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How Does Fiber Help Diabetes

Q&A: How to increase fiber while decreasing carbs

February 25, 2009
A diabetic patient wants to know how she can increase her fiber intake while also trying to decrease her daily amount of carbohydrates. Doctor Mary Pickett from Harvard Medical School says that fiber can best be increased by upping the number of vegetables eaten. She suggests that lowering the daily amount of carbs is possible by replacing bread and sugary snacks--which are full of carbs and lacking in fiber--with fiber-rich carbohydrates found in fruits and veggies. Read more »

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Health Guide

Fiber
...What foods are high in fiber? Look here for examples of high-fiber foodsCan you ever get enough fiber? Diabetes Expert David Mendosa investigates. Read more »
Carbohydrates
...label Is there any nutritional value in sugar? Find out here.How much fiber is included in a healthy diabetes diet? Check this out. Read more »
Fiber
...Fiberaids digestion, helps prevent constipation, andis sometimes used for the treatment of diverticulosis, diabetes, and heart disease. Read more »
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Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...Hg) A fasting blood sugar level between 100 and 125 mg/dL Metabolic syndrome, like type 2 diabetes mellitus which it leads to, is a risk factor for arteriosclerosis. Managing diet and... Read more »

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