Effects Of Psyllium On Coronary Vascular Diseases

INTRODUCSSION

Extensive clinical and statistical studies have identified several factors that increase the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and heart attack. Major risk factors are those that research has shown significantly increase the risk of heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) disease. Other factors are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but their significance and prevalence haven’t yet been precisely determined. They’re called contributing risk factors.1 The American Heart Association has identified several risk factors. Some of them can be modified, treated or controlled, and some can’t. The more risk factors you have, the greater your chance of developing coronary heart disease.2 Fats, like cholesterol and lipoproteins are major risk factors for CHD.3 Cholesterol in our body synthesizes many hormones, vitamin D, and the bile acids that help to digest fat. It takes only a small amount of cholesterol in the blood to meet these needs.4,10,12 If human body have too much cholesterol in bloodstream, the excess is deposited in arteries, including the coronary arteries, where it contributes to the narrowing and blockages that cause the signs and symptoms of heart disease.5Psyllium or Plantago ovata Forsk is an annual plant grown primarily in India, southern Europe and the United States. Psyllium is cultivated primarily for its use as a laxative or as a dietary fiber ingredient in foods, such as ready-to-eat cereals. It is also known as blond psyllium, Indian psyllium and plantain. Although the seed alone contains the bioactive mucilage polysaccharide, the refined psyllium seed husk, known as the Ispaghula husk, is the psyllium component principally used as the soluble fiber source for laxatives, ready-to-eat cereals and nutritional supplements.6,9  In specific doses, it lowers serum total cholesterol and LDL- Cholesterol remarkably.7 Psyllium husk fiber is a viscous, mostly water-soluble fiber prepared by mechanical removal of the husk from blonde psyllium seed (Plantago ovata). Early or uncontrolled studies suggested that psyllium improved glycemic and lipid control in individuals with type 2 diabetes.8,14 The mechanism of psyllium’s possible hypocholesterolemic activity is not fully understood. The bioactive agent of psyllium is a soluble, viscous xylan fiber. It is thought that this polysaccharide stimulates the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids and that it stimulates fecal excretion of bile acids. Psyllium may also decrease the intestinal absorption of cholesterol.9

PATIENTS&METHOD
 Study was conducted in the department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical Sciences Institute, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from January to July 2006.Forty patients of primary hyperlipidemia were enrolled in the study, selected from ward and OPD of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi. Previously diagnosed and untreated primary hyperlipidemic patients of either sex, age range from 21 to 60 years were randomly selected. Patients with peptic ulcer, hepatic disease, alcoholism, hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, and renal disease were excluded from the study as these pathological conditions can mask hyperlipidemic abnormality of the patient.10 After explaining the limitations, written consent was obtained from all participants. The study period consisted of 90 days with fortnightly follow up visits. Name, age, sex, occupation, address, previous medication, date of follow up visit and laboratory investigations, etc of each patient was recorded on a Performa, especially designed for the study. All the base line assessments were taken on the day of inclusion (Day-0) in the study and a similar assessment was taken on Day-90 of research design. After fulfilling the inclusion criteria patients were divided in two groups, i.e.Drug-1 (3 gram of Psyllium husk) and Drug-2 (placebo capsules, containing equal amounts of partly grinded wheat) groups. Twenty hyperlipidemic patients of group-1 were provided packets containing 3 gram of Psyllium husk and were advised to take one packet thrice daily along with diet control and exercise for 40-60 minutes (brisk walk). This regimen was followed for 12 weeks.

Twenty hyperlipidemic patients of drug-2 group having borderline ‘high’ lipid profile were included in this group taken as control, and were advised to continue on isocaloric weight maintaing diet, i.e. step-1 diet and brisk walk for next three months. Patients of this group were provided capsules containing equal amount of partly grinded wheat and orange flavor, taken one capsule thrice daily after meal for three months.

