Nutrition Through the Life Cycle (MindTap Course List)
Nutrition Through the Life Cycle (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305628007
Author: Judith E. Brown
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To list: The main considerations in designing a diet plan for an individual with diabetes.

Introduction: Diabetes is a metabolic disease caused by the condition of high level of glucose in the blood. There are two types of diabetes based on the events that occur leading to the disorder. In type I, the body fails to produce insulin, and in type II, the cell becomes resistant to insulin, and the amount of insulin circulating in the bloodstream is huge, resulting in high triglycerides and high blood pressure.

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