Vegetarians and Diabetes

By Jake Ryan

It is easy to become overwhelmed by diabetes. You need to take change your diet to help manage the disease. One particular life change people with diabetes have been changing to is a vegetarian diet. It eliminates all animal foods and sugar.

Diabetes is a disease where your body cannot produce enough insulin. Insulin is what carries glucose in the blood and then to the cells to fuel them. If you have diabetes either your cells are not using the insulin correctly or the pancreas does not make enough insulin. This all causes a build up of blood sugar which can cause problems for your health.

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.

A vegetarian diet is really the best diet for a person with diabetes. All the benefits in health, cholesterol, weight, and reducing insulin resistance make it the perfect diet for a diabetic. - 17273

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