Patients were advised to come in OPD, every two weeks for follow up to check blood pressure, weight, pulse rate and general appearance of the individual. Drug compliance to the regimen was monitored by interview and counseling at each clinical visits. Serum  total cholesterol was estimated by the enzymatic calorimetric method (Rivelles et al 1994) using kit cat. # 303113050 by Eli Tech Diagnostic, France.10 Triglycerides were also estimated by enzymatic calorimetric method, using kit Cat. # 304710050 by Eli Tech Diagnostic. France. HDL- C was determined by using kit Cat. # 303210040 by Eli Tech Diagnostic, France. Serum LDL-cholesterol was calculated by Friedwald formula described by Davidson et al11 (LDL-Cholesterol = Total Cholesterol-(Triglycerides/5 +HDL-Cholesterol) also quoted by  Delong et al (1986)12 and Beamount et al (1970).13   Data were expressed as the mean ± SD and “t” test was applied to determine statistical significance as the difference. A probability value of

RESULTS
Out of 40 patients, 38 completed the over all study period. Two patients withdrew from one group (Psyllium group) due to metallic taste of Psyllium husk. Tables showing base line and post treatment values are self explanatory. When results were summed up and test parameters were compared, it was seen that, after 90 days of treatment with Psyllium, serum total cholesterol decreased from 228.27±4.89 mg/dl to 199.22±2.30 mg/dl, which is highly significant statistically (P0.05).

DISCUSSION
There are various groups of drugs which are used for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. HMG-Co reductase inhibitors (Statins), fibric acids, Niacin and psyllium hydrophilic mucilloids are important lipid lowering drugs.14 Among these lipid lowering drugs, Psyllium has its own remarkable role to decrease serum total cholesterol and LDL- cholesterol.15 In our study, serum total cholesterol decreased 12.72 % in 90 days of treatment with Psyllium husk in  hyperlipidemic patients. Our study matches with the study of Anderson et al16 who observed almost same changes in serum total cholesterol and LDL- Cholesterol of 26 male patients, treated with 3.4 grams of Psyllium thrice daily for eight weeks. Our study also matches with the study of Maciejko et al17  who observed 12.00 % decrease in serum total cholesterol and 16.12 % decrease in LDL-Cholesterol in 40 hyperlipidemic patients treated with 4 grams Psyllium husk for the period of 16 weeks. He also included other parameters in his study, like body weight and systolic/diastolic blood pressure which were also significantly reduced. Our results regarding decrease in serum total cholesterol level contrasts with the results of research study conducted by Haskell et al18who observed only 6.11 % decrease in total cholesterol levels in 40 hyperlipidemic patients, when they used 2 gram Psyllium husk in 18 female patients for the period of eight weeks. This remarkable change in results may be due to changes in gender of patients, and duration of drug used. He has mentioned the mechanism of action of Psyllium husk that these Psyllium fibers stimulate bile acid synthesis in liver (7 α-hydroxylase activity). Second mechanism, he mentioned is diversion of hepatic cholesterol for bile acid synthesis. Effect of Psyllium husk on absorption of cholesterol and fat appeared minimal but may make a small contribution to cholesterol lowering. Additional mechanisms such as inhibition of hepatic cholesterol synthesis by propionate and secondary effects of slowing glucose absorption may also play a role.19 In our study placebo group shows 3.35 % reduction in serum total cholesterol and 1.29 % reduction in LDL-Cholesterol. These results matches with the study of Spence et al20 who observed same effects of placebo given to 44 male and female hyperlipidemic patients having moderately high lipid profile. Their study shows 2.89 % reduction in serum total cholesterol and 2.21 % reduction in LDL-Cholesterol. Results of research study conducted at Lipid Research Centre held by Levy et al21 do not match with our results of research. They observed 5.98 %  and 9.97 % reduced levels of serum total cholesterol and LDL-Cholesterol, respectively, in 109 hyperlipidemic patients treated by Psyllium husk 3 gram daily for the period of 24 weeks. Their study was double blind placebo controlled. These changes in results may be due to double blind research design, large sample size and environmental factors like in that study all hyperlipidemic patients were admitted at Lipid Research Centre, so were closely observed and advised for brisk walk and to take controlled step-1 diet.22 Drug compliance between our and their study was same, i.e. in our study patients discontinued taking Psyllium due to its metallic taste. In their study 11 patients discontinued to take Psyllium fibers, mostly due to same reasons of its metallic taste. Another study conducted by Kane et al23 also contradicts with our study as they observed only 12.22 % reduction in LDL- Cholesterol when 3 gram Psyllium husk was administered in 14 female hyperlipidemic patients above the age of 40 years. Our study proved 18.88 % reduction in LDL-Cholesterol levels which is much higher than 12.22 %. Change in these results may be due only female gender and age which was specifically above 4o years. Our study comprised of both male and female hyperlipidemic patients with age range between 21-60 years.    

