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Managing Your Menopause Type®
Educational Class |
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Session Three - Your Risks of Disease |
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INSULIN RESISTANCE & DIABETES |
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How abnormal blood sugar metabolism is managed with
nutrition. |
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There
is increasing evidence that insulin resistance, and some forms of diabetes, may
be managed through proper diet and nutrition. In addition, specific herbs
have been identified as useful in managing insulin resistance and dysglycemia. |
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Macronutrient,
such as proteins, starch and fibers, each has a different ability to maintain
healthy blood sugar. Some proteins are better than others. Some starches are
better for preserving healthy glucose than are other starches. Likewise, some
fibers are better than other fibers. |
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While
a well balanced diet, providing a wide range of micronutrients is important,
there are some micronutrients that are specifically useful in maintaining
healthy blood sugar. |
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We
will now present the macronutrients and micronutrients that are most beneficial
in maintaining proper blood glucose levels. |
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MACRONUTRIENTS: |
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Soy
protein |
Eating soy is associated with decreased risk of
Type 2 Diabetes [1] |
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High-amylose starch |
Starch high in amylase is less likely to induce
insulin resistance [2,3] |
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Soluble
fibers |
A high fiber diet can result in lower glucose
levels, and have a beneficial effect on the control of non insulin dependent
diabetes. [4] |
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MICRONUTRIENTS: |
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EPA-DHA |
Have a beneficial effect on insulin levels,
decreasing insulin resistance. [5] |
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Vanadium |
Activates insulin receptors, improve insulin
sensitivity and enhance glucose metabolism. [6] |
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Chromium |
The effectiveness of insulin is greater in the presence
of chromium [7]. A chromium supplement is beneficial for people
with varying degrees of glucose intolerance ranging from mild glucose
intolerance to overt Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.[8] |
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CLA |
CLA is able to normalize impaired glucose tolerance
and improve hyperinsulinemia. Its CLA effects on
glucose tolerance and glucose homeostasis indicate that dietary CLA may prove
to be an important therapy for the prevention and treatment of NIDDM. [9] |
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Alpha-Lipoic acid |
Alpha Lipoic acid
enhances glucose utilization and can improve insulin sensitivity in patients
with type-2 diabetes.[10, 11] |
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Biotin |
Biotin treatment can improve tolerance to glucose
and insulin resistance. [12, 13] |
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Magnesium |
Daily magnesium supplements and correction of
magnesium deficiency can result in an improvement of insulin response and
glucose handling and may be useful in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent
diabetes. [14, 15] |
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Vitamin
E |
Vitamin E supplementation for four months produced
a significant improvement in glucose utilization and the response to insulin
in normal and diabetic subjects. [16] |
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The extensive Professional Management of Menopause
Type® Seminar is available to healthcare professionals as a
component of the Management of Menopause Types® Program.
Women are advised to Find a Physician & Choose a Pharmacist that are have
been trained in Management of Menopause Type® Program |
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What's
Next? |
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Choices To Decrease The Risk Of Insulin Resistance & Diabetes |
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The Managing Your Menopause Type® Educational Class
is provided to the public without charge. This information is provide for
education purposes only, and is not intended to prescribe treatment. Consult
a physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional regarding the
applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your
symptoms or medical condition. |
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This public education class does not provide
physicians, pharmacists or other healthcare professional with the extensive
training and ongoing education provided within the Management of Menopause Type®
Program. |
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The extensive Professional Management of Menopause
Type® Seminar is available to healthcare professionals as a
component of the Management
of Menopause Types® Program. |
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References: |
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[1] Diabetes care. 1997;20(4):645-649 |
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[2] Kabir M, Rizkalla
SW, Champ M, Luo J, Boillot
J, Bruzzo F, Slama G. Dietary amylose-amylopectin
starch content affects glucose and lipid metabolism in adipocytes
of normal and diabetic rats. J Nutr. 1998 Jan;128(1):35-43. |
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[3] Lukaczer D., Nutritional
support for insulin resistance. ANSR,
2001. |
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[4] AM J Clin Nutr 1988;47(5):852-8 |
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[5] Lukaczer D., Nutritional
support for insulin resistance. ANSR,
2001. |
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[6] Groff JL, et al. Advanced Nutrition and Human
Metabolism. New York: West Publishing Co.; 1995 |
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[7] Groff JL, et al. Advanced Nutrition and
Human Metabolism. New York:West Publishing Co.; 1995 |
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[8] Am Coll Nutr 1998;17(6):548-55 |
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[9] Houseknecht KL, Vanden Heuvel JP, Moya-Camarena SY, Portocarrero
CP, Peck LW, Nickel KP, Belury MA. Dietary conjugated linoleic
acid normalizes impaired glucose tolerance in the Zucker
diabetic fatty fa/fa rat. Biochem
Biophys Res Commun. 1998 Mar 27;244(3):678-82. |
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[10] Jacob S, Henriksen EJ, Schiemann AL, Simon I, Clancy DE, Tritschler
HJ, Jung WI, Augustin HJ, Dietze
GJ. Enhancement of glucose disposal in patients with type 2 diabetes by
alpha-lipoic acid. Arzneimittelforschung. 1995
Aug;45(8):872-4. |
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[11] Jacob S, Ruus P, Hermann
R, Tritschler HJ, Maerker
E, Renn W, Augustin HJ, Dietze GJ, Rett K. Oral
administration of RAC-alpha-lipoic acid modulates
insulin sensitivity in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus: a
placebo-controlled pilot trial. Free Radic
Biol Med. 1999 Aug;27(3-4):309-14 |
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[12] Reddi A, DeAngelis B, Frank O, Lasker N,
Baker H. Biotin supplementation improves glucose and insulin tolerances in
genetically diabetic KK mice. Life Sci. 1988;42(13):1323-30. |
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[13] Koutsikos D, Fourtounas C, Kapetanaki A, Agroyannis B, Tzanatos H, Rammos G, Kopelias
I, Bosiolis B, Bovoleti
O, Darema M, Sallum G. Oral
glucose tolerance test after high-dose i.v. biotin
administration in normoglucemic hemodialysis
patients. Ren Fail. 1996 Jan;18(1):131-7 |
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[14] Paolisso G, Sgambato S, Gambardella A, Pizza G, Tesauro
P, Varricchio M, D'Onofrio
F. Daily magnesium supplements improve glucose handling in elderly subjects. Am J Clin Nutr. 1992 Jun;55(6):1161-7. |
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[15] Paolisso G, Passariello N, Pizza G, Marrazzo
G, Giunta R, Sgambato S, Varricchio M, D'Onofrio F.
Dietary magnesium supplements improve B-cell response to glucose and arginine in elderly non-insulin dependent diabetic
subjects. Acta Endocrinol
(Copenh). 1989 Jul;121(1):16-20. |
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[16] Paolisso G, D'Amore A, Giugliano D, Ceriello A, Varricchio M, D'Onofrio F. Pharmacologic
doses of vitamin E improve insulin action in healthy
subjects and non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients. Am J Clin Nutr.
1993 May;57(5):650-6. |
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