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What Is Diabetes

The Story of Diabetes

Diabetes Diagnosis

Types of Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Symptoms of Diabetes

Testing for Diabetes

Diabetes Urine Testing     Glucose in Urine
    Ketones in Urine

Diabetes Blood Glucose Test
    Glucose Tolerance Test
    Self Monitoring Of Blood Glucose
    Glycated Hemoglobin

Other Diabetes Tests

Diabetes Treatment & Cure

Diabetes Nutrition     Carbohydrates, Fibre & Proteins
    Fats
    Vitamins
    Minerals
    Trace Elements
    Electrolytes

Nutritive Value Of Common Foods

Diabetes Diet

Planning A Diabetes Diet     Calories & Proteins
    Carbohydrates
    Fibre
    Glycaemic Index (Gi)
    Fats & Cholesterol
    Vitamins, Minerals & Water
    Spacing Of Meals & Food Exchanges
    Sweetening Agents
    Fibre
    Diabetic Foods & Beverages
    Alcohol
    Eating Out

Diet In Type 2 Diabetes

Diet In Type 1. Diabetes

Diabetes Food: Cookery

Diabetes & Exercise

Oral Drugs for Diabetes

Oral Drugs for Diabetes

Groups of Oral Drugs for Diabetes

Combinations Of Oral Drugs

Diabetes Insulin

Types of Insulin

Insulin Administration

Insulin Administration: SYRINGE

Insulin Storage Guidelines

Insulin Injection

Insulin Injection Technique

Problems in Insulin Injection

Complications of insulin treatment

SPECIAL INSULIN SYRINGES

INSULIN RESISTANCE

Symptoms of Hypoglycaemia

Causes of Hypoglycaemia

Prevention of Hypoglycaemia

Complications of Diabetes - SHORT TERM COMPLICATIONS

Complications of Diabetes - LONG TERM COMPLICATIONS

Diabetes Complications: Blood vessels And Hypertension

Diabetes Complications: Heart

Diabetes Complications: Blood Lipids And Brain

Diabetes Complications:Peripheral arterial disease

Diabetes Complications:Eyes

Diabetes Complications:Kidneys

Diabetes Complications:Nervous System

Diabetes Complications:Erectile dymsfuntion

Diabetes Complications:Autonomic neuropathy

Diabetes Complications:Joints & Skin

Diabetes Complications:Life Expectancy

Causes of Foot Problems in Diabetes

Prevention & CARE OF THE FEET

Causes of Diabetes in Children

Diet for Children with Diabetes

Care for Diabetic Children

Diabetes in Women

Menses & Fertility

Gestational diabetes mellitus

PREGNANCY In Diabetec Women

Diabetes in the Elderly

Management of Diabetes: Sick day management

Management of Diabetes: Hospitalization

Management of Diabetes: Surgical operations

Personal Problems

TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS

Looking Ahead

PANCREAS AND ISLET TRANSPLANT

STEM CELL INJECTION & Technological advances

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Planning a Diabetes Diet - Importance of Fibre

Fibre

The importance of fibre in a diabetic diet has been recognised recently. A high fibre diet reduces the absorption of glucose in the small intestine and thereby checks the rise in blood glucose level after meals. It reduces the requirement of insulin and oral blood glucose lowering agents and helps in the control of diabetes. It reduces the level of total and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in blood. Dietary fibre adds to the bulk of the food and gives a sense of satiety, without consuming extra calories. It is therefore of value in the treatment of an overweight person, diabetic or otherwise.

Viscous fibre obtained from fruits and legumes are more effective than the fibrous fibre, obtained from bran, from the point of view of reducing glycaemia. Guar gum from cluster beans is a good source of viscous fibre. Fibre can best be taken in natural form. The other way is to take concentrated fibre in a capsule form or as a powder to be added to soups (Ch.11).

Persons not used to a high fibre diet may develop fullness of abdomen and bowel upset if they increase the fibre content of their diet rapidly. A person not used to a high fibre diet should increase the amount of dietary fibre gradually and will have to reduce the insulin dose with the change in diet.

Fibre content (g/l00g)

Also see:
Calories & Proteins
Carbohydrates
Glycaemic Index (Gi)
Fats & Cholesterol
Vitamins, Minerals & Water
Spacing Of Meals & Food Exchanges
Sweetening Agents
Beverages
Alcohol
Eating Out