Diets and Diabetes - Do Popular Diet Plans Really Help Type 2 Diabetics Lose Weight?
Everybody knows that weight loss improves the symptoms of type 2 diabetes...
but are popular weight loss plans really beneficial for diabetics? Here is a look at ten popular weight loss plans...
together with real results for the diabetics who follow them.
The Atkins Diet is widely recommended for diabetics as a way of low-carb weight loss.
Problems with the Atkins diet include significant dietary deficiencies of calcium, folate, iron, magnesium, and potassium, along with the risk of a dangerously high level of selenium.
Average weight loss sustained after two continuous years on the diet: 9 pounds (4.
1kg).
Doctors' Weight Loss and Medi-Fast offer diabetic dieting without the guesswork.
These plans provide liquid meals that are low in calories yet high in fat.
The average diabetic loses 4 to 7 pounds (1.
8 to 3.
2 kg) the first day on the diet, and 26 to 40 pounds after three months.
Most diabetics who follow these plans regain all the weight they lose and more within six months of stopping the plan.
Exercise without dieting is another approach to weight loss.
Most studies show that diabetics will actually gain weight when they exercise more without eating less, although there is usually a slight gain of muscle with a slight loss of fat, about 2 pounds (.
9kg) of new muscle for 1 pound (.
5 kg) of lost fat after 2 months of exercise.
The Metabolic Code Diet, which was the basis for the diets used on the NBC television program, The Biggest Loser, emphasizes nuts, seeds, raw vegetables, and protein foods that can be expensive and hard to find such as buffalo instead of beef, goat's milk products instead of cow's milk products, and baked goods made with sugar but without gluten.
Diabetics who follow the program often lose 15 pounds (6.
8 kg) a month for 2 to 3 months and keep it off-as long as they keep on eating their buffalo burgers on gluten-free buns and exercising two to three hours a day.
Most diabetics cannot afford the food or keep up with the schedule.
The Ornish Plan is an environmentally friendly, vegan diet that provides an interesting variety of crunchy, colorful foods that can be prepared creatively in dozens of ways.
Most diabetics have trouble adjusting to all the fiber, but the average weight loss after six months is 4 pounds (1.
8kg) in women and 6 pounds (2.
7kg) in men.
The average diabetic who replaces two meals a day with Slim-Fast shakes maintains a weight loss of 2 pounds (.
9 kg) for 12 months.
The average diabetic on the SouthBeach diet loses 14 pounds (6.
4kgs) in the first six months, but gains back 6 pounds over the next 6 months.
Blood sugars are little affected by South Beach, although cholesterol and C-reactive protein (a measure of inflammation) go down as long as the weight is kept off.
And the average diabetic dieter gains two pounds (.
9 kg) after twelve months on Weight Watchers.
The commercial diet plans really aren't what they are advertised to be for most diabetics.
But many type 2 diabetics who manage to lose 10% of their body weight and more on plans that actually do work, enjoy lower blood sugars, less joint pain, greater mobility, more energy, and generally feel good.
Would you like more information about alternative ways to handle your type 2 diabetes?
but are popular weight loss plans really beneficial for diabetics? Here is a look at ten popular weight loss plans...
together with real results for the diabetics who follow them.
The Atkins Diet is widely recommended for diabetics as a way of low-carb weight loss.
Problems with the Atkins diet include significant dietary deficiencies of calcium, folate, iron, magnesium, and potassium, along with the risk of a dangerously high level of selenium.
Average weight loss sustained after two continuous years on the diet: 9 pounds (4.
1kg).
Doctors' Weight Loss and Medi-Fast offer diabetic dieting without the guesswork.
These plans provide liquid meals that are low in calories yet high in fat.
The average diabetic loses 4 to 7 pounds (1.
8 to 3.
2 kg) the first day on the diet, and 26 to 40 pounds after three months.
Most diabetics who follow these plans regain all the weight they lose and more within six months of stopping the plan.
Exercise without dieting is another approach to weight loss.
Most studies show that diabetics will actually gain weight when they exercise more without eating less, although there is usually a slight gain of muscle with a slight loss of fat, about 2 pounds (.
9kg) of new muscle for 1 pound (.
5 kg) of lost fat after 2 months of exercise.
The Metabolic Code Diet, which was the basis for the diets used on the NBC television program, The Biggest Loser, emphasizes nuts, seeds, raw vegetables, and protein foods that can be expensive and hard to find such as buffalo instead of beef, goat's milk products instead of cow's milk products, and baked goods made with sugar but without gluten.
Diabetics who follow the program often lose 15 pounds (6.
8 kg) a month for 2 to 3 months and keep it off-as long as they keep on eating their buffalo burgers on gluten-free buns and exercising two to three hours a day.
Most diabetics cannot afford the food or keep up with the schedule.
The Ornish Plan is an environmentally friendly, vegan diet that provides an interesting variety of crunchy, colorful foods that can be prepared creatively in dozens of ways.
Most diabetics have trouble adjusting to all the fiber, but the average weight loss after six months is 4 pounds (1.
8kg) in women and 6 pounds (2.
7kg) in men.
The average diabetic who replaces two meals a day with Slim-Fast shakes maintains a weight loss of 2 pounds (.
9 kg) for 12 months.
The average diabetic on the SouthBeach diet loses 14 pounds (6.
4kgs) in the first six months, but gains back 6 pounds over the next 6 months.
Blood sugars are little affected by South Beach, although cholesterol and C-reactive protein (a measure of inflammation) go down as long as the weight is kept off.
And the average diabetic dieter gains two pounds (.
9 kg) after twelve months on Weight Watchers.
The commercial diet plans really aren't what they are advertised to be for most diabetics.
But many type 2 diabetics who manage to lose 10% of their body weight and more on plans that actually do work, enjoy lower blood sugars, less joint pain, greater mobility, more energy, and generally feel good.
Would you like more information about alternative ways to handle your type 2 diabetes?
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