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About the Author

Authors:

• Shah Murad, Professor, Pharmacology, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore
• Moosa Khan, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, BMSI, JPMC, KarachiManzoor Ahmed Unar, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, Chandka Medical College, Larkana
• Ghazi Mahmood, Senior Registrar, ENT Department, Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore
• Amar Lal Ghurbakhshani, Assistant Professor, Physiology, Chandka Medical College, Larkana
• Aijaz Fatima, Lecturer, Pharmacology, LM&DC, Lahore

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There are two ways to travel by train in Europe, the right way and our family’s way. It doesn’t seem to matter how much we plan, we never seem to avoid repeating our mistakes.   You would think that by now we would have learned the value of packing light after endless embarrassing moments not to mention the hassle and fatigue of lugging a dozen or more bags from city to city, on and off trains, up tiny elevators or worse narrow stairways. Apparently, we are slow learners.  We start every trip with good intentions by agreeing to bring only what we need.  The following is an account of our one month trip to Europe during which we were touring several countries by train, ship, bus and private car.  At the end of this glorious vacation we were dropping our son off in Italy to take his final year of high school (I was dreading the end of the trip).

We started in London with 8 bags – 4 large suitcases and 4 backpacks.  Not bad for the four of us.  We decided to try the Big Bus tours for the first time in the European cities so on we hopped the first day and it was great except for the fact that everyone but me slept throughout most of the route.  No hopping off that day.  The buses were great, we were able to select our language and get a complete historical guided tour.  My husband Jack insisted it was Jeremy Irons doing the narrating in London.  I guess he was having an off year (Jeremy, not my husband).

The second day we repeated what the sleepers had missed and we were finally able to use the hop off feature.  First stop, Jubilee Gardens where my family convinced me to go on the London Eye, the world’s largest Ferris Wheel.  I don’t even like the world’s smallest Ferris Wheel.  I was undecided on whether to join them but since I hate to disappoint my children I got into line at the last minute and was rewarded by two big smiles from my kids.  Let me explain, we are in a cage that could take 20 of us to our deaths that revolves slowly, very slowly to give you an opportunity to see the breathtaking view of London! After several minutes of clinging to the center bench, I relaxed enough to venture to the side to admire the spectacular views.  Feeling a little more confidant I asked the burley tattooed, biker type to take a picture of us.  He had been sitting next to me on the bench (also clinging).  He declined as he was at that moment paralyzed with fear.  In fact he never moved the entire 30 minute trip.

We thoroughly enjoyed London but after 3 days we boarded the train to go through the Chunnel to Paris.  This is a great train with first class service and very civilized baggage service.

After arriving in Paris and ransacking our now 10 bags (I forgot to mention the two bags we picked up in London after our shopping spree), we discovered that we had left all of our electronic cords for the cell phones and computers in London.   We arranged for them to be sent on to us in Geneva as we were only staying a few nights in Paris. Again we saw Paris on the buses complete with Jeremy Irons narrating (at this point we started to humor Jack).

Our package arrived at our hotel in Geneva at the same time we did.   Unfortunately, when we got to Geneva we realized we had left our son Russ’s diabetic supply kit in the hotel room in Paris.  Having FedEx on speed dial made it easier for us to arrange for this to arrive before we left.  We also discovered we had left Russ’s Glucose Monitor on the train.  It never was recovered so we had to have another Fed Ex’ed from Toronto to his school in Italy which hopefully would arrive before we did along with the other huge box we had couriered prior to leaving Vancouver.

It rained for the two days we were in Geneva so our impression of the city was not a good one.  I did the laundry and I don’t think the kids left the room one day using the excuse that they didn’t want to miss the FedEx delivery. Finally we left for Venice.  The beauty of riding through the Alps almost made up for these wasted days in Geneva.

Breathtaking, is the only way to describe our first glimpse of Venice as we left the train station.  The excitement of being there was somewhat diminished by our practical problem of moving an impractical amount of luggage through the waterways, narrow streets, stairs and bridges of Venice.    We were a freak show trying to get on a water taxi that only got us part way to our hotel.  The rest of the way we had to drag our now 12 cases up and down bridges and stairs. However, we were rewarded with one of the most beautiful and quaint hotels I have ever stayed at in Europe.

