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The American Diabetes Association Provides Tips for Heart Healthy Eating

Choose whole-grain, high-fiber foods. Try a grain like barley for a new taste.

Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits. Shoot for a rainbow of colors.

If you drink alcohol, stick to 1 or 2 drinks at the most.

Ditch the salt shaker. Try fresh herbs and spices.

Avoid trans fat, which is found in many pastries, cakes, french fries, crackers and other processed foods and packages. Also, limit intake of foods high in saturated fat and cholesterol.

Choose non-fat dairy, and have several “meatless meals” every week. Use beans, veggie burgers, lentils and other sources of vegetarian protein.

eople with diabetes also can reduce their risk for having a heart attack, stroke, and other complications by following the ABCs of diabetes:

A: Average Glucose - A1C (a measure of average blood glucose). Most people with diabetes should get an A1C test at least twice a year, which measures how well blood glucose has been controlled over the past 2-3 months. The goal for most people with diabetes is an A1C less than 7%, which is an estimated average glucose of less than 154 mg/dl.

B: Blood Pressure - People with diabetes should have a target blood pressure of less than 130/80 mmHg.

C: Cholesterol - LDL (bad) cholesterol should be below 100 mg/dl; HDL (healthy) cholesterol should be above 40 mg/dl for men and 50 mg/dl for women; triglycerides should be below 150 mg/dl.

By following these Diabetic and heart healthy hints and tips, you’ll be giving your body the proper nutrients it needs.


Posted in Diabetic Health Tips, Nutrition, food for thought, hypertension on February 11th, 2009

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3 Responses to “Is Your Plate Heart Healthy?”

  1. Diabetes recipes Says:
    March 14th, 2009 at 11:37 am

    Some interesting stuff you are sharing, I appreciate it and I would bet that some of my viewers would like to see it as well.

  2. Brick ONeil Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 10:58 am

    Thankyou for your interest in the site.

  3. Foods high in cholesterol Says:
    November 20th, 2009 at 11:59 am

    Thanks for posting this kind of informations. It will help a lot of people especially those who has a high level of cholesterol in their body. What are the other advice you can give to those people? what what are the things they need to do to avoid this condition?

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