Diabetes
Diabetes
Diabetes
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Before After After
He attended 1 1
the seminar month year
Blecenda Varona, DrPH, MPH, RND
BW Seafarer’s Health and Wellness Training Program
Don’t live with it,
Get thin and
get rid of it!
REFINED FOODS + FAT =
BLOOD SUGAR
BLOOD SUGAR
TABLE SUGAR
TABLE SUGAR
Takes the
Takes the shortest
shortest
time to
time to digest
digest
STARCHY FOODS
STARCHY FOODS
Takes aa little
Takes little longer
longer
time to
time to digest
digest
High Fiber
High Fiber Mixed
Mixed Diet
Diet
Takes the
Takes the longest
longest
time to
time to digest
digest
High Fiber
High Fiber Mixed
Mixed
Vegetarian Diet
Vegetarian Diet
More control
More control
blood sugar.
blood sugar.
Blood Sugar Levels High
Low
Low
TIME
Fats, oils & sweets
GROUP
Milk, cheese, Meat, poultry, fish
yogurt dry beans, eggs & nuts
GROUP GROUP
Vegetable Fruit
GROUP GROUP
Bread, cereal,
rice & pasta
GROUP
Fats, oils & sweets
GROUP
Bread, cereal,
rice & pasta
GROUP
NORMAL CONDITION
NORMAL CONDITION
Here’s how
Here’s how INSULIN
INSULIN plays
plays
its very
its very important
important role.
role.
CELL
TYPE 11 (IDDM)
TYPE (IDDM)
There is
There is NO,
NO,
or too
or too little
little INSULIN
INSULIN
CELL
BLOODSTREAM
TYPE 2-a
TYPE 2-a (NIDDM)
(NIDDM)
Pancreas produces
Pancreas produces
some INSULIN
some INSULIN
but not
but not enough.
enough.
CELL
TYPE 2-b
TYPE 2-b
Pancreas produces enough
Pancreas produces enough
INSULIN
INSULIN
however,
however, the
the cell
cell receptors
receptors are
are
made
made insufficient
insufficient by
by excess
excess fat.
fat.
CELL
When they eat
less taxing diet
and lose weight,
they don’t need
the extra insulin
to control the
sugar.
No diabetic patient
on medication
should make
dietary changes
without the
assistance of a
physician, as
adjusting the
medicaiton will be
necessary to
prevent
hypoglycemia.
Advice:
Avoid all fatty
foods.
Raw nuts are good
source of fat.
Advice:
The name of your diet
is the “GREENs and
BEANS Diet”
Green vegetables
and beans should
make up most of
your diet.
Advice:
Try to exercise
regularly and
consistently, like
dispensing your
medication. DO it on a
regimented schedule,
preferably twice daily.
Walking stairs is one
or the greatest
exercises for weight
loss.
Bad
Bad
lifestyle
lifestyle
FBS
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110
100
90
80
70
60
50
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30
20
10
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Chest
Pain
Months
Month Month Month Month
before
1 2 3 4
the
program
Constipated Poor
Bowel
movement Good Good Good Good
Bowel Bowel Bowel Bowel
movement movement movement movement
Months
Month Month Month Month
before
1 2 3 4
the
program
Poor impro
Angiogram angiogram
ved
angiogram
Months
Month Month Month Month
before
1 2 3 4
the
program
Coffee
Meat
Pesco Pesco Pesco Pesco
Food Poor
Vegetarian Vegetarian Vegetarian Vegetarian
vegetable
Intake
Months
Month Month Month Month
before
1 2 3 4
the
program
Poor
Lifestyle
Good Good Good Good
Food lifestyle Lifestyle Lifestyle Lifestyle
Intake
Months
Month Month Month Month
before
1 2 3 4
the
program
TYPE 11
TYPE
Insulin
+ +
Insulin
Injection
Injection + +
TYPE2a
TYPE 2a
+ +
Oral
+ +
Oral
tablets
tablets
TYPE2b
TYPE 2b
weight
+ +
weight
+ reduction
reduction +
(sometimes needs
(sometimes needs medication)
medication)
GOOD SOURCE
• Whole grains
• Herbs
• Legumes
• Brewer’s yeast
life.
vegetables and cancer risk.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers
Prev. 2004
Ismail A. et al. Influence of cooking
practice on antioxidant
properties and phenolic content
of selected vegetables . Asia
Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004
Big change.
Big change.
Big benefit.
Big benefit.
The
Power to
Intelligently
Think
By: Blecenda M. Varona, RND, MPH, DrPH
NeedHealth Nutrition and Lifestyle Consultancy
Make the
Right
Choice
Upper Brain
Middle Brain
Lower Brain
Healthy
Choice