diabetes