Type 2 Diabetes Diet Flashcards
Lifestyle to help and even reverse type 2 (3)
Regular exercise
Weight management
Healthy diet
High percentage of people with _ go on to have type 2
Prediabetes
Prediabetes symptoms (2)
Consistently high blood sugar
Hyperglycemia
“Reverse” used to describe
Significantly long-term improvements in insulin sensitivity
People who can get their HbA1c below 42 mmol/mol (6 percent) without diabetes meds are said to
Reversed, resolved, or brought their diabetes to remission
Advice to _ for type 2 is no longer recommend (2)
Avoid all sugar
Cut carbs
People with type 2 should enjoy a
Balanced diet
People with type 2 should consume plenty of
Fiber
People with type 2 should opt for _ to keep their blood glucose levels steady
Whole grains
Even small changes in diet can make a difference such as
Consuming whole fruit over fruit juice
For preventing or controlling type 2, _ control is important
Portion
Increasing fiber helps improve _ in people with type 2
Insulin sensitivity
Fiber slows down digestion, causing
Glucose to be released slowly and steadily
You can still enjoy _ on low-carb diet
Whole grain bread
Few instances that low carb diet recommended
Type 2