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How to Prevent Hyperglycemia with diet || Simple Nutrition|| Ep 51
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Jun 2, 2025
#healthyeating #Diabetes #nutrition Not a single food will give you all the nutrients that you need, you therefore need food from all the food groups. . Watch this video till the end, to learn how to eat healthy as a diabetic patient. . SUBSCRIBE for New videos every week. . ❤️For Business inquiries. EMAIL : marriamakiru@gmail.com . ❤️ FIND ME. WEBSITE: https://mimyclub.com/ Face Book : https://www.facebook.com/MirriamAkiru/ INSTAGRAM : @mirriam_akiru . ❤️Videos you may Enjoy. DISCLAIMER!!! "This channel is intended for educational purposes only. Contains knowledge i have gained over the years in my practice as a nutritionist, and I'm glad to share. .
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so looking at the low gi foods these are
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foods that have slow penetrating sugars
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and that is what you want for diabetic
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patients okay
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hello and welcome back to my channel if
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you're new here this is a nutrition and
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don't miss out on the videos that i post
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so on today's video we're going to talk
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about healthy eating for diabetic
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patients and like i've already discussed
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the diabetic plate method of the
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previous video that i did
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if you haven't watched that video you
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can go ahead and watch that video after
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you've watched this one in that video we
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talked about the diabetes plate method
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how to do portion control using the
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diabetic plate method it was quite easy
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and simple but now what are these foods
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you're going to choose what are these
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foods you're going to use in that plate
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you know what foods should you eat when
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you're diabetic patient that is what we
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are discussing in this video today so in
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discussing healthy eating for diabetic
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patients we are going to talk about the
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seven food groups that is the
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carbohydrates the proteins the fat
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vitamins minerals
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uh fiber and water okay talking about
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these seven groups you're going to
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discuss which food should you prefer as
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a diabetic patients and which food
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should you leave me when your diabetes
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not a single food
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will give you all the nutrients that you
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need okay you can't just have one
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particular type of food every day and
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expect to get all these nutrients that
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your body really requires that is why we
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are talking about the seven food groups
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and going straight into it let us talk
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about carbohydrates okay
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so carbohydrate is a food group that is
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responsible for energy you cannot
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neglect this food group carbohydrates
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are responsible for providing energy for
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your body functions from you for your
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everyday body functions so this is a
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food group that you cannot neglect
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okay i've had some people saying they
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have been told not to eat carbohydrates
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because they're diabetic but no the
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answer here is no you have to eat those
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carbohydrates but when you're talking
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about carbohydrates it's quality over
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quantity quality over quantity is our
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bias okay because eating too much of
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carbohydrates can easily lead into
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weight gain and we do not want weight
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gain when it comes to diabetes because
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it makes it very hard for you to
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maintain a normal blood sugar level so
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carbohydrates we are going for a low gi
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carbohydrates on the video that i did on
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diabetic plate method i explained what a
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low gi foods are and the glycemic index
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is just how quickly uh your body absorbs
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the glucose from the foods okay so
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looking at the low gi foods these are
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foods that have slow penetrating sugars
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and that is what you want for diabetic
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patients okay we are going for low gi
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carbohydrates which include the whole
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grains the cereals this is what you want
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to prefer as adiabatic patients so
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according to the plate method that i did
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i did mention that carbohydrates occupy
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a quarter of your plate a quarter of
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your plate should contain low gi
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carbohydrates you know quality over
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quantity okay quality over quantities
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are biased so choosing carbohydrates to
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have a low gi also it's important for
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weight loss you're able to lose your
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weight and when you lose weight you're
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able to manage not only your blood sugar
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levels but also your blood pressures and
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also you limit your risk to other
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cardiovascular diseases like heart
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problem heart attack
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etc okay
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moving on to the next fruit group is the
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proteins and what do why do you really
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have to eat proteins okay
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for building and repair of body tissues
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the organs it is very important for you
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to have proteins in every meal that you
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take
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but then again what protein should you
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really eat proteins we do have the
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plant-based proteins and we have the
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animal-based protein so as adiabatic
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patients you want to lean more on the
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plant-based proteins for reasons like
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plant-based proteins contain
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healthy fats healthy fiber
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and that is what we want adiabatic
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patient to consume eating so much of
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these animals source proteins they
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contain too much fat too much saturated
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fat and that is what we don't want of