Unfortunately we were only there one night before we had to reverse the process to board the cruise ship where we would be free from baggage handling for 12 glorious days.  Just before we were about to set sail for Croatia we discovered Russ did not have his computer.  It turned out it was stolen by the cruise ship baggage handlers (not that unusual we found out).  FedEx could not solve this problem.  Fortunately we had a smaller laptop with us as well so that we were able to leave that with him for school (this is our idea of packing light).

Next stop was Athens.  It was a nasty 40C there and at peak tourist season for viewing the Acropolis.  Our tour guide was not easy to listen to so we ditched her and tried it on our own.  I do not recommend this.  For awhile we just stood looking at a bunch of rocks in the heat.  We found a much more civilized way to enjoy the view by sitting in the café enjoying lovely Greek coffee.  Then it was on to shoe shopping in the Plaka.  Shopping is a bonding experience for mothers and daughters. Not so much for mothers and sons.   My son does not share the shopping gene and in fact has an extreme reaction to anything involving consumerism.  Given that he is somewhat of a minimalist, he was started to get annoyed at the increase in luggage since he and my husband had to do most of the carting of it.   Even under the pressure of him screaming at us that there was more to this trip than shopping, my daughter Kali and I were able to grab several pairs of shoes.  One shopkeeper thanked me profusely and told me that she could now shut the shop down for the day, I’m not kidding about this. A family argument broke out when Russ threatened to go back to the ship.  We agreed to no more shopping.  That day.  Not one of our finer moments on the trip.

On to Santorini, which will be forever known to our family as “Donkey Man Town”.  There are three ways to get up to the city in Santorini, walk up (It is 40C, the hill is extremely steep and the smell and sights of donkey droppings makes this a last resort), take a tram or take a donkey. Jack and Kali opted for the tram.   Russ and I decided to take the donkeys.  I took this same trip with my parents exactly 30 years ago and found the whole donkey experience much more civilized and safer back then. However, I was not to know this until I was already in motion.  There was no one leading us like they told us there would be.  It was just Russ on his big ass and me on my small one going up alone.  I was not happy about this but I didn’t want my donkey to know that.  To him I whispered loving remarks - to anyone else within earshot I screamed in panic for help. Sadly, I’m not kidding about this either.

On one of the switchbacks, I finally found a man who was leading the group six donkeys back (a young blonde on the donkey).  I tried to get his attention by yelling Donkey Man (either he didn’t hear me, didn’t understand English, or was offended), at any rate he ignored me..  To add to my stress, the three Europeans behind us decided it would be fun to kick their donkeys to make them go faster.  This did not please me.  I had already been kicked by Russ’s donkey when it was taking a rest and my little ass tried to overtake it, I was not going through that again!  I yelled at them to get back and quit kicking their donkeys as it wasn’t a race!  Apparently they did not understand English either.

In the meantime Russ was getting upset with me because I was spoiling his experience.  He had a point. If I could control the fear of being kicked by a donkey or thrown over the edge and ignore the horrible smell, this is one of the most fantastic views you will ever see. I did not care at that moment.

It took forever to crisscross up that hill.  Every two or three turns I would yell for the Donkey Man, who continued to ignore me.  I would continue to yell at the Europeans behind me who hadn’t given up on beating me to the top. Russ continued to scowl at me.  Just when I thought it would never end I discovered what was in store for us at the top and wished it would never end. At the top there were at least 30 donkeys facing one wall leaving about 12 inches for us to get through, on our own, WITH NO HELP FROM ANY DONKEY MAN. Our donkeys sensibly stopped as there was no room to move.  I continued to yell for the Donkey Man. No response.   I saw three old donkey tenders sitting watching us making no attempt to help us.  Finally the Donkey Man with the blonde yelled something in Greek and the donkeys made a rush for the top.  Unfortunately mine must have had a hearing problem because he didn’t move and was passed by the 3 Europeans and their donkeys (they were going to beat me to the top no matter what!). Remember there were no more than 12 inches for a single donkey to get through let alone two abreast!   The sound of my stirrup scrapping against the rock wall and the sight of donkey asses everywhere finally put me into hysteria.  Thankfully a tourist who had been watching the whole show (yes, there were spectators!) lifted me off the donkey.  I don’t know if I thanked him but I told anyone who would listen how irresponsible this whole set up was and warned them not to go on the donkeys. I shook for a half hour.  Not one of my finer moments on the trip.

