Posted on 10/27/2021 12:51:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Type 2 diabetes is a condition that around one in 10 Americans deal with on a daily basis. When you factor in the costs of changing diets and lifestyles, doctor visits, and drugs for managing blood sugar, diabetes is not just a health burden — but a financial burden as well. Now, researchers in Finland say eating more whole grains significantly reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Moreover, their review finds adding more whole grains to the public’s diet will substantially cut down the economic costs that come with treating diabetes. Study authors say the target should be three to six servings of whole grains each day to reduce the risk of developing diabetes. However, even one serving can help keep blood sugar levels in check.
“Our study shows that already one serving of full grains as part of the daily diet reduces the incidence of type 2 diabetes at the population level and, consequently, the direct diabetes-related costs, when compared to people who do not eat whole grain foods on a daily basis. Over the next ten years, society’s potential to achieve cost savings would be from 300 million (-3.3%) to almost one billion (-12.2%) euros in current value, depending on the presumed proportion of whole grain foods in the daily diet. On the level of individuals, this means more healthier years,” says Professor Janne Martikainen from the University of Eastern Finland in a release.
For comparison, Finland has a population of just 5.5. million people. The U.S. has a population of the roughly 330 million, with around 34 million dealing with diabetes, according to the CDC. The cost savings of preventing type 2 diabetes would be immeasurable.
Proper nutrition can save you money
🔇X Globally, diabetes is one of the fastest-growing chronic illnesses. Previous studies estimate that up to half a billion people worldwide have diabetes, including many who don’t even know they have the condition.
Although proper diet can play a major role in staving off insulin resistance, study authors find few people, both in Finland and worldwide, get the recommended amounts of daily nutrients that doctors suggest.
“According to nutrition recommendations, at least 3–6 servings of whole grain foods should be eaten daily, depending on an individual’s energy requirement. One third of Finns do not eat even one dose of whole grains on a daily basis, and two thirds have a too low fiber intake,” says research manager Jaana Lindström from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.
The team analyzed national follow-up studies to see the health and economic effects of eating more whole grains. This data allowed researchers to see the link between diet and the development of diabetes later on.
“By combining population-level data on the incidence of type 2 diabetes and the costs of its treatment, as well as published evidence on the effects of how consumption of whole grain foods reduces the incidence of type 2 diabetes, we were able to assess the potential health and economic benefits from both social and individual viewpoints,” Martikainen concludes.
The findings appear in the journal Nutrients.
So ture. No sugar. No grains.
I do make an exception for an occasional single malt Scotch!
I like Beer, Wheat Beer :)
Well, that goes without saying!
A half cup of granola eaten dry several times a week is as far as I will go. Although all those oats do give me a weird urge to go graze the lawn.
You can have a very small amount of fruits. The best ones to do this with are strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. I like to put mine in a salad with goat cheese, swerve made pralines and a vinagrette dressing. OUTSTANDING!
After you have your sugar under control, you can “cheat” (with small amounts) every blue moon. But it must be a very rare event and a very small amount. If you can control your eating, you can control your sugar. The CRAVINGS go away in a month or two. It can be done.
That was the biggest thing I noticed- after cutting out ALL wheat I was no longer hungry all the time.
I read that it blocks your system from absorbing nutrients, ad so you keep eating to try to get more.
Have you tried the sour cherry juice?
WTH are “whole grain foods”?
I have not tried sour cherry juice. I will look into it. I had neuropathy pretty bad at one point and could hardly walk. I found that taking a calcium, potassium and magnesium supplement fixed it all. It took about two months, but I haven’t had that problem now in two years! I used Blue Bonnet, if that makes any difference...and I don’t know if it does. Good luck!
I’m convinced “the experts” are trying to kill us. The absolute worst thing a diabetic can eat, besides all that added sugar in products, is foods high in carbs. Your glucose levels will shoot up to over 300.
“But I also east some fruits”
Full of natural sugars.
You can never cure diabetes, once you have it. Were I to return to a “normal” diet (as described in the USA), I would IMMEDIATELY manifest my diabetic symptoms.
Essentially, my pancreas has been severely compromised. Many if not most of my insulin receptors are “dead”. The remaining ones must carry the sugar load and are unable to do so on a “normal” American diet. I must therefore keep my carb/sugar intake at a minimum. Reducing my weight means I have less need for the insulin receptors as well.
Many are able to “cure” (not really) diabetes by losing a massive amount of weight. This puts them within the tolerance levels of their remaining insulin receptors. However, if they return to the American diet of high carbs and sugars, they will manifest diabetes once again as they will be killing off their remaining receptors.
A keto diet is a GREAT diet for most people and for ALL diabetics. Just don’t go crazy with the meat. Eat TONS OF GREEN veggies. It really helps.
My husband was borderline and went on the diet with me. He checked his sugar levels and proved to himself that this was the problem. He lost 50 pounds and feels INCREDIBLE!
The American diet is a KILLER! We fatten cattle with grains. People should be aware of that.
Congratulations! You are doing FABULOUS! Keep it up.
Reduce Carb intake, that will reduce insulin. Try intermittent fasting.
Intermittent fasting works FANTASTICALLY. I recently found that my craving for proteins was related to my iron levels. The AMA has reduced what they call “normal” levels and so I added a blood based (not veggie based) iron supplement and I no longer have CRAVINGS to eat (protein or anything else). Who knew? FWIW.
Bttt
Since I stopped eating wheat I tend to do intermittent fasting almost by accident.
For example, I was so busy I didn’t at all, all day yesterday
(I just forgot). And I only had scrambled eggs for breakfast today, and nothing since. It’s 5PM and I’m not even hungry.
I have chickens and the fresh eggs are so much better- you feel healthier eating them.
ALSO COCONUT OIL- I mix some in my coffee, or sometimes just eat a spoonful -it takes some getting used to because it’s so bland.
Not Type 1. Type 2 is completly preventable and curable
Increase carbs to fight Type II diabetes.
Got it.
Exactly right.
Canola oil is an acronym for CANadian Oil Low Acid.
It was used as lamp oil, lubricant for machinery or animal feed only until a few decades ago. It was generally not seen as fit for humans.
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