NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women wanting to ward off type 2 diabetes should load their plates with green leafy vegetables and whole fruits, but perhaps stay away from fruit juice, new research suggests.

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Eating an additional three servings of whole fruit daily, or one more serving of spinach, kale or similar leafy green vegetable was tied to a lower risk of developing diabetes over an 18-year period among 71,346 women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study.

"It was a modest decrease," Dr. Lydia A. Bazzano of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, told Reuters Health. "This is not going to...prevent it if you have many, many risk factors and you're overweight...it's a tool in the prevention strategy."

Bazzano and colleagues analyzed data on the diets of Nurses' Health Study participants -- 4,529 of whom developed type 2 diabetes while they were being followed. They divided women into five groups based on fruit and vegetable intake, and also grouped them based on fruit juice consumption.

They found that an increase of three servings a day of whole fruit was associated with an 18 percent lower risk of type 2 diabetes, while a single additional serving of leafy green vegetables cut the risk by 9 percent. However, an additional daily serving of fruit juice increased the likelihood of developing diabetes by 18 percent.

While the findings must be replicated, Bazzano said, there are plausible mechanisms by which fruit juice could increase risk. "It's a big sugar load and it comes in a liquid form which is absorbed rapidly," she noted.

The findings, the study team concludes, suggest that "caution should be observed in replacing some beverages with fruit juices in an effort to provide healthier options. The same caution applies to the recommendation that 100 percent fruit juice be considered a serving of fruit as it is in the present national dietary guidelines."

SOURCE: Diabetes Care, July 2008.

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I was in a Wal Mart store when I discovered I had diabetes. I had had my semi annual blood work done two days before and my doctor was calling to tell me that my blood tests showed that my blood sugar level was a little over five hundred. I knew this was something serious because he had never called me before about anything! Calmly I asked him what the normal reading should be and he said around seventy. I hadn't realized that I was sick!Actually, I hadn't been feeling so great for the last month. I was unusually tired all the time, even when I had had a restful day. My energy was gone and I couldn't figure out why. Little did I know that my blood sugar was way out of range. My wife had told me to see a doctor just the week before. It wasn't my physical health she was concerned about at the time, but my mental state. She said that my mood swings were driving her nuts. I argued of course, there wasn't anything wrong with my moods. I thought I was always on an even keel emotionally, all sweetness and understanding. She thought otherwise. Looking back, I can see where I had begun showing symptoms of diabetes, but at the time I didn't take them seriously. One problem I had was frequent urination. It was driving me nuts, because it seemed like I was going to the bathroom every twenty minutes, whether I had had anything to drink or not! It was worse at night. I was getting up in the morning already tired from lack of sleep the night before. Also I was losing weight even though I was eating more because of the late night snacks when I got up to go to the bathroom at all hours of the night.Another symptom of type 2 diabetes, or adult onset diabetes, is that any cuts or sores you have on your body are extremely slow in healing. About a month before my visit to the lab for blood work, I had had dental surgery. A month passed and I was still hurting and having infections. I was visiting my dentist at least once a week. The antibiotics he prescribed were not working and the pain pills kept upsetting my stomach. The dentist couldn't understand why I was not healing, but he must have suspected something because he asked me one time if I was a diabetic. At the time, I told him I was not!My biggest concern at the time was with blurred vision. I thought it was because I hadn't had my glasses changed in about 2 years and it was time I visited the eye doctor. Later my family doctor explained the problem in language I could understand. He said, "When your blood sugar is out of range the sugar crystals adhere to the lens of your eyes, therefore blurring your vision." I'm sure the medical interpretation of my problem would be a little more precise, but that was enough to scare me into taking him seriously.Diabetes is not something to take lightly. It can get ugly pretty fast. There are other warning signs such as itching of the skin usually around the groin or vaginal area, impotency and dry mouth. If you are having some or all or these symptoms, hurry to a doctor. Diabetes can be a nasty disease, but it can be controlled. Look for the symptoms.Do not think that you might be a little bit diabetic. Either you are or you are not, just like being a little bit pregnant.
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There are two forms of the disorder--type 1 is characterized by an inability of the body to produce sufficient quantities of insulin, a hormone that is responsible for carbohydrate metabolism. Type 2 is characterized by the body's inability to use the insulin that is produced. Type 1 diabetes is generally the more serious of the two and almost always requires the use of diabetes medication, whereas type 2 diabetes can often be treated with lifestyle adjustments.

Diabetes is a disorder that impacts multiple organ systems, so the symptoms of diabetes can be quite diverse. The most noticeable short term symptom that many sufferers notice is a very severe and persistent thirst. This thirst is the body's reaction to elevated glucose (sugar) levels in the blood as it attempts to obtain more water the dilute the glucose levels. Sufferers generally find that they drink so much water that they find it difficult to sleep all night long without having to urinate in the middle of the night. The long term side effects of the disease are much more severe than just a nagging thirst. Constant high levels of glucose in the blood can damage many organs, with the kidneys being particularly susceptible. It is not unusually for advanced diabetes sufferers to experience kidney failure which requires the use of a dialysis machine or a kidney transfer. Circulatory problems are also common side effects, and sufferers may experience severe foot problems related to impaired blood flow to the extremities. Another common long term side effect of the disease is blindness caused by retinal damage.

Clearly, the disorder is serious enough to warrant that all patients must actively monitor their blood sugar levels and take corrective action when levels get beyond acceptable levels. For those with type 2 diabetes, the best way to control the disease is to carefully control their diet to ensure that they do not consume excessive levels of carbohydrates. Typically the physician will send the patient to a dietician to work out a diet plan. Those with type 2 diabetes should also follow their doctor's advice on starting and maintaining an exercise regimen. Those who have type 1 diabetes must rely on supplementary insulin in order to metabolize carbohydrates combined with vigilant monitoring of blood sugar levels. Insulin can be taken via injection or in pill form. Some sufferers wear an insulin pump that provides measured doses of insulin at regular intervals. Currently, scientists are working on a device, known as a closed loop insulin pump, which will actively monitor insulin levels and dispense insulin as needed. This device will revolutionize the way in which diabetes is treated.