We had a well deserved Sea Day after that.

Then it was on to Naples, Rome, Florence, Monte Carlo and Barcelona. Much sightseeing, shopping, eating and bus rides. Oh yes, Jeremy Irons was narrating on those as well!

This is the point where we actually realized we had made an error in our trip planning.  When we booked the cruise that ended in Barcelona our plans were to stay in the south of France for a week and then on to Paris and home.  In June this all changed with the decision to send Russ to school in Lanciano, Italy.  This caused us to have to double back to Rome after the cruise.  In retrospect, we should have got off the cruise in Villefranche and taken a 20 minute car ride to Nice. But that would have been too easy and by now you are probably realizing we don’t do things the easy way.  So on to the next adventure….

We are first off the ship at 7am to catch a train from Barcelona to Montpelier. There was a quick change in Montpelier to Nice.  Not a bad trip, if everything went as planned.  However, it did not go as planned.  When we got to Montpelier there was a 30 minute delay, turning into an hour delay, then a 2 hour delay and then finally an indefinite delay.  Four hours later we were told to catch the train to Avignon, change to the train to Marseille and then change again to the one to Nice.  This doesn’t sound too complicated except we were traveling with now 14 suitcases (we bought more cases in Barcelona because of the shoes/leather jackets/briefcases/purses etc purchased along the way).  To be fair some of them were backpacks and smaller cases.   Remember because of the delays, the trains were especially crowded s and of course there was very limited space for luggage.

Things took a turn for the worst when Kali started to get sick on the train from Montpelier (her fever spiked suddenly to around 102).  She and I had managed to get seats on the Avignon to Marseille train in a compartment for 6.  The guys couldn’t sit as there was no place to put the luggage and besides they had to keep moving the bags from one side of the car to the other depending upon the change of platforms at each stop (and there were many).

About half way through the trip Kali sat up and vomited repeatedly all over herself, her shoes, the table and of course the floor.  Everyone in the compartment froze.  I of course had nothing to clean it up with and couldn’t leave her so one of my French travelling companions went to get some paper in the toilet.  I asked him to alert Jack or Russ (he could figure out who they were by the bags that surrounding them – we were a comedy act really!).  I will leave it to your imagination how things went from there.  I will only tell you that her shoes were left behind.

By the time we got to Marseille Kali was stable and there were a few less people in our compartment (I think by this time people were avoiding us).  When I looked outside at the station I noticed it was pouring with rain.  This is when I started to laugh (later Russ told me he also started laughing).  He said there was no point in being upset as this is one of the best family travel stories yet (he still couldn’t see the humor in the Donkey Man episode).

We got on our final train and had an uneventful 2 hour trip to Nice.  After 17 hours of travel that day, we arrived in Nice at 1am, crammed our luggage into one taxi with a net holding our bags (the taxi driver said he had never seen so much luggage for one small family).  We arrive at our hotel only to be told they have no rooms for us – it is now close to 2am.  At this point I was ready to take hostages and after much fuss (threatening to sleep in their lobby with a sick child) we were taken to a better hotel at their expense.  In the end we were upgraded to a beautiful room with a balcony overlooking the French Riviera. Unfortunately, Kali spent two days in bed and recovered just in time for our overnight train to Rome.

We arrived in Rome at 6:30am. I did not sleep at all that night due to sharing a bunk with Kali so our luggage could be stored on the top bunk in the girl’s cabin. I spent the whole night being kicked by her and worried that the luggage would fall out the window!! (It was too hot to close the window) In Rome we waited an hour for a taxi, and then 3 hours at the dirtiest bus station I have ever seen before finally boarding our bus for our 3 hour picturesque drive to Lanciano.    There was a pit stop about halfway but as Kali and I could not work out what to do with the hole in the floor (a small one) even with the two feet markings, we decided we would wait.  Towards the end of the trip there is an announcement in Italian.  I asked Jack what he thought it was.  With conviction he says “We will be in Lanciano in 10 minutes” (he likes to think he has an ear for languages).  “Great!”  At that point the bus pulled over – “Another pit stop” says Jack. ”No thanks!”  But then I noticed that some people were taking their suitcases and leaving the bus.  I asked Jack to check it out.  Sure enough we had to change buses!!   Another sideshow as we hurriedly wake the kids and transfer our now 16 bags on to the next bus for the 15 minute ride to our destination.

