Can Type 2 Diabetes be Controlled with Fruits and Vegetables?

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Can Type 2 Diabetes be Controlled with Fruits and Vegetables?

by jt Posted November 03, 2009 19:14:35

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Doctors recommend a number of different methods for managing type 2 diabetes: blood sugar monitoring, exercise, diet. But how effective are fruits and vegetables in controlling the condition? Could broccoli be a better wonder drug than common diabetes medications?

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Helo Chick November 04, 2009 22:23:07

My brother is type 1(since he was 6, now 42) and my grandmother was type 2 then went insulin dependent when she refused to change her diet. The thing is, you have to find the method that works for you. You usually need to change your diet. Sometimes it's genetic and unavoidable.
cmdrbnd007 November 04, 2009 19:30:09

The best remedy for Type II diabetes is weight loss. Eating a balanced diet including fruits and veggies will help to achieve that and maintain it. Exercise is also very important. We are seeing almost an epidemic of Type Ii diabetes in America among our youth because they don't get out and play, they are stuck inside on their Xbox 360 or watching TV or whatever.
~the life loved is the life... November 04, 2009 14:41:31

not all the time
tree November 04, 2009 08:03:55

hell yes i do it every day . have been for 7 years.
Angelique November 04, 2009 04:53:07

Absolutely! Adult Onset Diabetes is avoidable with exercise and a proper diet. Why can't it be controlled in the same way? Perhaps cured? I think so.
lclon November 04, 2009 02:43:54

Some fruits are very sweet and can cause blood sugar to spike. Ex: grapes, oranges. Also some vegetables are too starchy and can cause blood sugar to spike.Ex: corn, peas, butterbeans, white potatoes. Overall, most vegetables and fruits along with exercise can controll blood sugar.
gregaj7 November 04, 2009 01:56:38

I've heard and read that eating all natural, even biblical, can cure just about any health problem.
swimminggirl09 November 03, 2009 23:24:19

thats manyly from being over weight so whatever you can do to keep you weight done would prolly work
jams November 03, 2009 22:15:20

Type 1 diabetes is a very serious disease that needs money for research and hopefully a cure.

Type 2 diabetes is rising because Americans TOO DAMN FAT.

Lose the weight and lose this made up excuse for Big Pharma profits.
littlebuffalo55 November 03, 2009 22:12:40

No doubt, and there is plenty of evidence that a more healthy diest with more fiber & complex surgera along with modest weight loss & excercise can be very effective!
Doglady November 03, 2009 21:59:53

My husband has been controlling his very well with the proper diet. What E-DLH said below is absolutely correct. Fibre is important and stay away from simplex carbs.
Jo November 03, 2009 21:59:00

Minerals are important, too. Type 2 diabetes can be caused by a lack of chromium, vanadium, zinc and magnesium in the diet.
Extremist-DeborahLakeHelen November 03, 2009 20:11:54

With vegetables fruits, whole grains, and OTHER healthy foods, all COMBINED in a HEALTHY DIET, Type 2 Diabetes most definitely can be SUCCESSFULLY controlled! I see the results of it in my clients everyday! Ignoring it, or abusing it can be DEADLY!
Great Post, jt!
becca wecca November 03, 2009 20:01:03

yes, dont get me started
Kerri November 03, 2009 19:47:48

It runs in my family. Mom and sis have probs, even though we are very active, and not over weight . We monitor.

I have always been a raw veggie, and fruit nut....so it is easy.

My "sweet" of choice is strawberries w/splenda....I can eat a ton and BS stays around 90.

Needless to say I have planted several long rows!
Artist November 03, 2009 19:43:20

Hypoglycemic versus Hyperglycemic (these are real words)...one needs candy to effect a rush back to real time.
The other requires some 'sweet' fruit to gain an equal balance.

Unfortunately I don't know which...easily discovered online. Highlight, copy and paste.
Sorry, best I can do...