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the diabetic patient so like we
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mentioned on the diabetic plate method
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video
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proteins again occupy a quarter of your
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plate that is what you should have for
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every meal that you have every day we
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want you to consider more of plant sauce
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proteins like the lentils the grain
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grams the beans the nuts that is what we
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want you to go to eat more besides they
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also have fiber and fiber is important
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for what
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if you know the reason why fiber is
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important for diabetic patients put your
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answer in the comment section below i
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want to know
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what which person is really keen on my
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videos because i've mentioned the
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benefits of fiber so many times you know
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and of course i'll tell you the reason
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why fiber is important at the end of the
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video if you've forgotten you can still
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watch the video till the end and you'll
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get the answers so a good way to enjoy
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protein as a diabetic patient is to eat
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more plant-based protein that i have
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already mentioned but if you to eat the
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animal best protein animal sauce protein
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then you have to skin off the
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skin from your chicken
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you have to limit the use of over
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processed
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meats like the sauce against the pecans
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because they have added fats they have
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added sodium that is not what you want
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as a diabetic patient
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so moving on to the next food group is
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fats so fats provide the most calories
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as compared to proteins and the
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carbohydrates and therefore this is
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where you really need to limit foods
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that are too fatty or too using too much
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fast food for for cooking
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also eating too much fat in food
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can lead to weight gain making
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management of diabetes extremely
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difficult that is why as an additive
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patient we want to limit the amount of
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fat that we are using and also
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fats are important in the body because
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for supplying energy for the cells also
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putting a protective layer
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on our organs but too much of everything
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is poisonous okay you really need to
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moderate on your fat intake and prefer
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mostly unsaturated fats that is what you
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recommend for the adiabatic patient so
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they have here is to trim any visible
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fat from the foods that you're cooking
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from the meats from pork you need to
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retrieve of any visible fat that you can
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see
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okay another hack is to use very little
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fat while cooking that is something that
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is going to help you to reduce the
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amount of fat also most junk foods may
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contain so much added fat so much added
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sugar added sodium so you also need to
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to limit on junk foods as soon as
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possible because that will help you also
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reduce the amount of fat
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sodium in your body and therefore make
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management of diabetes very easy so to
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the next food group is
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the vitamins okay vitamins are important
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for boosting the immunity boosting your
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immune system so you already have
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diabetes you already have diabetes you
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are already on medications for diabetes
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so
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you want your immunity to be very strong
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to help you fight other diseases because
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when you're diabetic you're predisposed
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to other medical conditions so you want
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your immunity to be really up there a
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hundred percent so eating this food
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eating these vitamins is important and
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where do we source vitamins from from
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the fruits and the vegetables you know
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some people always tell me
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you know i was told not to eat bananas
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or mangoes or pineapples all these
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fruits have too much sugar but what
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you're missing out is that fruits is a
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very good source of vitamins you know
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vitamin c vitamin a these vitamins are
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important in your body so you do not
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need to cut off fruits completely what
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you need to know is to understand
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portion size like a medium sized uh
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apple
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you need to splash it into half a
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medium-sized banana you have to splash
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it into half okay you can still enjoy
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your fruits but you watch all the
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portions okay
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on the vegetable side according to the
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diabetic plate method we say vegetables
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should occupy half of your plate you
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know the half plate rule more vegetables
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the more healthy you become okay
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and also the cooking model of these
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vegetables in total don't then again put
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too much fat in your vegetables you know
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you're not helping yourself you need to
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also to portion the cooking method and
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use variety of these vegetables there's
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so many vegetables you can choose from
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variety
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the the variety is the the way to go
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choose more variety and maintain the
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half plate room for diabetes you'll be
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okay but for the fruits you really need
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wash out all their portions