Surrounded by piles of luggage at the Lanciano Bus Station, an island in the street really, I asked the driver where the taxi stand was.  “”Oh no Senora, there are no taxis in Lanciano.”  There are however a lot of hills and stairs in Lanciano.   We also had no idea where the Allegria Inn was. Thankfully after calling the school for assistance someone arrived to get us.  As you can imagine there was not enough room for us and the luggage so a kindly Canadian/Italian who had befriended us during our wait offered us a ride as well (actually I think he was just curious about this spectacle that had just arrived in this sleepy little Italian town).  Our 500 year old Inn had no elevator but it no longer fazed us to carry the luggage up two flights of stairs.  We then went out to explore the little Italian town Russ would spend a year in.  It is worth mentioning again the number of stairs and hills in this scenic little town.  Jack said he would be dead in a week if he lived there.  After a month of togetherness I was tempted to call a real estate agent.

Leaving Russ behind was a very emotional experience for Mom.  This was offset somewhat by the giddiness I felt about unloading some of luggage in Lanciano.  Unwilling to chance the bus system again, we hired a car to go back to Rome.

We ended our trip with a fantastic dinner at a lovely restaurant in the Piazza Navona that we had visited many times.  We were met with enthusiasm by our waiter who wanted to help us by offering his recommendations.  Of course we had to try the rare mushroom appetizer (only available in August and September in Roma), the pasta with lobster and the sea bass.  At some point we realized that we had let this gifted waiter talk us into a meal that was way out of control. Foolishly we didn’t ask the price of anything.  In the end they presented us with a bill for almost 500 Euros (only one bottle of wine).  My wise 11 year old Kali suggested next time we try ordering from the menu.

Even our return flight from Heathrow was made chaotic because they had just uncovered a terrorist plot while we were cruising in the Mediterranean.  It was rumored that we were not allowed carry-on luggage, not even a book (yikes)!   I wasn’t looking forward to negotiating with the baggage checkers in London.  Fortunately they relaxed the rules the day before we traveled and we were allowed to carry on a bag however you can imagine the increased security we had to contend with.

In light of the restrictions and extra security we have decided we have to make some serious changes in our traveling style.  We are still working on defining the term “packing light” but I am confident we have learned our lesson.  I dream of carefree romps through Europe with only a knapsack.

Who am I kidding? As I said before, we are slow learners.

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Diabetes Diet Menu Explained

The Diabetes Diet Menu is the most important tool in a diabetic’s fight to adapt and live with Type 2 of the illness. It can be defined as a healthy meal program that is formulated specifically to cater to the needs of the individual involved. The current blood sugar level, general health, taste in food, and daily activities are the most essential considerations in creating the plan. Each meal should as much as possible consist of a combination of foods the diabetic likes to eat. This will greatly make it easier for him to follow the plan. The meal schedule should also not interfere with his day to day activities. With the many considerations involved, it can be concluded that the right plan for one diabetic may not be the right one for another.

The Diabetes Diet Menu can be really complicated to create because so many things need to be considered. What to eat, how much to eat, and when to eat are the most basic questions that need to be answered. In deciding what to eat the nutritional value of each food should be determined and then compared to your daily dietary needs. It is of vital importance that the blood sugar level remains stable. Avoiding foods that contain high levels of glucose is the best way to do so. One however should never forget not to overdo avoiding sugar. This is because having a too low blood glucose level is just as dangerous as having one that is too high.

How much to eat is also an important factor when devising a Diabetes Diet Menu. This is because a diabetic should avoid large meals due to the fact that consuming large meals means absorption of large amounts of nutrients within a small span of time. Such has very high chances of causing blood sugar levels to suddenly rise which may lead to very serious complications. A diabetic should therefore eat only small meals. The number of meals per day should then be increased to compensate with the decrease in meal size.

