Diabetes, Cardiovascular and Heart Diseases  Article 48     Published on August 29, 2016

Benefits of the Mediterranean diet to elderly people

The diet of the citizen of the United States is low in the fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds but high in the meat, trans fats and sodium. This type of diet is responsible for the increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D).

An earlier study suggests that the Mediterranean diet, which is a low carbohydrate content, can help the patients with diabetes in improving blood sugar (glucose) levels. A study by Koloverou and colleagues found a 23 percent of the lower risk of diabetes if the patient follows the Mediterranean diet.

To find out the association between the dietary habits and the risk of mortality, Letois and colleagues have done a study on the dietary habits of 8,937 elderly (more than 65 years) people with a focus on four main foods. The four food groups are.

• Fruits and vegetables
• Fish
• Meat
• Olive oil

Letois and colleagues followed the participants for ten years. About 2,016 participants died during the study. Researchers found that the dead people had a history or risk factors of cardiovascular disease, poor health or consumed alcohol. The study shows.

• Daily consumption of at least one fruit and one vegetable or four servings per week have better survival.
• Those who consume at least two servings of fish per week have better survival.
• Those who consume meat more than once per day had a negative effect on survival.
• Only women patients consuming a moderate amount of olive oil found to be inversely associated with the risk of mortality.

The study shows the benefits of the Mediterranean diet for the elderly (more than 65 years) people. But this study does not show the exact benefits of the Mediterranean diet to people with diabetes.

       
Post a message on social media and mail to your friend and doctor to resolve your health condition. Article address TO LINK on your social media is (copy and paste the code below) :

Articles similar to this topic

1. Benefits of the Mediterranean diet
2. Benefits of a vegan diet
3. The Risk with fine dust
4. The risks with a heart attack

Benefits of Fig leaves

The pancreas makes insulin, a hormone that helps in regulating blood sugar (glucose) levels. Nat Hawes, author of Nature Cures says your garden offers a natural treatment to regulate blood sugar (glucose) levels. He says that the fig leaves have the properties to cure diabetes.

Prepare the extract of the fig leaves by boiling the fig leaves (four) in the fresh filtered water and drink it as tea. A patient with diabetes on insulin needs less insulin when taking the extract of the fig leaves. The extract can be taken daily in the morning time. The fig leaves are bitter in taste. They can be taken in the powder form after drying and grinding them.

       
Post a message on social media and mail to your friend and doctor to resolve your health condition. Article address TO LINK on your social media is (copy and paste the code below) :

Articles similar to this topic

1. Study Of Automated OCL Insulin System
2. Device To Predict Diabetes
3. Benefits of coffee consumption
4. Risks To Heart Attack And Diabetes Before Menopause

A device to detect deadly Ketones

The Ketone is a chemical produced by the liver when the energy (glucose in the blood) was exhausted. The life-threatening problems arise with elevated levels of ketones in the patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

The Electrical and Information engineers from the University of Sydney have created a hand held testing device for measuring and detecting ketones from our breath. This device can eliminate the finger prick blood test to check the blood sugar (glucose) levels. The prototype device is without a risk, pain and needle. The device can be divided into the following parts.

• An air sampling bag.
• A sensor.
• A signal processing.

Researchers are working to make a compact product.

       
Post a message on social media and mail to your friend and doctor to resolve your health condition. Article address TO LINK on your social media is (copy and paste the code below) :

Articles similar to this topic

1. Risks To Diabetes Induced Cognitive Impairment
2. Risks With Heart Disease

Health benefits of oranges and lemons

Eating oranges and lemons can help in preventing the risk of diabetes, heart diseases (caused due to obesity or type 2 diabetes) and liver diseases. The citrus fruits may help to prevent many harmful effects of obesity due to the high fat and sugar diet.

Even though a person is not obese, eating citrus fruits protect a person from future diseases (due to the high-fat diet) such as cardiovascular disease, liver diseases, diabetes, abdominal obesity and insulin resistance.

An experimental study was done on mice models. The lead author of the study was Dr. Thais B Cesar, Ph.D., the Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil. The study was presented at the 252^nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

       
Post a message on social media and mail to your friend and doctor to resolve your health condition. Article address TO LINK on your social media is (copy and paste the code below) :

Articles similar to this topic

1. SR10171 Drug For The Treatment Of Bone Disease And Diabetes
2. About Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

About the diabetic cheiroarthropathy and limited joint mobility (LJM)

The diabetic cheiroarthropathy (diabetic thick skin) was observed in 30 percent of the patients with a long history of diabetes. The symptoms associated with the diabetic cheiroarthropathy are.

• The limited movement of the joints of the hand and fingers (Limited Joint Mobility. LJM). This is the earliest complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and documented in 1974.
• Inability to fully stretch out the knee (also known as a flexion contracture).
• Thickening of the skin.
• Permanent shortening and hardening of the muscles and fingers.
• Skin becomes waxy and stiffened.
• The skin turning yellowish (yellowish discoloration on the palms, soles).

Treatment options for the diabetic cheiroarthropathy are.

• Reducing blood sugar (glucose) levels.
• Using a pain reliever.
• Using an anti-inflammatory medicine (NSAIDs).
• Doing a stretching exercise.

       
Post a message on social media and mail to your friend and doctor to resolve your health condition. Article address TO LINK on your social media is (copy and paste the code below) :

Articles similar to this topic

1. Device To Release Drugs In Eye
2. Benefits With Alcohol-Free Blueberry Blackberry Wine
3. Study Of Liraglutide Drug On Heart Failure

Site maps

Site map 1   Site map 2   Site map 3   Site map 4

The Diabetes News Chronicle does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Information in Diabetes News Chronicle is to support and not to replace medical advice given by the surgeon or physician or doctor. Published article is not a medical advice by the OWNER of the "Diabetes News Chronicle" website or by the AUTHOR of the article.

Published by Jammi Vasista, Chennai, India.
Email Jammi[no-space]Vasista1991[at]gmail[dot]com
Phone 91-944-578-3182.
Address Diabetes News Chronicle, No 40, Kaveri Street, Rajaji Nagar, Villivakkam, Chennai, India. Pin : 600049.