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okay like i've already explained to you
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before and besides vegetables also
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contain too much fiber which is
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important in management of blood sugar
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levels so moving on to the next group is
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the minerals so mineral is also
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important for diabetic patients iodine
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magnesium
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and important iron all these minerals
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are important for diabetes and eating
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foods from the different food groups
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including variety will ensure that you
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have enough minerals in your body so you
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don't really need to worry about mineral
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deficiency if you're eating these foods
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from all these food groups so minerals
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are important in
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also important for management of
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diabetes the next food group is the
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fiber like i've mentioned before we get
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fiber from the fruits and vegetables
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from the whole grains you know
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carbohydrates will give you fiber fruits
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and vegetables will give you fiber
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proteins will give you fiber so fiber is
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important not only in helping you
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prevent other cardiovascular diseases it
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also helps you uh maintain a normal
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blood sugar level okay fiber is also
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important in weight management you know
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when you're diabetic you don't want to
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gain more weight you don't want to be
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obese or overweight you want to lose
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weight into until you get into a healthy
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weight
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range that will help you manage your
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that it is very fast so using the half
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plate rule for vegetables you're always
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going to be able to get enough fiber
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that you need for your body okay
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and also including healthy snacks in
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between like the nuts the ground nuts
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you know can also help boost up the
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fiber intake which is going to be
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very helpful for you so last but not
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least is water
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last but not least is water you know
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some people will say water is not a food
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group you know why water why are you
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talking about water for diabetic
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patients water is a necessity
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water is just is it is important for all
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those reasons that you know but most
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importantly for diabetes it helps you
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lower your blood sugar levels in a
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situation when a patient is
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hyperglycemic you know the the glucose
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levels have gone too high
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water is a good remedy taking eight
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glasses of water every day should help
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you lower your blood sugar levels okay
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besides water is also good it gives you
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a good mood you know it helps you flush
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off all the the waste products from your
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body through urine of course and also
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the more water you take as a diabetic
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patient the more you're going to the
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washrooms and more sugar is is also
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eliminated through urine so water is
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very important it's a basic need
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actually for diabetic patients always
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carry a water bottle two liters of water
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every day at least
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and of course don't go too much of
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course too much of it also get you into
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hypoglycemia which is something that we
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don't want to get into so these are the
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seven food groups
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that that you really need to consider in
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your diabetic we are talking about
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carbohydrates the proteins the fats the
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vitamins the minerals the fiber and
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water considering all these seven
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aspects in your everyday
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eating will really help you manage
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diabetes very fast following a street
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diet as recommended by your nutritionist
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can help you even reduce the amount of
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medications you're taking for diabetes
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because you'll be managing your diabetes
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as well so you don't you don't need that
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much medications a good day to also help
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you prevent occurrences of diabetic
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complications okay you don't want to get
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into ckd you don't want to get into
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nerve damage
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problems with your eyes because of
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diabetes so that is a very important
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aspect 60 in management of diabetes is
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your diet so that means management of
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blood sugar levels is actually in your
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hands you can actually either help
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yourself or destroy yourself so
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following a very strict diet
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choosing that the foods that i've
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mentioned before is important okay so
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thank you so much for joining me today
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this is a nutrition and lifestyle
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channel we talk about tricks and tips
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that can help us maintain a healthy
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lifestyle go and watch kindly go and
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watch the previous video that i did on
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the diabetic plate method these two
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videos should have been in one video but
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it would have been too long for anybody
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to watch till the end so i split it into
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two so that we understand the plate
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method first and then we choose the
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foods to use okay so thank you so much
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for joining me today until next time
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bye
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you
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