When to eat is another vital question in preparing a Diabetes Diet Menu. The schedule of each meal should come in regular intervals each day. This will help ensure that balance in nutrition is maintained. Eating at regular intervals will also help the body adapt faster to the new schedule. The time of meals should also fit in nicely with the normal daily activities of the diabetic.

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Prevention`s Diabetes Diet Cookbook (Paperback) $14.31      Nearly 21 million Americans already have diabetes, and at least 54 million adults over the age of 20 are at risk. Fortunately, there is good news: Studies have shown that people with pre-diabetes who lose weight and increase their physical activity can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes-and even return their blood glucose levels to normal. This outstanding cookbook draws on the latest science to make losing weight and getting blood sugar under control easier than ever before.     Diabetes Diet Cookbook features:-a new approach to controlling blood sugar naturally-by eating up to 50 grams of fiber a day (nearlytwice the USDA`s recommended daily intake)-easy menu plans that lower daily carb intake to target abdominal fat, a leading risk for the heartdisease that commonly accompanies diabetes-more than 200 great-tasting dishes-from Better-for-You Burritos and Skinny Monte Cristos to fabulous special-occasion desserts-that will satisfy the whole family and completely eliminate the need for separate meals-hundreds of practical tips for living well with diabetes     Designed to bring about steady, permanent weight loss-up to 2 pounds a week until one`s goal weight is reached-and filled with inspirational, real-life success stories that illustrate Prevention`s trusted advice in action, this is an indispensable book for anyone who has, or is at risk of developing, diabetes.

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Treatment of Hypertension

Hypertension (defined as a blood pressure  140/90 mmHg) is an extremely common comorbid condition in diabetes, affecting  20–60% of patients with diabetes, depending on obesity, ethnicity, and age. In type 2 diabetes, hypertension is often present as part of the metabolic syndrome of insulin resistance also including central obesity and dyslipidemia. In type 1 diabetes, hypertension may reflect the onset of diabetic nephropathy.

Hypertension substantially increases the risk of both macrovascular and microvascular complications, including stroke, coronary artery disease, and peripheral vascular disease, retinopathy, nephropathy, and possibly neuropathy. In recent years, adequate data from well-designed randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of aggressive treatment of hypertension in reducing both types of diabetes complications.

Treatment  Hypertension

The most recent committee highlighted ALLHAT’s findings in the revision of its guidelines, meaning the information will now be used for practical treatments. The committee states that when compared to calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors and alpha blockers, thiazide-type diuretics are better first-line drug treatments for hypertensive patients. The diuretics excelled in controlling blood pressure, preventing cardiovascular events, are well tolerated by patients and are relatively inexpensive.

Methods We randomly assigned 3845 patients from Europe, China, Australasia, and Tunisia who were 80 years of age or older and had a sustained systolic blood pressure of 160 mm Hg or more to receive either the diuretic indapamide (sustained release, 1.5 mg) or matching placebo. The angiotensin-converting–enzyme inhibitor perindopril (2 or 4 mg), or matching placebo, was added if necessary to achieve the target blood pressure of 150/80 mm Hg. The primary end point was fatal or nonfatal stroke.

Pills as a treatment for hypertension have hardly solved the problem. Even if you’re taking pills, your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease is still at least two to three times higher than that of people whose blood pressure is optimal – 110/70 or less.

Slightly raised blood pressure may not need to be treated so aggressively, but regular monitoring is important.
If you have very severe high blood pressure, you may need to go to hospital for treatment. But it’s much more likely that you will be cared for by your GP and/or a nurse.

The results of OHTS proved that topical medication does reduce the incidence of glaucoma. After five years of following the patients recruited, we determined that eyedrop treatment reduced the development of glaucoma by more than 50 percent.

Most clinicians would consider some type of treatment for patients whose diastolic pressure (the bottom number) is above 95 and/or whose systolic pressure (the top number) is above 160. For patients with pressures immediately below these figures (140-160/90-95), the doctor will take into account age and other individual factors before recommending any medical treatment.

In the past there have been observations that people over 80 with higher than average blood pressure do better than those with low blood pressure but that’s not necessarily because high blood pressure’s good for you. It’s more that at that age having low blood pressure is often a sign you have something serious wrong with you. Another fear was that blood pressure treatment would make people dizzy and more likely to fall.

