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Food formula is often identified with the food for the baby. And there are also food formula for adults, though more often referred to special diet foods. Because there are frills “special diet” ‘customers a special one. Among them for diabetes sufferers.

Some time ago, when he drove a friend to the hospital, read a poster pasted on the bulletin board.

“Your body is like a car. Treat it well, if you do not want to get off the machine “. The poster features an illustration of two cars racing each other on the rise, and one of the cars stuck his tongue out, panting.

Much like that picture of dr. Samuel Oetoro, MS, clinical nutritionist, about our bodies. “Simply speaking, diabetes mellitus (DM) is caused by the pancreas that tired. During all this time, someone continued to include food and beverages a sweet tooth. The condition is often only appear in people who are obese at the age of 40 years “.

Complete composition
DM affected? Bath hit by lightning in the daylight, amazing surprise of course. Immediately flashed image, how we will stop the habit of eating cake nice and sweet.

However factor eating habits must be changed if you suffer from DM. But do not worry, because today there are many food and beverage products specifically for patients with DM.

“The food was pretty good diet. Provided that the same formula listed in the label “, said dr. Samuel. Usually written in packaging kabohidrat 60 – 70%, protein 10 to 15%, 25% fat, vitamins and minerals, and fiber. Besides low-fat, carbohydrate in the diet that includes complex carbohydrates.

Likewise, do not just take the practical aspects. Affairs calorie calculations still must be considered. The reason, patients should not be carelessly play draft of this liquid diet in any amount.

The rule, in a single serving – about 250 ml of solution – there are about 250 Cal.

“So, first of DN patients should know how many calories you need in a day. Furthermore, split into three parts, breakfast, lunch and dinner “.

The need for calories in a single day, according to dr. Samuel, is not the same in all people. The need was strongly influenced by the weight and height, gender, type of daily activities, as well as type of illness. However, clinical nutrition doctor can help to find these numbers.

That is, if someone already knows that the calories that must be obtained for lunch as much as 400 Cal., Then he just made about a half-serving solution that special diet foods.

Bahkan, bukan hanya untuk menggantikan jatah makan siang, untuk seharian pun makanan diet khusus itu dapat dikonsumsi.

“Provided, that the food composition contains carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and equipped with the proper vitamins and mineral elements. If no completeness is, of course dangerous, because consumers will lack the element “, dr. Samuel warned.

In selecting products, consumers choose products recommended by the established producers. In a sense, his reputation was well known, has a large factory, also known as quality control testing (QC tests) is good. “The assumption, a large manufacturer has a big responsibility too. He certainly was not just risking his good name “.

Weight monitoring
Although the kadunga adequate nutrition, connect dr. Samuel, it never hurts to eat in the normal way.

“Eat the normal way to train the muscles of the mouth. In addition, the stimulation appears to be making a lot of mucus production and saliva that are beneficial to the body. Saliva contains anti-bacterial, so the food to the stomach has reduced the bacteria. It’s not a lot happens when someone just drink “.

Usual way of eating for people with DM would have to obey certain rules. There are some things to hold on.

First, the share of food in accordance with the needs, aka no excess. There is an easy way to find out whether the number of calories obtained from food or enough excess. Namely, by monitoring the weight.

One time in a week to do the weighing weight. When up, it means we overeating. Best when the scale needle pointing at a fixed rate.

In designing diet, food composition should also be noted. Elements of carbohydrates by 60 – 70%, protein 10 to 15% and 25% fat.

“Carbohydrates complex carbohydrates should be chosen. Throw it simple carbohydrates, such as various kinds of sugar. Whether sugar, Java sugar, palm sugar “, sarah dr. Samuel Oetoro.

The reason, complex carbohydrates are not absorbed into the blood quickly. That’s because it contains fiber and protein that is a long absorption. Some types of complex carbohydrates are rice, potatoes, corn, breadfruit. Again and again over the number, though long absorption, still there are limits.

Patients with DM also have to consume low-fat foods. Low fat does not mean eating no fat at all. Which avoided the bad fats or saturated fats. These fats are common in the brain, egg yolk, durian. While good fats are now categorized into three types, namely Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9.

Omega 3 found in fish from the sea. The best fish that contain Omega 3 are fish salmon. However, because the salmon is relatively expensive price, this type of fish can be replaced with tuna, red snapper, tuna, tengiri, bloating, Selayar, or even bacteria.

Meanwhile, a lot of Omega 6 found in corn oil and sesame oil. While Omega 9 is in avocado and corn oil.

What should be noted, the oil does not have to experience when depergunakan warming. Good fats will be damaged if exposed to temperature of 70oC, and turned into a bad fat. The most appropriate, oil-minyakan were added to cooked dishes.

Then how saute seasonings? With water.

Likewise with avocado fruit, no special tricks to consume. That is, eating meat with curry immediately, even to close the skin that feels a bit harder and a little bitter. So, avocado juice with added flavorings such as chocolate milk and sugar should be shunned.

Vary Food
Consuming foods vary is useful to maintain the persistence of appetite. However, the variety of foods also have benefits to co-exist. That’s because every type of food usually contain nutrients that may not be present in other foods. Or conversely, he lacked certain nutrients compared with other foods.

Variations would be more easily practiced in consuming fruits and vegetables. Be thankful we have so many alternative choices of fruit and vegetables, both local and imported. At least, it did not make it hard for people with DM in meeting food consumption needs that should be high fiber. Indeed, if the non-DM patients need five servings of fruit and vegetable fiber, then the DM patients need five servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables.

“Sounds like a lot, but actually quite easy implementation. One serving of fruit can be translated as one orange, pear or apple. While one portion of vegetables using a small cup size “, said dr. Samuel.

In addition to fiber, fruit and vegetable store as a supplier of antioxidant benefits. “In the DM patients there is the release of free radicals is high enough. If free radicals were not arrested, will greatly damage the patient’s body “.

Generally diabetics should consume a variety of fruits, except durian – because it contains saturated fat – and sapodilla. Diimbuhi course requirements, the amount is not too much.

Better yet, if a particular fruit eaten with the skin, because the fiber in the skin is very high, such as apples. “To stay safe, wash fruit with warm water, to dissolve the wax upholstery. Wash the fruit until the skin feels rough on the hands “.

Not only in fruits and vegetables, antioxidants can be obtained from the tea, the tea was not provided with sugar added. While the coffee is not recommended. Because the coffee would interfere with the absorption of calcium and stimulates the release of calcium in the bones. As a result, many women going to osteoporosis. Besides coffee as stimulants that can make the heart beat, or stimulating the stomach.

However, DM patients can still occasionally drink menggunaka sweet with sugar diet. General, a diet containing aspartame sugar. Another option, is a natural sugar that is sugar Stevia – sugar from the plant Stevia.

Pola Hidup Sehat
To keep in mind, achieving quality of life not only by maintaining a healthy diet. According to Oetoro,