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Follow the links below to find information on preventing and controlling diabetes with diet.
Reviewed March 2009
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Diabetes and healthy eating
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Better Health Channel
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Diabetes management should include healthy eating, regular physical activity and weight control. People with diabetes should follow a healthy eating plan based on a diet of high fibre carbohydrate foods – wholegrain breads and cereals, vegetables and fruit – and reduce their intake of fat. The glycaemic index (GI) can be helpful in blood glucose management.
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May 2009
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Prevention of Diabetes
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to resources which cover issues relating to the prevention of diabetes.
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May 2009
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Healthy eating and type 2 diabetes
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Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
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What you eat can affect your health in a number of ways. For example, poor food choices may contribute to being overweight, high blood glucose levels, raised cholesterol and blood pressure, some cancers and heart disease.
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Apr 2009
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Sugar
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Better Health Channel
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Sugar is a carbohydrate and provides a source of energy. Sugar can take many forms including white, raw or brown sugar, honey or corn syrup. Too much sugar in the diet can contribute to health problems including obesity and tooth decay. People with diabetes can have a small amount of sugar but should limit or avoid foods in which the main ingredient is sugar, such as sweets and cakes.
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Mar 2009
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Type 2 diabetes and mental illness
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SANE Australia
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Mental illness is enough to cope with on its own, so being told you have diabetes as well can feel overwhelming at first.
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Jan 2009
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Healthy eating
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Diabetes Australia - NSW
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Healthy eating for diabetes includes selecting high fibre, lower Glycemic Index (GI) carbohydrate foods and reducing fat, especially saturated fat. Food intake should be balanced with exercise to maintain a healthy body weight.
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Aug 2008
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Dental care for older people
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Health promotion service for older people
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It is really important to look after our teeth and gums as we get older as it affects our general health and how we feel day to day.
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Aug 2008
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Exercise or exercise and diet for preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Type 2 diabetes is mainly characterised by a reduced ability of the hormone insulin to stimulate glucose uptake in body fat and muscles (insulin resistance) combined with insufficient insulin secretion that leads toincreased blood glucose levels. It ha...
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Jul 2008
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Diabetes
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Dietitians Association of Australia
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A healthy diet, tailored to individual needs is an essential part of managing diabetes. An Accredited Practising Dietitian will provide expert dietary advice to help manage diabetes and stay healthy.
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May 2008
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Weight management
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Diabetes Australia - NSW
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Australians are being urged to eat better and become more active in the fight against obesity and type 2 diabetes. Over 60 per cent of Australians are classed as either overweight or obese. Research tells us that carrying too much weight can increase your risk of health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
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Mar 2008
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How to eat well
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Diabetes Australia - NSW
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Following a healthy diet is one of the cornerstones of diabetes management, along with regular physical activity and, where appropriate, medication.
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Mar 2008
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Eating out
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Diabetes Australia - NSW
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Dining out is one of life's great pleasures, but does this mean that you have to compromise your healthy low fat, high fibre diet? The answer is no: careful food choices at restaurants and takeaways is the key!
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Mar 2008
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Dietary advice in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Diabetes mellitus is associated with abnormal glucose metabolism, with raised blood sugar and sugar in the urine. When this arises in pregnancy and disappears after birth, it is called 'gestational diabetes mellitus' or GDM. Between 1% and 14% of women...
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Jan 2008
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Cereals and wholegrain foods
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Better Health Channel
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Cereals and wholegrain foods can reduce the risk of developing certain diseases including coronary heart disease, colon cancer, diabetes and diverticular disease. Common cereal foods include bread, breakfast cereals and pasta.
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Jan 2008
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Artitifical sweeteners
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Dietitians Association of Australia
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People wanting to eat less sugar may use artificial sweeteners as a substitute. They can be found in diet food and drinks and are also available to be added to food and drinks before serving.
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Jan 2008
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Dietary advice for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Two trials randomised 358 participants to dietary advice and control treatment groups. The longest duration of dietary advice was six years, the only other trial lasted 12 months. Dietary advice appears to be effective in reducing the risk of diabetes b...
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Nov 2007
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Regular/diet soft drinks and caffeine linked to metabolic syndrome?
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Healthy Eating Club
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Coffee's impact on sugar metabolism is currently unclear. Coffee has been linked to a reduced risk of diabetes and an increased risk in the general population but it is not yet known whether this is due to the caffeine content or other compounds in coffee.
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Aug 2007
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Metformin in pregnancy and lactation
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Australian Prescriber
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Metformin improves insulin sensitivity and reduces hepatic glucose output in patients with diabetes.
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Jun 2007
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