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Exercise routine Guidelines That will help Adequately and Successfully Deal with Diabetes

Physical exercise is one of the important factors to having a sound body. It doesn’t only help you to look and feel healthier, nevertheless it will also enable you to feel a lot better. In case you don’t train, then you certainly will probably sooner or later chance experiencing ailments which could definitely influence yourself. Inactivity can bring about cardiovascular system affiliated ailments and this may also bring about diabetes.

For starters, type 2 diabetes is usually a chronic ailment connected with life style that a great many persons are suffering from right now. This specific ailment is affected by a great deal of components, including weight plus your physical exercise levels. These factors are in your complete power in addition to you want to do the right thing to ensure that you properly deal with the sickness.

Activity helps diabetes. It can decrease your system’s insulin requirements in many ways. An example may be that activity will be able to improve the body sensitivity to insulin. It indicates that the cells inside you will be able to better break down insulin. Performing exercises can also help increase the use of blood sugar inside you.

It indicates that it is able to lessen the blood sugar levels inside you, which will possibly minimize the volume of medication you may need in order to treat in addition to deal with the ailment. Should you have type 2 diabetes, performing exercises routinely can also get rid of the dependence on regular relief medication, in particular when you accompany working out with the help of nutrition.

Therefore, you have to have to be aware of that diabetic patients have larger risks involving high blood pressure along with acquiring heart related sickness and also stroke. That is why it is more important that you train at this moment in order that you to slow up the threat involving heart related ailments.

Through training, you’ll also have the capacity to boost circulation, notably around the arms and legs. This is where men and women being affected by diabetes most often have troubles and with training, it will help.

You additionally might need to be aware of that stress could elevate blood sugar degrees. Plus, everyone should know for a indisputable fact that performing exercises may help minimize stress concentrations. Consequently, if you want to ensure that your blood sugar levels from spiking, you have to minimize stress by way of work out.

And finally, one good benefit from exercising for diabetic patients is that it is able to drastically boost the quality of life.

The next step is by means of figuring out the correct physical exercises for diabetic patients. You need to bear in mind the top work outs for diabetic patients are heart along with aerobic exercises. Even so, you need to decide on an exercise which is not arduous on the feet because injuring the feet may result in rather more serious troubles especially for diabetic patients.

And so, opt for gentle hiking, swimming along with riding a bike. These kind of physical exercises are able to work your cardiovascular system along with circulatory system. Also you can try playing racket activities, like ping pong. Just be sure that you wear proper fitting shoes and boots so as to keep traumas on the feet.

Before starting performing exercises, it is wise to talk to your doctor about it first. Using this method, it will be possible to know which kind of exercising you must conduct in addition to for how much time day after day.

These are the things that you need to remember about being diabetic and the importance of exercising. Through exercise, you will be able to manage the disease effectively and let you live a full and normal life.

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La granja del senor Coc/ The farm of Mr. Coc (Hardcover) $28.64 Mr. Croc and his friends work together on a farm.

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Esta preparado, senor Coc?/ Ready or Not, Mr Croc? (Hardcover) $16.18 It is a beautiful day and Mr. Croc wants to go out, but first he has to get dressed. By pulling the tabs, readers can help him get ready.

1, 2, 3, Ya!/ 1,2,3 ready! (Hardcover) $11.54 Mr. Coc the crocodile counts the plants and animals in his garden. On board pages.

DYF’s Bearskin Meadow Camp MiniDocumentary Part 2.mp4

Diabetes $15.44 Provides practical information on living with diabetes, discussing what the disease is, how to manage it, treatment options, and related issues.

Camp Roberts $16.33 Camp Roberts, in the Salinas Valley, is one of California`s largest military training camps. Named for a heroic World War I tank driver, it took the threat of global war in 1940 to kick-start its construction. Soon Camp Roberts had a capacity to house and train 23,000 men. During the war, almost half a million men trained here. Row upon row of wooden buildings, replete with churches, stores, a hospital, and an amphitheater where A-list stars performed, made it a mobilized city of 45,000 at its peak. In 1946, it became a ghost town overnight. Revived during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, it passed into National Guard control in 1971. However, all branches of the military continue to train here, and the camp has renewed relevance for troops bound for the Middle East.