Exchange Diet For Diabetes

Walterboro welcomes Native Americans on Longest Walk 3

WALTERBORO - Downtown Walterboro will play host to the Longest Walk 3 - Reversing Diabetes 2011, a 5,000-mile walk/run relay across America to raise awareness of diabetes among Native Americans, with a cultural exchange event on Monday, June 20.

The walkers will enter the Great Swamp Sanctuary, an 842-acre nature preserve, for a free Native American storytelling event from 10 to 11 a.m. at the De Treville Entrance Duck Pond. The walkers will then walk through the Great Swamp Sanctuary toward the Washington Street entrance and on to the Colleton Museum for a cookout lunch featuring fresh produce from the local farmer's market.

The Native American Celebration of Life follows from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Walterboro-Colleton Recreation Center. This free event will feature a drumming circle and flute players.

Waccamaw Chief Buster Hatcher will open the evening program by introducing Chief Dennis Banks, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, who was diagnosed with diabetes last year and reversed it through proper diet and exercise.

Banks' goal is to educate America about the effects of diabetes and how they can be reversed.

"Everyone should have a garden for good nutrition and exercise," he said. "We are working on a 50-year program to reverse the symptoms of diabetes. If we don't start now, in 50 years we will all have diabetes, with no future at all."

The Longest Walk 3 began Feb. 14 with a northern and southern route totaling close to 10,000 miles. The walk will conclude on July 8 in Washington, D.C.

For more information, call 843-347-3940 or visit longestwalk3.com .

Diabetic Exchange Diet Foods – Can Help Treating Diabetes?

The American Diabetes Association and Dietetic Association are famous for having evolved an amazing system of good foods for diabetics. The system is now identified as Diabetic Exchange Diet Foods that can work well in treating diabetes. The list of foods for diabetics is given as diabetic food pyramid on the label of the food product. However, it is advisable that you consult a registered dietitian before consuming the food product.

The dietitian is the apt person to give a meal plan on diabetic diet foods that can help control blood glucose levels. The diabetic will also be advised to measure the amount of food a diabetic to eat while on diet, and will be guided to consume 3 meals and 2 or three snacks every day. The diet foods are divided into six groups, each group consisting of different foods to eat in different measures. By that way, one can ensure the right way of eating foods daily in right measure.

Meat and cheese: The exchange diet for meat includes lean meat and low fat substitutes for 50 calories, medium fat meat and substitutes for 75 calories, and high fat meat for 100 calories. The size of each category of the exchange diet is one ounce. Protein can be had by eating fish, poultry, dried beans, and legumes.

Starch and bread: Each exchange includes carbohydrates-15 grams, protein-3 grams, and a little amount of fat to give totally 80 calories where the serving size may differ. Usually, 1/2 cup cooked cereal, grain, or pasta constitutes one exchange. For bread product, it is one ounce for one serving.

Vegetables: The diabetic can have vegetables-cooked (1/2 cup), raw 1 cup, and juice (1/2 cup). Each group contains carbohydrates-5 grams, protein-2 grams, and fiber-2 to 3 grams. The vegetables may be fresh or frozen. Canned food is good if it contains low sodium.

Fruits: Eating fruits containing carbohydrates-15 grams is recommended to give 60 calories. The serving may be 1/2 banana or1 small orange as 1 exchange.

Milk: A cup or 6 ounce of milk is 1 exchange diet for 80 calories. Skimmed milk or very low fat milk is good for those having cholesterol.

Fats: Fats are stored for extra calories for future need. The fat exchange is 50 calories which may vary in serving size. Fats are stored in butter, margarine, oils, and dairy products. It is usually better to avoid saturated fats.

With warning signs of blood sugar, controlling diabetes is an art. If you want to be safe you should know the description of diabetes foods to eat AND diabetes foods to avoid to lower blood sugar and control diabetes.

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